Civil Law (Amendment No. 2) Bill

by deleting the word “In” in the first line of subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the words “Subject to the provisions of this section, in”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “the law” in the sixth line of subsection (1) thereof, the words “with respect to those matters”; and

by deleting subsection (2) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —“(2) Nothing in this section shall be taken to introduce into Singapore —

any part of the law of England relating to the tenure or conveyance or assurance of, or succession to, any immovable property, or any estate, right or interest therein;

any law enacted or made in the United Kingdom, whether before or after the commencement of the Civil Law (Amendment No. 2) Act, 1979 —

giving effect to a treaty or international agreement to which Singapore is not a party; or

regulating the exercise of any business or activity by providing for registration, licensing or any other method of control or by the imposition of penalties; and

any provision contained in any Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom where there is a written law in force in Singapore corresponding to that Act.(3) For the purposes of this section —

the law of England which is to be administered by virtue of subsection (1) shall be subject to such modifications and adaptations as the circumstances of Singapore may require; and

a written law in force in Singapore shall be regarded as corresponding to an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom under paragraph (c) of subsection (2) if (notwithstanding that it differs, whether to a small extent or substantially, from that Act) the purpose or purposes of the written law are the same or similar to those of that Act.”.