Singapore legislation
Clause 3
Clause 3
Amendment of section 2
Section 2 of the principal Act is amended —
by deleting the words “unless there is something repugnant in the subject matter or context” and substituting the words “unless the context otherwise requires”;
by deleting the definition of “court” and substituting the following definitions:“ “Appellate Division” means the Appellate Division of the High Court;“court” means the General Division, the Appellate Division, or the Court of Appeal;”;
by deleting the definitions of “Judge” and “Judge of Appeal” and substituting the following definitions:“ “General Division” means the General Division of the High Court;“Judge” means a Supreme Court Judge, a Judicial Commissioner, a Senior Judge or an International Judge, and —
in relation to the General Division, means a Judge sitting in that Division in accordance with the Constitution and this Act;
in relation to the Appellate Division, means a Judge sitting in that Division in accordance with the Constitution and this Act; and
in relation to the Court of Appeal, means a Judge sitting in that Court in accordance with the Constitution and this Act;”; and
by deleting the full‑stop at the end of the definition of “subordinate court” and substituting a semi‑colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following definition:“ “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.”.