Clause 42
Related amendments to State Courts Act
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Clause 42
Section 3 of the State Courts Act (Cap. 321, 2007 Ed.) is amended —
(a)
by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsections:“(1) There are within Singapore the following subordinate courts called the State Courts:
(a)
District Courts;
(b)
Magistrates’ Courts;
(c)
Coroners’ Courts;
(d)
Small Claims Tribunals;
(e)
Employment Claims Tribunals.
(1A)
The District Courts and Magistrates’ Courts have such jurisdiction as is conferred by this Act and any other written law.”; and
(b)
by inserting, immediately after subsection (4), the following subsection:“(5) The Employment Claims Tribunals have such jurisdiction as is conferred by the Employment Claims Act 2016 and any other written law.”.