Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment No. 2) Bill

Clause 2

New section 8A

The Supreme Court of Judicature Act (called in this Act the principal Act) is amended by inserting, immediately after section 8, the following section:“Court may conduct hearing through electronic means of communication8A.—

(1)

Without limiting section 8, the court may conduct the hearing of any matter or proceeding through a live video link, a live television link or any other electronic means of communication.(2) Subsection (1) does not affect the operation of section 62A of the Evidence Act (Cap. 97) and section 281 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68).”.

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