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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
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- 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
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- 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)
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- 4. LOCATING A SINGAPORE ACT
SINGAPORE STATUTES ONLINE
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- 5. LOCATING A SINGAPORE ACT
Locate the following legislation:
Legal Profession Act (Cap 161), Section 2
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We know the cap number
so we can search under the
field Cap. or Act No.
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- 10. LOCATING SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
Locate the following legislation:
Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) Rules, (Cap 161), R15,
2002 Rev Ed) Rule 2 and First Schedule
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Browse through Current
Subsidiary Legislation
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