Singapore legislation

Clause 6

of Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Bill

Clause 6

Amendment of section 27

Section 27 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsection:“(4) The High Court shall, when exercising (or deciding whether to exercise) its supervisory and revisionary jurisdiction under subsection (1) or powers under subsection (2) in relation to any matter which concerns a case where the High Court has heard and determined an appeal from a subordinate court, have regard to whether that matter was, or could reasonably have been, raised in that appeal.”.

Clause 6 — Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Bill