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HOW DO I LOCATE SINGAPORE
LEGISLATION?
ELIZABETH NAUMCZYK, HEAD OF LAW LIBRARY
CHAI YEE XIN, LAW LIBRARIAN
© COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
SINGAPORE LAWS
 Constitution
 Statutes/Acts
 400 different statutes
 Each Act is give its own chapter number – ‘cap’ for short
 E.g. Companies Act, Cap 50
 Subsidiary Legislation
 Acts deal with broad legal principles. Subsidiary legislation deal with details such as procedures, admin matters,
technical standards, etc.
 E.g. Companies (Application of Bankruptcy Act Provisions) Regulations, Cap 50, Section 411
© COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
WHERE CAN I LOCATE SINGAPORE LAWS?
 Singapore Statutes Online
 Acts of Parliament & Subsidiary Legislation
 Revised editions of Acts & Subsidiary Legislation
 Bills tabled in Parliament
 Act Supplements, new Subsidiary Legislation and Amending Subsidiary Legislation published each year
 Historical versions of legislation
 LawNet
 Versioned legislation, revised & unrevised acts and subsidiary legislation
 Bill and Act supplements
 Subsidiary Legislation (Gazette Notifications)
© COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
LOCATING A SINGAPORE ACT
SINGAPORE STATUTES ONLINE
© COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
LOCATING A SINGAPORE ACT
Locate the following legislation:
Legal Profession Act (Cap 161), Section 2
© COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
HTTP://STATUTES.AGC.GOV.SG/AOL/HOME.W3P
Singapore Statutes Online Website
© COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
© COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
We know the cap number
so we can search under the
field Cap. or Act No.
© COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
LOCATING SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
SINGAPORE STATUTES ONLINE
© COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
LOCATING SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
Locate the following legislation:
Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) Rules, (Cap 161), R15,
2002 Rev Ed) Rule 2 and First Schedule
© COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
© COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Browse through Current
Subsidiary Legislation
© COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
© COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Use the sidebar to browse
through the content of
the rules
QUESTIONS?
EMAIL: LIBRARY@SMU.EDU.SG
© COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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How do i locate singapore legislation

  • 1. HOW DO I LOCATE SINGAPORE LEGISLATION? ELIZABETH NAUMCZYK, HEAD OF LAW LIBRARY CHAI YEE XIN, LAW LIBRARIAN © COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • 2. SINGAPORE LAWS  Constitution  Statutes/Acts  400 different statutes  Each Act is give its own chapter number – ‘cap’ for short  E.g. Companies Act, Cap 50  Subsidiary Legislation  Acts deal with broad legal principles. Subsidiary legislation deal with details such as procedures, admin matters, technical standards, etc.  E.g. Companies (Application of Bankruptcy Act Provisions) Regulations, Cap 50, Section 411 © COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • 3. WHERE CAN I LOCATE SINGAPORE LAWS?  Singapore Statutes Online  Acts of Parliament & Subsidiary Legislation  Revised editions of Acts & Subsidiary Legislation  Bills tabled in Parliament  Act Supplements, new Subsidiary Legislation and Amending Subsidiary Legislation published each year  Historical versions of legislation  LawNet  Versioned legislation, revised & unrevised acts and subsidiary legislation  Bill and Act supplements  Subsidiary Legislation (Gazette Notifications) © COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • 4. LOCATING A SINGAPORE ACT SINGAPORE STATUTES ONLINE © COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • 5. LOCATING A SINGAPORE ACT Locate the following legislation: Legal Profession Act (Cap 161), Section 2 © COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • 6. HTTP://STATUTES.AGC.GOV.SG/AOL/HOME.W3P Singapore Statutes Online Website © COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • 7. © COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. We know the cap number so we can search under the field Cap. or Act No.
  • 8. © COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • 9. LOCATING SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION SINGAPORE STATUTES ONLINE © COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • 10. LOCATING SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION Locate the following legislation: Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) Rules, (Cap 161), R15, 2002 Rev Ed) Rule 2 and First Schedule © COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • 11. © COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Browse through Current Subsidiary Legislation
  • 12. © COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • 13. © COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Use the sidebar to browse through the content of the rules
  • 14. QUESTIONS? EMAIL: LIBRARY@SMU.EDU.SG © COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.