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Singapore Law: Legislation

Guide to Singapore legal research resources on case law, legislation, secondary materials, websites and more.

Sources

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Singapore Statutes Online
Provides free access to current Singapore statutes and subsidiary legislation. Maintained by the Attorney-General's Chambers.
Laws of the Straits Settlements (1835 - 1919)
The C J Koh Law Library has digitised this rare 5-volume set. The laws are freely available via the NUS Libraries catalogue, LINC.
Index to the Laws of the Straits Settlements from April 1867 to 28th February 1882
The Acts and Ordinances of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements 1867 - 1886 (vol1)
The acts and ordinances of the Legislative council of the Straits Settlements, from the 1st April 1867 to the 1st June 1886; together with certain acts of Parliament, orders of Her Majesty in council, letters patent, and Indian acts in force in the colony
eGazette (Singapore)
Straits Settlements Government Gazette 1859-1940
From BooksSG NLB
Singapore Law Watch
Daily legal news.

Singapore Bills

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Singapore bills are available from 1961.

Singapore Parliament
Bills introduced to Parliament, from 2002, available free.

Parliamentary Reports /Hansards

Singapore Parliament
Provides access to Parliamentary Reports and Select Committee Reports from 1955. Also available on LawNet.

How to locate Singapore Parliamentary debates

Other related documents

Consultation papers
Singapore Academy of Law: Law Reform Committee Publications
Law reform committee of Singapore Academy of Law
CommonLII: Reports from the Singapore Law Reform Commission
By the Attorney-General's Chambers, hosted by Commonwealth Legal Information Institute.
Select Committee Reports
Available from the Singapore Parliament website

Locating Singapore Legislation

Practice Directions

Codes and Regulations

MAS Regulations & Licensing
SGX Rulebooks & Manuals
ACRA Guides
Informative and useful guides for businesses, companies, directors and consumers.

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