Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
of Supreme Court of Judicature (Transfer of Specified Proceedings to District Court) Order 2016
Regulation 4
Powers of registrar of State Courts
Subregulation 1
For the purpose of any proceedings to be heard and determined by a District Court under this Order, the registrar and every deputy registrar of the State Courts has power to transact all such business, and exercise all such authority and jurisdiction, as may be transacted and exercised by a District Judge in chambers under this Order, except such business, authority and jurisdiction as the Presiding Judge of the State Courts may, with the concurrence of the Chief Justice, from time to time direct to be transacted or exercised by a District Judge in person.
Subregulation 2
The registrar of the State Courts has, in relation to any order (for the execution of a deed or for the signing of a document) made by a District Court in connection with any proceedings heard and determined by the District Court under this Order, the same powers as those conferred on the Registrar of the Supreme Court by section 14 of the Act.