Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part 2 THE SUPREME COURT
3 Superior courts
4 Precedence
5 Acting appointment
5A International Judges
6 Seal
7 Vacations
8 Sittings in private
8A Court may conduct hearing through electronic means of communication
Part 3 GENERAL DIVISION OF HIGH COURT
9 (Repealed)
10 Proceedings in General Division
10A Assessors to assist General Division
10B When General Division is open
11 Sittings of General Division and distribution of business
12 (Repealed)
13 Enforcement orders for seizure and sale of property
14 Execution of deed or indorsement of negotiable instrument
15 Criminal jurisdiction
16 Civil jurisdiction — general
17 Civil jurisdiction — specific
17A Civil jurisdiction — concurrent jurisdiction with Syariah Court in certain matters
17B Oral hearing not needed generally
17C Summary dismissal of certain matters
18 Powers of General Division
18A Singapore International Commercial Court
18B President of Singapore International Commercial Court
18C Act to apply with modifications
18D Jurisdiction of Singapore International Commercial Court
18E (Repealed)
18F Effect of jurisdiction agreement
18G Composition of Singapore International Commercial Court
18H Provisions where Singapore International Commercial Court comprises 3 Judges
18I Powers of Singapore International Commercial Court, generally
18J Transfer of cases
18K Rules of evidence in certain cases
18L Determination of foreign law on submissions
18M Representation by foreign lawyers and law experts
19 Appellate criminal jurisdiction
20 Appellate civil jurisdiction
21 Appeals from District and Magistrates’ Courts
22 Powers of rehearing
22A Oral hearing not needed for appellate matters generally
22B Summary dismissal of certain appeals
23 Revision of criminal proceedings of subordinate courts
24 Power of General Division to call for records of civil proceedings in subordinate courts
25 Powers of General Division on revision of civil proceedings
26 No revision at instance of party who could have appealed
27 General supervisory and revisionary jurisdiction of General Division
28 Discretion of General Division as to hearing parties
28A Allocation of proceedings to District Court or Family Court
28B (Repealed)
29 No appeal in certain cases
29A Permission required to appeal in certain cases
29B Further arguments before notice of appeal is filed
29C Court to which appeal is to be made
29D Power to transfer appeal to Court of Appeal
29E Power to transfer appeal to Appellate Division
Part 4 APPELLATE DIVISION OF HIGH COURT
30 President
31 Jurisdiction — general
32 Composition — general
33 Decisions how made
34 Sittings
35 Civil jurisdiction
36 Composition — further provisions
37 Oral hearing not needed for appellate matters generally
38 Summary dismissal of certain matters
39 Applications
40 Incidental directions and interim orders
41 Hearing of appeals
42 Costs of appeal
43 New trial
44 Immaterial errors
45 Appeal not to operate as stay of execution or enforcement
46 No appeal in certain cases
47 Permission required to appeal
Part 5 COURT OF APPEAL
48 President and Vice-Presidents
49 Jurisdiction — general
50 Composition — general
51 Decisions how made
52 Sittings
53 Civil jurisdiction
54 Composition — further provisions
55 Oral hearing not needed for appellate matters generally
56 Summary dismissal of certain matters
57 Applications
58 Incidental directions and interim orders
59 Hearing of appeals
60 Costs of appeal
60A New trial
60B Immaterial errors
60C Appeal not to operate as stay of execution or enforcement
60D Criminal jurisdiction
60E Composition when exercising criminal jurisdiction
Part 6 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 Duties of Accountant
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 7 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
73 List of touts
73A Measures for dealing with unmeritorious or vexatious proceedings
73B Limited civil restraint orders
73C Extended civil restraint orders
73D General civil restraint orders
74 Vexatious litigants
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
79 Protection of Registrar and other persons
80 Rules of Court
81 Council of Judges to consider operation of this Act, etc.
82 Conversion of pending petitions and motions to writs of summons, originating summonses and summonses
83 Amendment of Third to Ninth Schedules