Singapore legislation
Clause 27
Clause 27
Amendment of Prisons Act
Section 38 of the Prisons Act (Cap. 247, 2000 Ed.) is amended by deleting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsection:“(4) An order under this section may be signed by —
(a)
the Registrar of the Supreme Court, if the order is issued by the Court of Appeal or the High Court;
(b)
the registrar of the Family Justice Courts, if the order is issued by the Family Division of the High Court, a Family Court or a Youth Court;
(c)
the registrar of the State Courts, if the order is issued by a District Court, a Magistrate’s Court, a Coroner’s Court or any other State Court; or
(d)
the District Judge, Magistrate or Coroner who issued the order.”.