s 19 General civil jurisdiction
19.—(1) A District Court exercising civil jurisdiction is a court of record. (2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), a District Court has all the jurisdiction of the General Division of the High Court to hear and try any action in personam where —(a) the defendant is served with an originating claim or any other originating process —(i) in Singapore in the manner prescribed by Rules of Court; or (ii) outside Singapore in the circumstances authorised by and in the manner prescribed by Rules of Court; or[Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022] (b) the defendant submits to the jurisdiction of a District Court.[31/2010; 40/2019] (3) Subject to section 28A of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 and any order under subsection (1) thereof, a District Court’s jurisdiction under subsection (2) does not include —(a) any supervisory jurisdiction or revisionary jurisdiction; (b) any jurisdiction relating to the judicial review of any act done or decision made by any person or authority, including the issue of any of the following prerogative orders:(i) a Mandatory Order; (ii) a Prohibiting Order; (iii) a Quashing Order; (iv) an Order for Review of Detention; (c) any jurisdiction vested exclusively in the General Division of the High Court, in a Family Court, in a Youth Court, in any other State Court, or in any judicial, quasi‑judicial or administrative tribunal, by written law;[Act 23 of 2019 wef 01/04/2022] (ca) any jurisdiction to hear and try an action in passing off; and[Act 23 of 2019 wef 01/04/2022] (d) any jurisdiction expressly excluded by written law.[31/2010; 5/2014; 27/2014; 40/2019] (4) Subject to sections 22 and 23, a District Court’s jurisdiction under subsection (2) does not include jurisdiction to hear and try any action where —(a) the amount claimed in the action exceeds the District Court limit; or (b) any remedy or relief sought in the action is in respect of a subject matter the value of which exceeds the District Court limit.[31/2010] (5) [Deleted by Act 27 of 2014] (6) Without limiting subsection (2), a District Court has such jurisdiction as is vested in it by any other written law.