Singapore legislation

Clause 6

of Subordinate Courts (Amendment) Bill

Clause 6

Amendment of section 9

Section 9 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “A” in subsection (1) and substituting the words “Subject to section 8A, a”;

(b)

by deleting subsection (2);

(c)

by deleting the words “5 years” in subsection (3) and substituting the words “7 years”; and

(d)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsection:“(3A) Notwithstanding subsection (3), a person may be appointed to be or to act as a District Judge if —

(a)

he has been for not less than 5 years a qualified person as defined in section 2 of the Legal Profession Act; and

(b)

the Chief Justice, after having regard to the qualifications and experience of the person, is of the opinion that the person is suitable to be appointed as a District Judge.”.

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