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Act of Parliament

Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969

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This Act covers the powers of the superior courts and the cases they hear. The judge who made a civil decision after a hearing other than a trial may hear further arguments before any appeal is filed. A party or the judge must ask for this before the order is extracted or the 15th day after the decision, whichever is first. The appellate division hears appeals against civil decisions of the general division. The court of appeal hears civil appeals from the general division and the appellate division.

Summary · Drafted with AI, checked against the official text on 30 Sep 2026.

Part 1

Preliminary

Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged

s 1Short title

This Act is the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969.

s 2Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“Appellate Division” means the Appellate Division of the High Court;“court” means the General Division, the Appellate Division, or the Court of Appeal;“Family Division of the High Court” means the Family Division of the High Court constituted under section 4 of the Family Justice Act 2014;“Family Justice Rules” means the Family Justice Rules made under the Family Justice Act 2014 and any other written law by the Family Justice Rules Committee constituted under section 46(1) of that Act;“General Division” means the General Division of the High Court;“Judge” means a Supreme Court Judge, a Judicial Commissioner, a Senior Judge or an International Judge, and —

(a)

in relation to the General Division, means a Judge sitting in that Division in accordance with the Constitution and this Act;

(b)

in relation to the Appellate Division, means a Judge sitting in that Division in accordance with the Constitution and this Act; and

(c)

in relation to the Court of Appeal, means a Judge sitting in that Court in accordance with the Constitution and this Act;“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Supreme Court and includes the Deputy Registrar and the Assistant Registrars;“Rules of Court” means Rules of Court made under this Act and includes forms;“seal” includes stamp;“subordinate court” means a court constituted under the State Courts Act 1970, a Family Court or Youth Court constituted under the Family Justice Act 2014, and any other court, tribunal or judicial or quasi‑judicial body from the decisions of which under any written law there is a right of appeal to the Supreme Court;“Supreme Court Judge” means the Chief Justice, a Justice of the Court of Appeal, a Judge of the Appellate Division or a Judge of the High Court.

“Appellate Division” means the Appellate Division of the High Court;

“court” means the General Division, the Appellate Division, or the Court of Appeal;

“Family Division of the High Court” means the Family Division of the High Court constituted under section 4 of the Family Justice Act 2014;

“Family Justice Rules” means the Family Justice Rules made under the Family Justice Act 2014 and any other written law by the Family Justice Rules Committee constituted under section 46(1) of that Act;

“General Division” means the General Division of the High Court;

“Judge” means a Supreme Court Judge, a Judicial Commissioner, a Senior Judge or an International Judge, and —

(a)

in relation to the General Division, means a Judge sitting in that Division in accordance with the Constitution and this Act;

(b)

in relation to the Appellate Division, means a Judge sitting in that Division in accordance with the Constitution and this Act; and

(c)

in relation to the Court of Appeal, means a Judge sitting in that Court in accordance with the Constitution and this Act;

“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Supreme Court and includes the Deputy Registrar and the Assistant Registrars;

“Rules of Court” means Rules of Court made under this Act and includes forms;

“seal” includes stamp;

“subordinate court” means a court constituted under the State Courts Act 1970, a Family Court or Youth Court constituted under the Family Justice Act 2014, and any other court, tribunal or judicial or quasi‑judicial body from the decisions of which under any written law there is a right of appeal to the Supreme Court;

“Supreme Court Judge” means the Chief Justice, a Justice of the Court of Appeal, a Judge of the Appellate Division or a Judge of the High Court.

Part 2

The Supreme Court

Part 3

General Division of High Court

Part 4

Appellate Division of High Court

Part 5

Court of Appeal

Part 6

Officers and Offices

Part 7

Miscellaneous Provisions

Schedules