Singapore legislation

Clause 67

of Family Justice Bill

Clause 67

Related amendments to Mental Capacity Act

The Mental Capacity Act (Cap. 177A, 2010 Ed.) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the definition of “court” in section 2(1) and substituting the following definition:“ “court” means the High Court or a Family Court;”;

(b)

by deleting the words “Rules of Court” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “Family Justice Rules”:Sections 37(5), 38(2), 39(2)(g) and 40(1) and (3);

(c)

by deleting the words “Rules of Court may be made” in section 39(1) and substituting the words “The Family Justice Rules Committee constituted under section 46(1) of the Family Justice Act 2014 may make Family Justice Rules”;

(d)

by deleting the words “Rules of Court may” in section 39(2) and substituting the words “the Family Justice Rules may”;

(e)

by deleting the words “Rules of Court” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “The Family Justice Rules”:Section 39(3) and paragraph 5 of the Third Schedule;

(f)

by deleting the words “Registrar of the Supreme Court” in section 39(3) and substituting the words “registrar of the Family Justice Courts”; and

(g)

by deleting the section heading of section 39 and substituting the following section heading:“Family Justice Rules”.