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

Supervisory and Revisionary Jurisdiction

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

Further Arguments

28B Further arguments before Judge exercising civil jurisdiction of High 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

[42. to 60. Repealed by Act 15/2010 wef 02/01/2011]

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.

Supplemental

82 Conversion of pending petitions and motions to writs of summons, originating summonses and summonses

83 Amendment of Third, Fourth and Fifth Schedules

FIRST SCHEDULE Additional Powers of the High Court

SECOND SCHEDULE

THIRD SCHEDULE Orders Made by District Court or Magistrate’s Court That Are Non-appealable

FOURTH SCHEDULE Orders Made by Judge That Are Non-appealable

FIFTH SCHEDULE Orders Made by Judge That Are Appealable Only With Leave

Legislative History

Comparative Table

Accountant

Accountant — his duties

66.

—(1) An Accountant shall be appointed by the Chief Justice for the Supreme Court.

(2) Such Accountant shall do all things necessary to execute the orders of the Supreme Court relating to the payment or delivery or depositing of suitors’ money, jewels, precious stones and securities into or in his custody, and investing the money of suitors and keeping the accounts thereof.