Law of Contempt

Parliament of Singapore · 14 May 2012

Official Report, 14 May 2012, Vol 89, Issue 2 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

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Asst Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene asked the Minister for Law whether the Government will put our law of contempt of court in statutory form and, if not, what are the reasons for not having such a dedicated statute-based law of contempt.

Mr K Shanmugam: The Ministry of Law intends to put our law of contempt of court into statutory form. The Ministry is working on a draft Bill.

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Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 14 May 2012. Republished on SGParliament.