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Secondary Sources of Law
General
Law of Singapore
Information from Wikipedia. Original author unknown.
Legal
Systems in ASEAN: Singapore
Information provided by the ASEAN Law Association.
SG Press
Centre (previously SPRInter)
Latest government press statements and releases released by the Ministry of
Information, Communications and the Arts.
Singapore Legal System
A portal by the Ministry of Law providing access to commonly-sought legal
information.
SingaporeLaw
Website detailing Singapore's legal system published by the Singapore Academy
of Law. Contains
Singapore Law Watch - Singapore's foremost daily legal
news syndication site.
You
and the Law
Brief general information on the law provided by volunteer lawyers serving
in the Law Society Law Awareness Committee. Accurate as at July 2008.
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Alternative
Dispute Resolution
Community
Mediation Centre (CMC)
Informal dispute resolution service to
resolve social and community disputes in Singapore.
Cost Dispute
Resolve
Information on scheme offered by the Law Society to assist lawyers, their
clients and third parties to resolve disputes on legal costs amicably and
economically.
eAlternative Dispute
Resolution (e@dr)
Procedures relating to the
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 which can be applied
to all kinds of civil disputes, including those in the areas of
commerce, employment, tenancy, renovation works, media,
entertainment and travel.
Singapore Chamber
of Maritime Arbitration
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
The Service manages the dispute resolution mechanism under the SDRP,
and is run by a Secretariat jointly operated by the Singapore
Mediation Centre and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre.
Singapore International
Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
Arbitration legislation, bunker claims procedure and model arbitration
contract clause.
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
Publications of the Authority available on the Web include:
Charities
Accounting Standards Council
The Council prescribes accounting standards for 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.
Competition Commission Singapore (CCS)
The Competition Act and regulations made under it as well as guidelines on the
application and enforcement of the major provisions of the Competition Act.
Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE)
Information on the work of CASE.
Division
of Business Law, College of Business, NTU
Access to the School's Working
Paper Series (2000-2001).
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
Claims procedures and general information about the Tribunals.
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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 Standards Council
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.
Accounting and
Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)
The authority's function is to provide a regulatory environment for companies, businesses and public accountants.
Corporate Insolvency
Information on insolvency services provided by Insolvency Division, Insolvency & Public Trustee's Office.
Access to practice circulars and forms relating to corporate insolvency.
Singapore Exchange (SGX)
Information on listed companies and shareholder information.
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Criminal Law
Criminal
Justice Division, Subordinate Courts of Singapore
Information on the role as well as processes and procedures of the
criminal courts.
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)
Publications and annual reports of the Centre as well as information 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)
Statutory Board set up by MEWR to focus on the implementation of environmental
polices. Environmental regulations and codes of practice/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.
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.
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Finance
Insolvency & Public Trustee's Office (IPTO)
Information on insolvency, moneylanding and pawnbroking.
Ministry
of Finance (MOF)
Economic and finance policies of Singapore.
Monetary
Authority of Singapore
MAS publications available on its website include information papers, staff 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
Guidelines: Internet
Information on the regulation of Internet content in Singapore published by the
Media Development Authority.
Policies
and Regulation
Information relating to the regulation of the IT and
telecommunications sectors including consultation and information
papers of the Infocomm Development Authority, 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
Tribunal
Information on the jurisdiction of the Tribunal.
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
A national agency involved in research and education in the field of
intellectual property. Full texts of the Academy's research reports are also
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 various world patent databases, 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.
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
Law
Reform Reports
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 LawNet2.
More recent SAL law reform reports are available on the
SAL
website.
Legislation
and Law Reform Division (Attorney-General's Chambers)
Information on the work of the Division. For consultation papers and law reform reports, see
>>.
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 & Advice
Information provided by the Ministry of Law.
Legal
Aid Bureau
A guide to the legal aid scheme is published by this Ministry of Law department.
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Legal
Profession
Board of Legal Education
Information on qualifications and procedures for admission to the Singapore
Bar.
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 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.
Practising
Certificate E-Filing System
System on the Supreme Court
website which allows for the electronic submission and processing of PC
applications.
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
Consultation Papers
Published by the Attorney-General's Chambers:
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)
MPA circulars, notices, guidelines and other publications.
Sea Transport Policy
Information on Singapore's sea transport policy and regulations on maritime
matters. Published by the Ministry of Transport.
Singapore Chamber of
Maritime Arbitration (SCMA)
Arbitration Rules and model clauses pertaining to the SCMA are available here.
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Medical Law
and Ethics
Bioethics
Advisory Committee
Reports, consultation papers and articles by the Committee.
Ministry of
Health: Publications
This website contains ethical guidelines for healthcare professionals published by the Ministry of Health.
Ministry of
Health: Legislation and Guidelines
Information on and full texts of Acts under the purview of the Ministry of Health.
These include the Advance Medical Directive Act, Human Organ Transplant Act, and
Infectious Diseases Act.
SMA Centre for Medical Ethics & Professionalism
Information on medical ethics and health laws of Singapore.
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Probate and Letters of Administration
Probate and
Letters of Administration
Procedures for obtaining probate and letters of administration in the
Subordinate Courts.
Wills
Registry
Information on the Registry
managed by the Public Trustee's Office. Access to practice circulars and
forms.
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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: Taxation
Information on taxation 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. Includes Singapore's 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. Includes 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. Access to forms and
practice circulars.
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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