Singapore legislation
Clause 29
Clause 29
Additional consequential and related amendments to other Acts
(1)
The Common Services Tunnels Act 2018 (Act 17 of 2018) is amended —
by deleting the words “High Court” in the following provision and substituting in each case the words “General Division of the High Court”:Section 18(1), (2) and (3); and
by deleting the words “the Court” in the following provision and substituting the word “it”:Section 18(3).
(2)
The Copyright Act (Cap. 63, 2006 Ed.) is amended by deleting the words “High Court” in the following provision and substituting the words “General Division of the High Court”:Section 7(1) (definition of “Court”).
(3)
The Credit Bureau Act 2016 (Act 27 of 2016) is amended by deleting the words “High Court” wherever they appear in the following provision and substituting in each case the words “General Division of the High Court”:Section 57(1)(a).
(4)
The Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68, 2012 Ed.) is amended by deleting the words “Judge of the Supreme Court” in the following provision and substituting the words “Supreme Court Judge”:Section 270(8)(a).
(5)
The Family Justice Act 2014 (Act 27 of 2014) is amended by deleting the words “High Court” wherever they appear in the following provision and substituting in each case the words “General Division of the High Court”:Section 23(2B).
(6)
The Financial Holding Companies Act 2013 (Act 13 of 2013) is amended —
by deleting the words “High Court” wherever they appear in the following provision and substituting in each case the words “General Division of the High Court”:Section 50(1)(a); and
by deleting the words “High Court or a Judge thereof” in the following provision and substituting the words “General Division of the High Court”:Section 52(4).
(7)
The Geographical Indications Act 2014 (Act 19 of 2014) is amended —
by deleting the words “Court of Appeal” wherever they appear in the following provision and substituting in each case the words “appellate court”:Section 32(3); (b)by deleting the words “the Court or” in the following provision:Section 32(3); and
by inserting, immediately after subsection (3) of section 32, the following subsection:“(4) In this section, “appellate court” means the court to which an appeal under subsection (3) is to be made under section 29C of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap. 322).”.
(8)
The Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 (Act 40 of 2018) is amended —
by deleting the words “High Court” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “General Division of the High Court”:Section 2(1) (definition of “Court”)Section 3Third Schedule, Article 4, paragraph 1;
by inserting, immediately after the words “procedure of” in section 448(1)(a)(ii), the words “the Appellate Division of the High Court or”;
by inserting, immediately after the words “to the Court” in section 448(2)(a), the words “, the Appellate Division of the High Court”;
by inserting, immediately after the words “from the Court to” in section 448(2)(c), the words “the Appellate Division of the High Court or”;
by inserting, immediately after the words “in the Court” in section 448(2)(d), the words “, the Appellate Division of the High Court”;
by deleting the words “High Court” in the section heading of the following provision and substituting the words “General Division of High Court”:Section 3; and
by deleting the word “High” in the section heading of the following provision:Section 256.
(9)
The Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 179, 1996 Ed.) is amended —
by deleting the words “High Court” in the following provision and substituting the words “General Division of the High Court”:Section 175(1);
by deleting the words “the Court” wherever they appear in the following provision and substituting in each case the words “General Division of the High Court”:Section 175(1)(a), (b) and (c);
by deleting the words “High Court” in the following provision and substituting the words “General Division of the High Court”:Section 175(2); and
by deleting the marginal note of section 175 and inserting the following section heading:“Appointment of salvage by General Division of High Court”.
(10)
The Payment Services Act 2019 (Act 2 of 2019) is amended —
by deleting the words “High Court” wherever they appear in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “General Division of the High Court”:Section 54(1), (2), (3) and (4)Section 79(1)(b)Section 82(1)(b);
by deleting the words “High Court or a Judge of that Court” in the following provision and substituting the words “General Division of the High Court”:Section 55 (definition of “Court”); and
by deleting the words “High Court” in the section heading of the following provision and substituting the words “General Division of High Court”:Section 54.
(11)
The Penal Code (Cap. 224, 2008 Ed.) is amended —
by deleting the words “High Court” in the following provision and substituting the words “General Division of the High Court”:Section 174 (illustration (a)); and
by deleting the words “that Court” in the following provision and substituting the words “the General Division of the High Court”:Section 174 (illustration (a)).
(12)
The Plant Varieties Protection Act (Cap. 232A, 2006 Ed.) is amended —
by deleting the words “Court of Appeal” wherever they appear in the following provision and substituting in each case the words “appellate court”:Section 48(3);
by deleting the words “the Court or” in the following provision:Section 48(3); and
by inserting, immediately after subsection (3) of section 48, the following subsection:“(4) In this section, “appellate court” means the court to which an appeal under subsection (3) is to be made under section 29C of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap. 322).”.
(13)
The Protection from Harassment Act (Cap. 256A, 2015 Ed.) is amended by deleting the words “High Court” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “General Division of the High Court”: Section 16I(2)(a) Section 16J(8).
(14)
The Reciprocal Enforcement of Commonwealth Judgments (Repeal) Act 2019 (Act 24 of 2019) is amended by deleting the words “High Court” in the following provision and substituting the words “General Division of the High Court”:Section 2(2)(d).
(15)
The Registered Designs Act (Cap. 266, 2005 Ed.) is amended —
by deleting the words “Court of Appeal” wherever they appear in the following provision and substituting in each case the words “appellate court”:Section 62(2A);
by deleting the words “the Court or” in the following provision:Section 62(2A); and
by deleting subsection (3) of section 62 and substituting the following subsection:“(3) In this section —
Definition
“appellate court” means the court to which an appeal under subsection (2A) is to be made under section 29C of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap. 322);
Definition
“decision” includes any act of the Registrar done in the exercise of a discretion vested in him by or under this Act.”.
(16)
The Small Claims Tribunals Act (Cap. 308, 1998 Ed.) is amended by deleting the words “High Court” wherever they appear in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “General Division of the High Court”: Section 39(1)(b) Section 42(1), (2) and (3).
(17)
The Trade Marks Act (Cap. 332, 2005 Ed.) is amended —
by deleting the words “Court of Appeal” wherever they appear in the following provision and substituting in each case the words “appellate court”:Section 75(4);
by deleting the words “the Court or” in the following provision:Section 75(4); and
by inserting, immediately after subsection (4) of section 75, the following subsection:“(5) In this section, “appellate court” means the court to which an appeal under subsection (4) is to be made under section 29C of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap. 322).”.
(18)
The Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Act (Cap. 333A, 2001 Ed.) is amended by deleting the words “High Court” wherever they appear in the following provision and substituting in each case the words “General Division of the High Court”:Section 21(3).
(19)
The Transport Safety Investigations Act 2018 (Act 36 of 2018) is amended by deleting the words “High Court” wherever they appear in the following provision and substituting in each case the words “General Division of the High Court”:Section 43(3)(c), (4) and (5).
(20)
The Variable Capital Companies Act 2018 (Act 44 of 2018) is amended by deleting the words “High Court or a judge of the High Court” in the following provision and substituting the words “General Division of the High Court”:Section 2(1) (definition of “Court”).
(21)
The Work Injury Compensation Act 2019 (Act 27 of 2019) is amended —
by deleting the words “High Court” in the following provision and substituting the words “General Division of High Court”:Division 4 heading of Part 4;
by deleting the words “High Court” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “General Division of the High Court”:Section 58(1), (2) and (3)Section 60(2)Section 63(5)(b); and
by deleting the words “High Court” in the section heading of the following provision and substituting the words “General Division of High Court”:Section 58.