Singapore legislation
Clause 6
Clause 6
Repeal and re-enactment of section 21
Section 21 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Jurisdiction in actions for recovery of money under any written law21.—
(1)
A District Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and try any action for the recovery of a sum which is recoverable under any written law, if —
(a)
it is not expressly provided by that or any other written law that such sums shall be recoverable only in some other court; and
(b)
the amount claimed in the action does not exceed the District Court limit.(2) For the purposes of this section, “sum” shall not include a fine to which any person is liable on conviction.”.