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Singapore -
Secondary Sources of Law
General
Law of Singapore
Information on Wikipedia providing a summary of the history of
Singapore law and links to various Singapore legal resources. Original author unknown.
Legal
Systems in ASEAN: Singapore
Information provided by the ASEAN Law Association.
SG Press
Centre
Latest government press statements and releases. Managed by the Ministry of
Information, Communications and the Arts.
Singapore Law Watch
Singapore's foremost daily legal news syndication site.
Singapore Legal System
A portal by the Ministry of Law providing access to commonly-sought legal information.
SingaporeLaw
Articles giving an overview of the Singapore legal system and links to sources
of law. Managed by the Singapore Academy of Law.
You
and the Law
Brief general information on the law provided by volunteer lawyers serving
in the Law Society Law Awareness Committee.
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Alternative
Dispute Resolution
Alternative Dispute Resolution in Singapore
Information about the various ADR mechanisms available in Singapore.
Published by the Ministry of Law.
CASE Mediation Centre
Centre set up to resolve disputes between consumers and retailers.
Community
Mediation Centre (CMC)
Informal dispute resolution service catering to
community disputes as opposed to commercial ones.
Cost Dispute
Resolve
Scheme offered by the Law Society to assist lawyers, their
clients and third parties to resolve disputes on legal costs.
eAlternative Dispute
Resolution (e@dr)
Subordinate Courts' initiative for parties in an e-commerce transaction to resolve their disputes on the
Internet.
Law Society
Arbitration Scheme (LSAS)
Arbitration scheme offered by the Law Society for all kinds of civil disputes, including those in the areas of
commerce, employment, tenancy, renovation works, media,
entertainment and travel.
Maxwell
Chambers
Centre for international dispute resolution housing top
international ADR institutions under one roof,
and providing one-stop facilities and services
for the conduct of ADR activities in Singapore.
Singapore Chamber
of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA)
Parties seeking to resolve their maritime disputes by arbitration
will find specialist rules, a panel of arbitrators and information
on fees on this website.
Singapore
Domain Name Dispute Resolution Service
Service which manages the dispute resolution mechanism under the SDRP.
Run by a secretariat jointly operated by the Singapore
Mediation Centre and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre.
Singapore International
Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
Guides, codes of practice and model clauses.
Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC)
Information on mediation procedure provided by the Centre in relation to a wide range of areas including
contracts, defamation, shipping, probate, intellectual property and
matrimonial matters.
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Building and Construction Law
Building and Construction Authority
(BCA)
Publications of the Authority including:
Society of
Construction Law (Singapore)
Information about the society. Links to resources including the
Singapore Construction Law Newsletter.
Charities
Accounting Standards Council
(ASC)
The Council prescribes accounting standards for use by charities.
Charity
Portal
Portal maintained by the Charities Unit, providing information on
the regulation of charities in Singapore.
Commercial
and Trade Law
Centre
for Commercial Law Studies, Faculty of Law, NUS
Information on events, projects and publications of the Centre.
Commercial Laws of Singapore
Articles providing an overview of commercial laws of Singapore. Made
available on the SingaporeLaw website, which also provides
references to Singapore commercial law resources.
Competition Commission Singapore (CCS)
Competition legislation as well as guidelines on the
application and enforcement of the major provisions of the Competition Act.
Also contains CCS publications.
Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE)
Information on complaints procedures for consumer-to-business disputes;
mediation carried out by CASE; and the role of the
Advertising Standards
Authority of Singapore.
Law Reform Publications by Subject: Commercial and Contract
Law reform reports prepared by the Law Reform and Revision Division,
AGC.
Ministry
of Trade and Industry (MTI)
Links to full texts of
free trade agreements
and related documents between Singapore and other countries.
Small Claims
Tribunals
Forum for the resolution of small claims between consumers and suppliers at an
affordable cost. Information on claims procedures.
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Constitutional Law
Attorney-General's
Chambers (AGC)
Information on the work of the AGC, its services and
publications.
The Cabinet
Information on the executive organ of State.
Istana Singapore (Office of the President)
Information on Singapore's Head of State.
Parliament of Singapore
Information on the roles, organisation and structure of the Singapore Legislature.
Singapore Legal System
An overview of the legal system provided by the Ministry of Law.
SINGOV
Online portal of the Singapore government.
Subordinate Courts of Singapore
Processes and procedures of the Civil, Criminal, Family, and Juvenile Justice
Divisions.
Supreme Court Singapore
Information on Supreme Court procedures, policies and services.
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Corporate Law
Accounting and
Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)
The authority provides a regulatory environment for companies, businesses and public accountants.
Accounting Standards Council
(ASC)
The ASC has, since 1 Nov 2007, taken over the task of prescribing accounting
standards from the Council on Corporate Disclosure and Governance. The ASC issues financial
reporting standards for companies.
Corporate
Bankruptcy
Liquidation processes and procedures. Information provided by the
Corporate Insolvency Division, Insolvency & Public Trustee's Office.
Singapore Exchange (SGX)
Information on listed companies and shareholder information.
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Criminal Law
and Procedure
Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB)
Primary drug enforcement agency for Singapore.
Commercial Affairs
Department (CAD)
News on recent CAD prosecutions and
outcomes
of prosecutions from 2006.
Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB)
Brief abstracts of cases involving corrupt practices in the public
and private sector.
Criminal
Justice Division, Subordinate Courts of Singapore
Information on the role as well as processes and procedures of the
criminal courts.
Criminal Law of Singapore
Overview of Singapore criminal law on Wikipedia.
Juvenile
Justice Division, Subordinate Courts of Singapore
Information on the programmes, processes and procedures of the Juvenile Court.
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Environmental Law Asia-Pacific
Centre for Environmental Law (APCEL)
Reports and selected articles on environmental law in Singapore.
Ministry of the Environment
and Water Resources (MEWR)
Environmental policies and guidelines relating to Singapore, including the
full text of the Singapore Green Plan 2012 (2006 ed.)
National Environment Agency
(NEA)
Agency under MEWR focusing on the implementation of environmental
polices. Environmental regulations, codes of practice and guidelines are
published.
National
Implementation of Agenda 21: Singapore
Information provided by the Government of Singapore to the United Nations Commission on
its sustainable development programmes since UNCED 1992.
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Family Law
Family
Justice Division, Subordinate Courts of Singapore
Judgments, processes and procedures of the Family Court. Includes
resources
such as practice guides, papers and academic articles related to the Family
Court of Singapore and Singapore family law.
Juvenile
Justice Division, Subordinate Courts of Singapore
Processes and procedures of the Juvenile Court as well as information on the
restorative programmes of the Division.
Syariah Court Singapore
Islamic court instituted for settling disputes between
divorcing parties. Information on
divorce matters, inheritance and court processes.
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Finance
Law
Commercial Laws of Singapore
A selection of articles relating to banking, finance and security published
on the
SingaporeLaw website.
Insolvency & Public Trustee's Office (IPTO)
Information on regulations relating to moneylanding and pawnbroking.
Ministry
of Finance (MOF)
Economic and finance policies of Singapore.
Monetary
Authority of Singapore (MAS)
MAS publications including information papers, consultation papers and
reports.
Singapore Exchange (SGX)
Information on the securities and derivatives markets in Singapore.
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Foreign
Relations
Ministry
of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
Information on Singapore's foreign policy, including information on
Singapore's relations with other countries, regions and international organisations.
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Infocoms
Law
Policies and
Content Guidelines: Internet
Information on the regulation of Internet content in Singapore published by the
Media Development Authority.
Policies
and Regulation
The
Infocomm Development Authority publishes information relating to the regulation of the IT and
telecommunications sectors including consultation and information
papers, licensing guidelines
and codes of
practice.
Singapore Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
SDRP rules, supplemental rules and proceedings. Managed by the Singapore Academy of Law and Singapore Mediation
Centre.
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Intellectual Property
Copyright
Tribunals
Information on the jurisdiction of the Tribunals.
Intellectual
Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)
Information on copyright, patents, trade marks and registered designs. Legislation
updates provide information on the latest changes to intellectual property law in Singapore.
IP Academy
National agency involved
in
executive IP education and thought leadership development in Singapore and
the region. Full texts of the Academy's research reports are
available in PDF format.
Singapore
Treaty on the Law of Trademarks
Full text of the treaty made available by WIPO. Includes regulations
made under the treaty and resolution by the Diplomatic Conference.
SurfIP
Developed by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, this portal
allows integrated searching of patent databases worldwide, including the IPOS ePatents database.
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International Law
International Court of Justice - Case Concerning
Sovereignty over Pedra Branca, Middle Rocks and South Ledge
Ministry of Foreign Affairs website providing a
history of the dispute and links to ICJ proceedings.
Singapore
and International Law
Article by Dr Lim Chin Leng providing an overview of
Singapore’s engagement with
international law-making and the rules of international law.
The Singapore
Year Book of International Law (SYBIL)
Full text articles of the Year Book (formerly the
Singapore Journal
of International and Comparative Law) are made available by the
Faculty of Law, NUS.
Labour Law
Industrial Arbitration Court
Sample collective agreements and forms.
Ministry of Manpower
Information on labour relations, occupational health and safety, work injury
compensation and management of employment disputes.
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Law
Reform
Consultation Papers
Public consultations seeking feedback on proposed changes to law. Initiated by the Ministry of Law.
Legislation
and Law Reform Division (Attorney-General's Chambers)
Information on the work of the Division. For consultation papers and law reform reports, see
>>.
Research and Law Reform
Selected reports of the Law Reform Committee of the Singapore Academy of Law
(1993-2005), and the Law Reform and
Revision Division of the Attorney-General's Chambers (2001-2004) published on LawNet.
More recent SAL LRC reports are available on the
SAL
website.
Revised
Editions of Laws
Information relating to the revision of statutes and subsidiary
legislation by the Attorney-General's Chambers.
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Legal Aid
Criminal Legal Aid Scheme (CLAS)
Information on the scheme administered by the Law Society of Singapore.
Legal
Aid Bureau
Information on the legal aid scheme administered by this Ministry of Law department.
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Legal
Profession
Admission to the Singapore Bar
Requirements for admission published by the Ministry of Law. More related
information provided by the Board of Legal Education.
Economic Review Sub-Committee on Service Industries: Report of the Working
Group (Legal Services) (2002)
Proposal of measures by The Working Group (Legal Services) for the legal
profession to develop cutting edge practices which keep pace with the services
economy.
Law Society of Singapore
Provides guidelines on legal practice in Singapore. Includes the Legal
Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules which set out the
code of conduct for
lawyers.
Legal Profession
(International Services) Secretariat
Information on the regulatory framework covering joint law ventures, formal law alliances, foreign law firms
and foreign lawyers as well as informal or strategic alliances between foreign
and Singapore law firms.
Report of the Committee to Develop the Singapore Legal Sector: Final Report
The Government has accepted key recommendations in the report (dated Sep
2007) by Justice V K Rajah's committee on the review of the legal services
sector.
Singapore Academy of
Law (SAL)
Professional association for legal practitioners. Access to information on SAL services and publications.
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Legislation
How
Are Laws Made?
Brief information on the legislative process published by
the Singapore Parliament.
Legislative
Process
The entire legislative process, from the agencies involved to the stage where a bill becomes
law, summarised by the Attorney-General's Chambers.
Revised
Editions of Laws
Information about the authoritative version of Singapore
legislation.
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Maritime
and Admiralty Law
Law Reform Publications: Maritime Law
Consultation papers and final reports published by the Attorney-General's
Chambers including:
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Proposed Revised Edition of Maritime Conventions Act 1911 (Final Report)
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Admiralty Jurisdiction of the High Court: Arrest of Ships on Demise Charter to
Secure the Obligations of the Demise Charterer (Consultation Paper).
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)
MPA circulars, notices, guidelines and other publications.
Sea Transport Policy
Information on Singapore's sea transport policies. Published by the Ministry of Transport.
Singapore Chamber of
Maritime Arbitration (SCMA)
Arbitration Rules and model clauses pertaining to the SCMA.
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Medical Law
and Ethics
Bioethics
Advisory Committee
Reports, consultation papers and articles by the Committee.
Ministry of
Health: Legislation and Guidelines
Acts under the purview of the Ministry of Health
which regulate public health and safety as well as related guidelines.
Ministry of
Health: Publications
Includes ethical guidelines for healthcare professionals published by the Ministry of Health.
SMA Centre for Medical Ethics & Professionalism
Information on medical ethics and health laws of Singapore.
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Probate and Administration
of Estates
Deposit of Information with the Wills
Registry
Information on the role of the Registry.
Making a Will
Information provided by the Law Society of Singapore.
Muslim Inheritance Law
Information on Part VII of the Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966
provided by the Law Society of Singapore.
Probate and
Letters of Administration
Procedures for obtaining probate and letters of administration in the
Subordinate Courts.
Public Trustee
Information on the administration of estates and CPF funds of deceased
persons by the Public Trustee.
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Procedure
Subordinate
Courts of Singapore
Processes and procedures of the various courts, including the Civil, Family,
Juvenile and Criminal Courts.
Supreme
Court Singapore
Information on Supreme Court procedures, policies and services.
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Property
Law
Ministry of
Law: Boards and Statutory Boards:
Strata
Titles Boards
Guidelines and forms relating to strata titles in Singapore.
Strata
Living in Singapore: a General Guide
Includes guidelines relating to the duties and responsibilities of
subsidiary proprietors, developers and the management corporation.
Urban Redevelopment Authority
of Singapore (URA)
Guidelines on land use and planning.
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Tax
Law
Inland
Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS)
E-tax guides, press releases, downloadable forms and general information
on taxes. It includes a listing of all the
Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements concluded by Singapore since 1965.
Ministry of
Finance: Policies & Services
Information on tax policies for individuals and businesses.
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Terrorism
Foreign
Policy: Counter-Terrorism
Ministry of Foreign Affairs website on Singapore's policies relating to
terrorism including the
Report to the Counter-Terrorism Committee on
Singapore's Implementation of UNSC Resolution 1373 (2001).
Ministry of Home
Affairs: Publications
Publications by MOH relating to security measures and terrorism, including the
White Paper - The Jemaah Islamiyah Arrests and The Threat of
Terrorism.
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Trusts
Public Trustee
Information on services provided by the Public Trustee.
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
(STEP)
Information about STEP Singapore, a global organisation that provides
support to the fiduciary services businesses, associated with trusts and
estates.
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