Singapore legislation
Clause 52
Clause 52
Application for leave of Court, etc.
(1)
An application for the leave of the Court to appeal or make an application referred to in section 21(10), 36(6) or 49(3)(b) or (6) shall be made in such manner as may be prescribed in the Rules of Court.
(2)
The Court shall determine an application for leave to appeal without a hearing unless it appears to the Court that a hearing is required.
(3)
For the purposes of this section —
(a)
an application for leave of the Court may be heard and determined by a Judge in Chambers; and
(b)
the Court of Appeal shall have the like powers and jurisdiction on the hearing of such applications as the High Court or any Judge in Chambers has on the hearing of such applications.