Clause 1
Short title and commencement
This Act may be cited as the Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act 1995 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.
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Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Bill
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- Type
- Bill
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 1995
- Sections
- 4
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About this bill
Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Bill is Singapore Bill, cited as Bill 38 1995, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1995.
Clause 2
Amendment of section 2
Section 2 of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (referred to in this Act as the principal Act) is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “Chief Justice” in the definition of “Judge”, the words “and any person appointed to exercise the powers of a Judge”.
Clause 3
Amendment of section 10
Section 10 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsection:“(4) If a Judge reserves judgment in any proceedings and his appointment as a Judge expires or is terminated before his judgment is delivered, he shall have power to deliver judgment in respect of those proceedings, notwithstanding that his appointment as a Judge has expired or has been terminated.”.
Clause 4
Amendment of section 80
Section 80 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:“(3) The Rules Committee shall consist of —
(a)
the Chief Justice, who shall be the Chairman of the Committee;
(b)
the Attorney-General;
(c)
not more than 5 Judges of the Supreme Court to be appointed by the Chief Justice for such period as he may specify in writing;
(d)
the Senior District Judge;
(e)
a District Judge to be appointed by the Chief Justice for such period as he may specify in writing; and
(f)
2 practising advocates and solicitors to be appointed by the Chief Justice for such period as he may specify in writing.”.
Common questions
- What is Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Bill?
- Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Bill is Singapore Bill, cited as Bill 38 1995, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1995.
- Is Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Bill still in force?
- Yes — Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Bill is currently in force.
- When did Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Bill take effect?
- Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Bill was first recorded in 1995.
- How many clauses does Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Bill have?
- Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Bill contains 4 clauses.
- Where can I read the official version of Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Bill?
- The official text of Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Bill is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.