Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Bill

Clause 7

New sub-heading to Part III and new section 28B

Part III of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 28A, the following sub-heading and section:“Further ArgumentsFurther arguments before Judge exercising civil jurisdiction of High Court28B.—

(1)

Before any notice of appeal is filed in respect of any judgment or order made by a Judge, in the exercise of the civil jurisdiction of the High Court, after any hearing other than a trial of an action, the Judge may hear further arguments in respect of the judgment or order, if any party to the hearing, or the Judge, requests for further arguments before the earlier of —

(a)

the time the judgment or order is extracted; or

(b)

the expiration of 14 days after the date the judgment or order is made.(2) After hearing further arguments, the Judge may affirm, vary or set aside the judgment or order.(3) If any request for further arguments has been made under subsection (1) —

(a)

no notice of appeal shall be filed in respect of the judgment or order until the Judge —

(i)

affirms, varies or sets aside the judgment or order after hearing further arguments; or

(ii)

certifies, or is deemed to have certified, that he requires no further arguments; and

(b)

the time for filing a notice of appeal in respect of the judgment or order shall begin on the date the Judge —

(i)

affirms, varies or sets aside the judgment or order after hearing further arguments; or

(ii)

certifies, or is deemed to have certified, that he requires no further arguments.(4) For the avoidance of doubt, a party to the hearing may, but is not required to, request for further arguments before he files a notice of appeal in respect of the judgment or order.”.

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