Singapore legislation

Clause 6

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

Clause 6

Repeal and re‑enactment of section 34A

Section 34A of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Court of Appeal may decide certain matters without hearing oral arguments34A.—

(1)

The Court of Appeal may, without hearing oral arguments, decide any application to that Court, whether under this Act or any other written law.(2) The Court of Appeal may, with the consent of every party to an appeal from any judgment or order of the Singapore International Commercial Court, decide that appeal without hearing oral arguments.(3) To avoid doubt, this section does not affect the power of the Court of Appeal to hear oral arguments before deciding —

(a)

any application mentioned in subsection (1); or

(b)

any appeal mentioned in subsection (2).”.

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