Singapore legislation

Clause 4

of Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Bill

Clause 4

Repeal and re‑enactment of sections 3 and 4

Sections 3 and 4 of the principal Act are repealed and the following sections substituted therefor:“Superior courts

3. It is declared that the General Division of the High Court, the Appellate Division of the High Court and the Court of Appeal are superior courts of record.Precedence

4. The Supreme Court Judges rank in the following order:

(a)

the Chief Justice;

(b)

the Vice‑Presidents of the Court of Appeal according to the order of their appointments;

(c)

the Justices of the Court of Appeal (other than the Vice‑Presidents of the Court of Appeal) according to the order of their appointments;

(d)

the President of the Appellate Division (if the Chief Justice is not the President of the Appellate Division);

(e)

the Judges of the Appellate Division (other than the President of the Appellate Division) according to the order of their appointments;

(f)

the Judges of the High Court according to the order of their appointments.”.

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