Singapore legislation
Clause 2
Clause 2
Amendment of section 3
Section 3 of the Judicial Committee Act (referred to in this Act as the principal Act) is amended —
by deleting the word “An” in the first line of subsection (1) and substituting the words “Subject to subsection (3), an”;
by deleting the word “An” in the first line of subsection (2) and substituting the words “Subject to subsection (3), an”;
by deleting the word “; and” at the end of subsection (2)(b) and substituting a comma;
by deleting subsection (2)(c); and
by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsections:“(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), no appeal shall lie from the appellate court to the Judicial Committee in any case arising in a civil matter except between those parties to the proceedings who have at any time before the hearing of the case by the appellate court consented in writing to be bound by an appeal to the Judicial Committee in that case; and the appeal shall not affect any party to the proceedings who has not so consented.(4) No appeal shall lie from the appellate court to the Judicial Committee in any criminal matter except in any case where —
the offence is punishable with death or imprisonment for life; and
the decision of the appellate court is not unanimous.”.