Singapore legislation
Clause 23
Clause 23
Consequential amendments to other Acts
(1)
Section 2(1) of the Administration of Justice (Protection) Act 2016 (Act 19 of 2016) is amended by deleting paragraph (d) of the definition of “judge” and substituting the following paragraph:“(d)in the case of the Small Claims Tribunals, a tribunal magistrate or the Registrar as defined in section 2(1) of the Small Claims Tribunals Act (Cap. 308); or”.
(2)
The Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act (Cap. 30C, 2008 Ed.) is amended —
by deleting the word “; or” at the end of section 22(1)(a) and substituting a full‑stop; (b)by deleting paragraph (b) of section 22(1);
by deleting subsection (8) of section 40; and
by deleting the words “Without prejudice to subsection (8), a” in section 40(10) and substituting the word “A”.
(3)
The Community Mediation Centres Act (Cap. 49A, 1998 Ed.) is amended —
by deleting the words “section 15” in section 9(3) and substituting the words “sections 15 and 15A”;
by deleting the words “and 15” in section 11(1) and substituting the words “, 15 and 15A”; (c)by inserting, immediately after subsection (3) of section 14, the following subsection:“(4) This section does not apply to a claim referred to a mediator of a Community Mediation Centre under section 18A of the Small Claims Tribunals Act (Cap. 308).”; and
by inserting, immediately after section 15, the following section:“Referral of cases under Small Claims Tribunals Act15A.—
Where a claim is referred by a specified person to a mediator of a Community Mediation Centre under section 18A of the Small Claims Tribunals Act (Cap. 308) —
a party to the claim who is required to attend the mediation under that section may do so personally or by a representative permitted under section 23(2) of that Act; and
the mediator must record and notify the specified person of the outcome of the mediation.(2) In this section, “specified person” means a tribunal or the Registrar as defined in section 2(1) of the Small Claims Tribunals Act.”.
(4)
Section 7 of the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act (Cap. 52A, 2009 Ed.) is amended —
by deleting the words “section 5(1)” in subsection (1) and substituting the words “section 5(1)(a)”;
by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) In subsection (1), “relevant contract” means a contract mentioned in paragraph 1(a) or (c) of the Schedule to the Small Claims Tribunals Act (Cap. 308), but does not include a contract relating to the sale of immovable property.”; and
by deleting the words “subsections (2) to (5)” in subsection (2A) and substituting the words “subsections (1)(b) and (2) to (5)”.
(5)
Section 65I of the Housing and Development Act (Cap. 129, 2004 Ed.) is amended —
by deleting the word “; and” at the end of paragraph (a) and substituting a full‑stop; and
by deleting paragraph (b).
(6)
Section 12(4) of the Singapore Business Federation Act (Cap. 297A, 2002 Ed.) is amended —
by deleting the word “; and” at the end of paragraph (a) and substituting a full‑stop; and
by deleting paragraph (b).
(7)
Section 3 of the State Courts Act (Cap. 321, 2007 Ed.) is amended by deleting subsection (3).
(8)
The Town Councils Act (Cap. 329A, 2000 Ed.) is amended —
by deleting the word “; and” at the end of section 24H(a) and substituting a full‑stop; (b)by deleting paragraph (b) of section 24H;
by deleting the word “; and” at the end of section 51(a) and substituting a full‑stop; and
by deleting paragraph (b) of section 51.