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34
NO. 19 OF 2016


Enforcement of fines

33. Payment of a fine for contempt of court imposed by any court may be enforced upon the order of the court in like manner as a fine imposed by a court in criminal proceedings under the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68).

PART 7
MISCELLANEOUS

Amendment of Schedule

34.—(1) The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, amend, add to or vary the Schedule.

(2) The Minister may, in any order made under subsection (1), make such saving or transitional provisions as may be necessary or expedient.

(3) All orders made under subsection (1) are to be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.

Saving and transitional provisions

35.—(1) This Act does not apply to any act of contempt of court committed before the appointed day.

(2) Any rules of court made under or in respect of the repealed section 7 of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap. 322) or the repealed section 8 of the State Courts Act (Cap. 321) and in force immediately before the appointed day will, so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, continue in force as if made under this Act until they are revoked or repealed by Rules of Court made under this Act.

(3) Any Family Justice Rules made under or in respect of the repealed section 11 of the Family Justice Act 2014 (Act 27 of 2014) and in force immediately before the appointed day will, so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, continue in force as if made under this Act until they are revoked or repealed by Family Justice Rules made under this Act.