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[edit] Usage

This template inserts a link to the on-line version of a current Singapore statute on Singapore Statutes Online, a service of the Attorney-General's Chambers of Singapore.

To refer to the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, use {{Singapore Constitution}}.

The template currently does not display citations in the correct format for the current versions of Singapore statutes that do not have chapter numbers, even if such statutes are available from Singapore Statutes Online. Full hyperlinks should provided for such statutes, as follows:

[edit] Constitutional documents

  • Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965 (1985 Rev. Ed.): [http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?actno=REVED-INDEP Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965] (1985 Rev. Ed.).
  • Republic of Singapore Independence Act 1965 (No. 9 of 1965) (1985 Rev. Ed.): [http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?actno=REVED-RSI Republic of Singapore Independence Act 1965] (No. 9 of 1965) (1985 Rev. Ed.).

[edit] Imperial Acts

  • Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Act 1878 (41 & 42 Vict., c. 73) (1985 Rev. Ed.): [http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?actno=REVED-IA1 Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Act 1878] ([[List of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament, 1860-1879#1878 (41 & 42 Vict)|41 & 42 Vict., c. 73]]) (1985 Rev. Ed.).
  • Marine Conventions Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. V, c. 57) (2004 Rev. Ed.): [http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?actno=REVED-IA3 Marine Conventions Act 1911] ([[List of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament, 1900-1919#1911 (1 & 2 Geo. V)|1 & 2 Geo. V, c. 57]]) (2004 Rev. Ed.).
  • Straits Settlements and Johore Territorial Waters (Agreement) Act 1928 (18 & 19 Geo. V, c. 23) (1985 Rev. Ed.): [http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?actno=REVED-IA2 Straits Settlements and Johore Territorial Waters (Agreement) Act 1928] ([[List of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament, 1920-1939#18 & 19 Geo. V|18 & 19 Geo. V, c. 23]]) (1985 Rev. Ed.).

[edit] Syntax

{{Singapore Statute|title=|cap=|ed=}}

[edit] Parameters

Parameter Description
title Optional: enter the short title (or "name") of the statute, e.g., "Application of English Law Act"; "Penal Code"; "Women's Charter".
cap Enter the chapter number of the statute, e.g., "7A" for the Application of English Law Act and "295" for the Singapore Armed Forces Act. This parameter is mandatory.
ed Optional: enter the year of the current revised edition of the statute, e.g., "1994" for the Application of English Law Act (Cap. 7A, 1994 Rev. Ed.). The current revised edition can be ascertained by visiting the Singapore Statutes Online website.

[edit] Examples

Wikitext Result
{{Singapore Statute|cap=7A}} Cap. 7A
{{Singapore Statute|cap=7A|ed=1994}} Cap. 7A, 1994 Rev. Ed.
{{Singapore Statute|title=Application of English Law Act|cap=7A}} Application of English Law Act (Cap. 7A)
{{Singapore Statute|title=Application of English Law Act|cap=7A|ed=1994}} Application of English Law Act (Cap. 7A, 1994 Rev. Ed.)

[edit] Queries, changes and help

To pose queries about the template, suggest changes or ask for help, post them on the template's talk page, or get in touch with the primary editors working on this template, Jacklee and Rifleman 82.

[edit] See also