Clause 25

by deleting the definition of “High Court” in section 2(1) and substituting the following definition:“ “High Court” means the High Court established by the Constitution;”;

by deleting the definition of “Judge” in section 2(1) and substituting the following definition:“ “Judge” means a Supreme Court Judge, a Judicial Commissioner or a Senior Judge sitting in the General Division of the High Court or Appellate Division of the High Court, or the Court of Appeal, in accordance with the Constitution and the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap. 322), or an International Judge sitting in the Singapore International Commercial Court, the Appellate Division of the High Court, or the Court of Appeal, in accordance with the Constitution and that Act;”;

by deleting the definition of “Judge of the Supreme Court” in section 2(1);

by deleting the definition of “Supreme Court” in section 2(1) and substituting the following definitions:“ “Supreme Court” means the Supreme Court established by the Constitution;“Supreme Court Judge” means the Chief Justice, a Justice of the Court of Appeal, a Judge of the Appellate Division or a Judge of the High Court;”;

by deleting paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 41A(6) and substituting the following paragraphs:“(a)the Court of Appeal or a judge sitting in that Court;

the Appellate Division of the High Court or a judge sitting in that Division;

by inserting, immediately after section 41B, the following section:“References to High Court before date of commencement of Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act 201941C. In any written law enacted or made before the date of commencement of section 25(f) of the Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act 2019 —

a provision that confers any jurisdiction or power on the High Court is, on or after that date, to be read as conferring that jurisdiction or power on the General Division of the High Court;

a reference to an appeal or other process to or from the High Court is, on or after that date, to be read as a reference to an appeal to or from the General Division of the High Court; and

a power to make subsidiary legislation in relation to proceedings in the High Court is, on or after that date, to be read as a power to make subsidiary legislation in relation to proceedings in both the General Division of the High Court and Appellate Division of the High Court.”.