Singapore legislation

Clause 20

Repeal and re-enactment of sections 50 and 51

Sections 50 and 51 of the principal Act are repealed and the following sections substituted therefor:“Jurisdiction of District Courts exercising criminal jurisdiction50.—

(1)

Subject to subsection (2), a District Court exercising criminal jurisdiction shall have the jurisdiction and powers conferred on it by the Criminal Procedure Code [Cap. 68] and any other written law.(2) The criminal jurisdiction of a District Court shall be exercisable where the offence is committed —

(a)

within Singapore;

(b)

on board any ship or aircraft registered in Singapore;

(c)

by any person who is a citizen of Singapore on the high seas or on any aircraft; and

(d)

in any place or by any person if it is provided in any written law that the offence is triable in Singapore.Criminal jurisdiction of Magistrate’s Courts51.—

(1)

Subject to subsection (2), a Magistrate’s Court shall have the jurisdiction and powers conferred on it by the Criminal Procedure Code [Cap. 68] and any other written law.(2) The criminal jurisdiction of a Magistrate’s Court shall be exercisable where the offence is committed —

(a)

within Singapore;

(b)

on board any ship or aircraft registered in Singapore;

(c)

by any person who is a citizen of Singapore on the high seas or on any aircraft; and

(d)

in any place or by any person if it is provided in any written law that the offence is triable in Singapore.”.

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