Clause 12

by deleting paragraph (d) of section 4(1) and substituting the following paragraph:“(d) to supply or alter tables of contents, footnotes, marginal notes, headings to sections and other provisions, and headings to Parts, Chapters and other subdivisions of any Act;”;

by deleting paragraph (c) of section 8(1) and substituting the following paragraph:“(c) a table of contents and a chronological table of Acts; and”;

by deleting the words “and index to the revised edition of Acts” in section 10(1)(e);

by deleting the words “do so” in section 10(3) and substituting the words “publish such revised edition”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (3) of section 10, the following subsection:“(3A) Where any new Act referred to in subsection (1)(b), or any provision in that Act, does not come into force during the relevant period, the Commissioners may defer the preparation and publication of a revised edition of that Act until such time as they consider that it is necessary or expedient to publish a revised edition of that Act.”;

by inserting, immediately after section 11, the following section:“Publication of revised edition of Acts in electronic form11A.—

The Commissioners may also cause any new Act, treaty, convention or other instrument, or a revised edition of any Act, treaty, convention or other instrument, that is or has been published in accordance with section 9 or 10 to be published in electronic form.(2) Notwithstanding sections 7(4) and 11(3), any Act, treaty, convention or other instrument published in electronic form under subsection (1) may, in all courts and for all purposes, be taken and accepted as prima facie evidence of the proper law of Singapore in respect of that Act, treaty, convention or other instrument.(3) Where there is any discrepancy or inconsistency between any new Act, treaty, convention or other instrument published in the form of a booklet or in loose-leaf form and the same new Act, treaty, convention or other instrument published in electronic form, the new Act, treaty, convention or other instrument published in the form of a booklet or in loose-leaf form shall prevail.(4) Where there is any discrepancy or inconsistency between any revised edition of any Act, treaty, convention or other instrument published in the form of a booklet or in loose-leaf form and the same revised edition of that Act, treaty, convention or other instrument published in electronic form, the revised edition published in the form of a booklet or in loose-leaf form shall prevail.”;

by deleting the words “Section 10(3), (4), (5), (6) and (7)” in section 17(6) and substituting the words “Sections 10(3) to (7) and 11A”; and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (7) of section 17, the following subsection:“(8) With effect from such date as the Commissioners may specify by notification in the Gazette —

any revised edition of subsidiary legislation referred to in subsection (5)(a) shall, in all courts and for all purposes, be the sole and only proper Statute Book of Singapore in respect of those subsidiary legislation; and

any revised edition of any single piece of subsidiary legislation referred to in subsection (5)(b) shall, in all courts and for all purposes, be the sole and only proper Statute Book of Singapore in respect of that piece of subsidiary legislation.”.