Singapore Statutes Online - 322 - Supreme Court of Judicature Act

Supreme Court of Judicature Act
(CHAPTER 322)

Part I PRELIMINARY

1 Short title

2 Interpretation

Part II THE SUPREME COURT

3 Divisions and jurisdiction of Supreme Court

4 Precedence

5 Acting appointment

6 Seal

7 Contempt

8 Sittings in camera

Part III THE HIGH COURT

9 Constitution of High Court

10 Proceedings in High Court to be disposed of by single Judge

10A Assessors to assist High Court

10B When High Court is open

11 Sittings of High Court and distribution of business

12 Vacations

13 Writs of execution

14 Execution of deed or indorsement of negotiable instrument

Original Jurisdiction

15 Criminal jurisdiction

16 Civil jurisdiction — general

17 Civil jurisdiction — specific

17A Civil jurisdiction — concurrent jurisdiction with Syariah Court in certain matters

18 Powers of High Court

Appellate Jurisdiction of the High Court

19 Appellate criminal jurisdiction

20 Appellate civil jurisdiction

21 Appeals from District and Magistrates’ Courts

22 Powers of rehearing

23 Revision of criminal proceedings of subordinate courts

24 Power of High Court to call for records of civil proceedings in subordinate courts

25 Powers of High Court on revision of civil proceedings

26 No revision at instance of party who could have appealed

27 General supervisory and revisionary jurisdiction of High Court

28 Discretion of High Court as to hearing parties

Allocation of Proceedings

28A Allocation of proceedings to District Court

Part IV THE COURT OF APPEAL

29 Constitution of Court of Appeal

29A Jurisdiction of Court of Appeal

30 Composition of Court of Appeal

31 Appeals how decided

32 Sittings of Court of Appeal

Part IVA CIVIL JURISDICTION OF COURT OF APPEAL

32A Application of this Part

33 Continuation of civil appeal notwithstanding absence of a Judge of Appeal

34 Matters that are non-appealable or appealable only with leave

35 Applications

36 Incidental directions and interim orders

37 Hearing of appeals

38 Costs of appeal

39 New trial

40 Immaterial errors

41 Appeal not to operate as stay of execution

Part V CRIMINAL JURISDICTION OF COURT OF APPEAL

42 Interpretation of this Part

43 (Repealed)

44 Jurisdiction to hear and determine criminal appeals

45 Notice of appeal

46 Record of proceedings

47 Petition of appeal

48 Procedure where appellant is in prison

49 Transmission of papers to respondent

50 Appeals out of time and formal defects

51 Appeal not to operate as stay of execution

52 Summary rejection of appeal

53 Notice and time of hearing

54 Powers of Court of Appeal

55 Additional evidence

56 Judgment

57 Judgment to be certified to trial court

58 Public Prosecutor’s signature

59 Point reserved in trial for Court of Appeal

60 Reference to Court of Appeal of criminal matter determined by High Court in exercise of its appellate or revisionary jurisdiction

Part VI OFFICERS AND OFFICES

61 Appointment of Registrar, Deputy Registrar and Assistant Registrars

62 Powers and duties of Registrar, Deputy Registrar and Assistant Registrars

63 Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff and Assistant Sheriffs of Supreme Court

64 Powers and duties of Sheriff

65 Sheriff not to act when an interested party

65A Solicitor authorised to act as officer of Sheriff

66 Accountant — his duties

Subordinate officers

67 Subordinate officers of Supreme Court

68 Commissioners for oaths

69 Oaths of officers

70 Apportionment of work

71 Registry of Supreme Court

72 Registry to be open throughout the year

Part VII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

List of Touts

73 List of touts

74 Vexatious litigants

Disabilities of Registrar and other officers

75 Disqualification of Registrar

76 Registrar not to act where interested

77 Officers of Supreme Court not to bid at sales under any written law

78 Misconduct of officers

Protection of Registrar and other officers

79 Protection of Registrar and other officers

Rules of Court

80 Rules of Court

Council of Judges

81 Council of Judges to consider operation of this Act, etc.

FIRST SCHEDULE Additional Powers of the High Court

SECOND SCHEDULE

Legislative History

Comparative Table

Registrar

Appointment of Registrar, Deputy Registrar and Assistant Registrars

61.

—(1) The President may, on the recommendation of the Chief Justice, appoint a Registrar, a Deputy Registrar and Assistant Registrars of the Supreme Court.

[58/73]

(2) No person shall be appointed to be or to act as the Registrar, the Deputy Registrar or an Assistant Registrar unless he is a qualified person as defined in section 2 of the Legal Profession Act (Cap. 161).

[58/73]

Powers and duties of Registrar, Deputy Registrar and Assistant Registrars

62.

—(1) The Registrar, the Deputy Registrar and the Assistant Registrars shall, subject to the provisions of this Act or any other written law, have such jurisdiction, powers and duties as may be prescribed by Rules of Court.

[58/73; 7/97]

(2) Subject to Rules of Court, all the powers and duties conferred and imposed on the Registrar may be exercised or performed by the Deputy Registrar or the Assistant Registrars.

[58/73]