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How do I locate Singapore legislation?
Charlotte Gill
Senior Research Librarian, Law
28th July 2015
© Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
Singapore Laws
 Constitution
 Statutes /Acts
 400 different statutes
 Each Act is given it’s own chapter number. (‘cap’ for short)
 E.g. Companies Act, Cap 50
 Subsidiary Legislation
 Acts deal with broad legal principles. Subsids deal with details
such as procedures, admin matters, technical standards, etc.
 E.g. Companies (Application of Bankruptcy Act Provisions)
Regulations, Cap 50, Section 411
Legislation
Where can I locate Singapore laws?
 Singapore Statutes Online
 LawNet
Locating a Singapore Act
 Legal Profession Act (Cap 161) s2
 Singapore Statutes Online
Singapore Statutes Online http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/
Locating subsidiary legislation
Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) Rules, (Cap 161,
R15, 2002 Rev Ed) Rule 2 and First Schedule
E-mail: Library@smu.edu.sg
Questions?
© Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved

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Locating Singapore Legislation

  • 1. How do I locate Singapore legislation? Charlotte Gill Senior Research Librarian, Law 28th July 2015 © Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved
  • 2. Singapore Laws  Constitution  Statutes /Acts  400 different statutes  Each Act is given it’s own chapter number. (‘cap’ for short)  E.g. Companies Act, Cap 50  Subsidiary Legislation  Acts deal with broad legal principles. Subsids deal with details such as procedures, admin matters, technical standards, etc.  E.g. Companies (Application of Bankruptcy Act Provisions) Regulations, Cap 50, Section 411 Legislation
  • 3. Where can I locate Singapore laws?  Singapore Statutes Online  LawNet
  • 4. Locating a Singapore Act  Legal Profession Act (Cap 161) s2  Singapore Statutes Online Singapore Statutes Online http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/
  • 5.
  • 6. Locating subsidiary legislation Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) Rules, (Cap 161, R15, 2002 Rev Ed) Rule 2 and First Schedule
  • 7.
  • 8.
  • 9.
  • 10. E-mail: Library@smu.edu.sg Questions? © Copyright 2011 Singapore Management University, Li Ka Shing Library. All Rights Reserved