Singapore legislation
Clause 22
Clause 22
Original civil jurisdiction of High Court exercisable through Family Division
(1)
The part of the civil jurisdiction of the High Court which shall be exercised through the Family Division shall consist of —
(a)
the jurisdiction conferred on the High Court by sections 17(a), (d), (e) and (f) and 17A of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap. 322); and
(b)
such other jurisdiction relating to family proceedings as is vested in or conferred on the High Court by any written law.
(2)
For the avoidance of doubt, the Family Division of the High Court shall, when exercising any jurisdiction referred to in subsection (1)(a) or (b), have all the powers of the High Court in the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction.