State Courts Act 1970 s 36

s 36 Examination of witnesses abroad in District Court cases

36.—(1) The General Division of the High Court, on application made in the manner prescribed by Rules of Court, has the same power to issue a request or an order to examine witnesses abroad for the purpose of civil proceedings in a District Court as it has for the purpose of an action or matter in the General Division of the High Court.[40/2019] (2) Where such an application is made, the General Division of the High Court may, if it thinks fit, order the proceedings to be transferred to the General Division of the High Court.[40/2019]

Read this section in the full act → · Open PART 4 →

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

State Courts Act 1970, full textChapter navigation and full text, so you can read this section in contextSingapore legislation Singapore Acts by type and yearGrouped by instrument type and year of enactment, so you can find others of the same kindBrowse by type and year PART 4 — JURISDICTION — read this in contextThe surrounding text of the act in order, so you can see what comes before and afterChapters and sections