Singapore legislation

Clause 9

of Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Bill

Clause 9

Savings

Where, by virtue of section 5, the process for commencing an action in or making an application to a court under any Act specified in the first column of the First Schedule has been changed by the amendment to that Act as set out in the second column of that Schedule, such change shall not affect any action or application that —

(a)

was commenced or made under that Act before the date appointed for the coming into operation of the amendment; and

(b)

is pending before the court on that date,and such a pending action or application shall, unless otherwise ordered by the court, continue to proceed in accordance with the provisions of the relevant written law and the practice and procedure as were in force and applicable in relation to that action or application immediately before that date, until the action or application is finally disposed of by the court.