My bookmarksSign up free
← State Courts Act 1970

State Courts Act 1970 s 2

s 2 Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“action” means a civil proceeding commenced by summons or in any other manner prescribed by Rules of Court; “commissioner for oaths” means a commissioner for oaths appointed under section 68 of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969; “Coroner” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Coroners Act 2010; “District Court limit” means $250,000 or any other amount specified by an order under section 30; “judicial officer” means a District Judge, Magistrate or registrar; “Magistrate’s Court limit” means $60,000 or any other amount specified by an order under section 52(3); “prescribed” means prescribed by Rules of Court; “registrar” means the registrar of the State Courts and includes a deputy registrar; “Rules of Court” means Rules of Court made under this Act and includes forms; “seal” includes stamp.[14/2010; 5/2014; 27/2014]

Read this section in the full act → · Open PART 1 →

Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. Read the official text ↗

Source: Singapore Statutes Online (Attorney-General's Chambers), © Government of Singapore.

The Singapore legislation on this platform is subject to copyright of the Singapore Government and is used/reproduced for the purposes of this platform with the permission of the Attorney-General's Chambers. Users of this platform may check Singapore Statutes Online for the latest version of the Singapore legislation.

What to look at next