Singapore legislation
Clause 11
Clause 11
Consequential or related amendments to other written laws
(1)
Section 151A(2) of the Copyright Act (Cap. 63, 2006 Ed.) is amended —
by deleting the words “Subordinate Courts Act” and substituting the words “State Courts Act”; and
by inserting, immediately after the words “(Cap. 321)”, the words “or is a District Judge appointed under section 9(1) of that Act”.
(2)
The Coroners Act (Cap. 63A, 2012 Ed.) is amended —
by deleting the words “Subordinate Courts Act” in section 3(2) and (5) and substituting in each case the words “State Courts Act”;
by deleting the words “Chief District Judge” in section 3(5) and substituting the words “Presiding Judge of the State Courts”; and
by inserting, immediately after the words “Subordinate Courts Act (Cap. 321)” in section 50(1), the words “in force immediately before 2nd January 2011”.
(3)
Section 26(3) of the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act (Cap. 158A, 1996 Ed.) is amended —
by deleting the words “Subordinate Courts” and substituting the words “State Courts”; and
by inserting, immediately after the word “Act”, the words “or be a District Judge appointed under section 9(1) of that Act”.
(4)
Section 13(3) of the Maintenance of Parents Act (Cap. 167B, 1996 Ed.) is amended —
by deleting the words “Subordinate Courts” and substituting the words “State Courts”; and
by inserting, immediately after the word “Act”, the words “or be a District Judge appointed under section 9(1) of that Act”.
(5)
Section 101(2) of the Police Force Act (Cap. 235, 2006 Ed.) is amended —
by deleting the words “Subordinate Courts Act” and substituting the words “State Courts Act”; and
by inserting, immediately after the words “(Cap. 321)”, the words “or is a District Judge appointed under section 9(1) of that Act”.
(6)
Section 30(2) of the Requisition of Resources Act (Cap. 273, 1985 Ed.) is amended —
by deleting the words “Subordinate Courts” and substituting the words “State Courts”; and
by inserting, immediately after the word “Act”, the words “or is a District Judge appointed under section 9(1) of that Act”.
(7)
The Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap. 322, 2007 Ed.) is amended —
by deleting the words “Subordinate Courts Act” in the definition of “subordinate court” in section 2 and substituting the words “State Courts Act”;
by inserting, immediately after subsection (4) of section 10, the following subsection:“(5) No Judge shall sit in the High Court on the hearing of, or determine any application in proceedings incidental or preliminary to —
an appeal from a judgment or an order made by him as the Presiding Judge of the State Courts;
an appeal against a conviction before him or a sentence passed by him as the Presiding Judge of the State Courts;
the consideration of any case stated by him under section 395 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68) as the Presiding Judge of the State Courts;
any application made under section 400 of the Criminal Procedure Code in relation to any judgment or order made, or sentence passed, by him as the Presiding Judge of the State Courts; or
any proceedings relating to any judgment, order or direction made by him as the Presiding Judge of the State Courts.”; and
by deleting paragraphs (c) and (d) of section 80(3) and substituting the following paragraphs:“(c)not more than 5 Judges of the Supreme Court (excluding the Presiding Judge of the State Courts) to be appointed by the Chief Justice for such period as he may specify in writing;
the Presiding Judge of the State Courts;”.
(8)
Section 26(2) of the Workplace Safety and Health Act (Cap. 354A, 2009 Ed.) is amended by deleting the words “Chief District Judge” in paragraph (a) and substituting the words “Presiding Judge of the State Courts”.
(9)
The provisions of the Acts specified in the first column of the Schedule are amended in the manner set out in the second column thereof.