Singapore legislation

Clause 57

of Family Justice Bill

Clause 57

Related amendments to Evidence Act

The Evidence Act (Cap. 97, 1997 Ed.) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “Rules of Court” in paragraph (b) of the illustrations to section 5, the words “or the Family Justice Rules (as the case may be)”;

(b)

by deleting paragraph (b) of section 32(4) and substituting the following paragraph:“(b)in all other proceedings, with such notice requirements and other conditions as may be prescribed in the Rules of Court or the Family Justice Rules.”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap. 322)” in the following provisions, the words “, and the Family Justice Rules Committee constituted under the Family Justice Act 2014,”:Sections 36A(1) and 62A(9);

(d)

by deleting the words “or the Registrar of the State Courts” in section 45A(4) and substituting the words “, the registrar of the State Courts or the registrar of the Family Justice Courts”; and

(e)

by deleting subsection (8) of section 45A and substituting the following subsection:“(8) In this section —“registrar of the Family Justice Courts” includes the deputy registrar or an assistant registrar of the Family Justice Courts;“registrar of the State Courts” includes a deputy registrar of the State Courts;“Registrar of the Supreme Court” includes the Deputy Registrar or an Assistant Registrar of the Supreme Court.”.

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