Singapore legislation
Clause 32
Clause 32
Saving and transitional provisions in relation to other Acts
(1)
Despite section 26 —
sections 21A(1), 36(6), 41(8), 45(5) and (7), 49(7) and (11) and 52 of the Arbitration Act as in force on or after the date of commencement of section 26 do not apply to any appeal against any decision of the High Court under section 21, 36, 41, 45(6) or 49 of that Act made before that date; and
sections 21A(1), 36(6), 41(8), 45(5) and (7), 49(7) and (11) and 52 of the Arbitration Act as in force immediately before that date continue to apply to any such appeal as if section 26 had not been enacted, subject to the modification that any reference to the leave of the High Court or the Court is to be read as a reference to the leave of the General Division of the High Court.
(2)
Despite section 28(1) and item 2 of the Schedule —
section 32(2) of the Administration of Justice (Protection) Act 2016 as in force on or after the date of commencement of section 28(1) does not apply to any appeal under section 32(1) of that Act against any order or decision of the High Court in the exercise of its appellate jurisdiction made before that date; and
section 32(2) of the Administration of Justice (Protection) Act 2016 as in force immediately before that date continues to apply to any such appeal as if section 28(1) had not been enacted, subject to the modification that any reference to the leave of the High Court is to be read as a reference to the leave of the General Division of the High Court.
(3)
Despite section 28(1) and item 52 of the Schedule —
section 47(3) of the Estate Duty Act as in force on or after the date of commencement of section 28(1) does not apply to any appeal against any order, direction, determination or decision of the High Court made before that date upon any application under section 47 of that Act; and
section 47(3) of the Estate Duty Act as in force immediately before that date continues to apply to any such appeal as if section 28(1) had not been enacted, subject to the modification that any reference to the leave of the High Court is to be read as a reference to the leave of the General Division of the High Court.
(4)
Despite section 28(1) and item 57 of the Schedule —
section 23(2A) of, and the Second Schedule to, the Family Justice Act 2014 as in force on or after the date of commencement of section 28(1) do not apply to any order specified in sub‑paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) of the Second Schedule to that Act as in force immediately before that date that is made before that date; and
section 23(2A) of, and the Second Schedule to, the Family Justice Act 2014 as in force immediately before that date continue to apply to any such order as if section 28(1) had not been enacted, subject to the modification that any reference to the High Court is to be read as a reference to the General Division of the High Court.
(5)
Despite section 28(1) and item 78 of the Schedule —
section 10(4) and (5) of the International Arbitration Act as in force on or after the date of commencement of section 28(1) does not apply to any appeal from a decision of the High Court mentioned in section 10(4) of that Act that is made before that date; and
section 10(4) and (5) of the International Arbitration Act as in force immediately before that date continues to apply to any such appeal as if section 28(1) had not been enacted, subject to the modification that any reference to the leave of the High Court is to be read as a reference to the leave of the General Division of the High Court.
(6)
Despite section 28(1) and item 113 of the Schedule —
section 90(3) of the Patents Act as in force on or after the date of commencement of section 28(1) does not apply to any appeal against any decision of the High Court made before that date on appeal from a decision of the Registrar under that Act; and
section 90(3) of the Patents Act as in force immediately before that date continues to apply to any such appeal as if section 28(1) had not been enacted, subject to the modification that the third reference to the court is to be read as a reference to the General Division of the High Court.
(7)
Section 170 of the Merchant Shipping Act as in force on or after the date of commencement of section 28(1) applies to any decision of a District Court made before that date, in determining a dispute relating to salvage under section 168(1) of that Act, against which no appeal has been brought to the Court of Appeal before that date.
(8)
To avoid doubt —
subsection (7) does not create any right of appeal; and
an appeal cannot be brought against any decision of a District Court made before the date of commencement of section 28(1) in any case where an appeal could not have been brought to the Court of Appeal under section 170 of the Merchant Shipping Act as in force immediately before that date.
(9)
Despite section 28(1) and item 99(3) of the Schedule, where an appeal has been brought to the Court of Appeal under section 170 of the Merchant Shipping Act before the date of commencement of section 28(1), the appeal continues, on or after that date, in the Court of Appeal as if section 28(1) had not been enacted.