Interpretation Act Cap 1

28 judgments · 7 courts · 15 cited sections

The Interpretation Act (Cap 1) has been cited, interpreted or applied in 28 Singapore judgments in this corpus, spanning 15 distinct sections. The decisions below are the primary source for how the courts have read it. This page reports those decisions; it is not legal advice.

Which sections of the Interpretation Act have the courts cited?

Sections of Cap 1 referenced across the 28 judgments below.

s 2 s 2(1) s 9A s 9A(1) s 9A(2) s 9A(2)(a) s 9A(2)(b) s 9A(3) s 9A(3)(d) s 9A(3)(f) s 15(2) s 19(c) s 24A(2) s 40 s 41

Which cases interpret the Interpretation Act?

[2026] SGHC 108

YANG ING WOEI v SINGAPORE MEDICAL COUNCIL

19 May 2026

SGHC

[2026] SGDC 162

Achievers LLC v Legal Aid Bureau

12 May 2026

SGDC

[2026] SGCA 22

LOUIS VUITTON MALLETIER v Ng Hoe Seng (formerly trading as EMCASE SG)

6 May 2026

SGCA

[2026] SGHC 89

KENNETH LUM HSIEN LOONG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

29 April 2026

SGHC

[2026] SGHC 82

ZHAO YANG GEOTECHNIC PTE LTD v CHINA COMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LTD (SINGAPORE BRANCH)

13 April 2026

SGHC

[2026] SGHC 80

TRAN THI TIEN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

10 April 2026

SGHC

[2026] SGHCR 10

Michal Beranek v Sreerangam Muruthi & 2 Ors

Blackstone Asia Real Estate Partners Limited (In Liquidation) & 2 Ors v Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited

11 March 2026

SGCA

[2026] SGHCR 6

MATTHEW BENJAMIN CAPE V JOHN CHARLES COLLIS & 8 ORS

5 March 2026

SGHCR

[2026] SGHCR 2

COREY MATHEW BERARD v TIDEWATER OFFSHORE OPERATIONS PTE LTD

9 February 2026

SGHCR

[2026] SGHC 30

JWT REALTY PTE. LTD. & Anor v THE POD PTE. LTD.

6 February 2026

SGHC

[2026] SGMC 18

EDMUND MOTOR PTE. LTD. v MANAGEMENT CORPORATION STRATA TITLE NO. 3564 & Anor

5 February 2026

SGMC

[2026] SGMC 3

WEN HANRONG v HUATIONG CONTRACTOR PTE LTD & Anor

5 January 2026

SGMC

[2025] SGHC 254

JEFF LIM WAI KIT v ARUMUGAM ALAMUTHU

15 December 2025

SGHC

[2025] SGHC 242

PRITAM SINGH v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

4 December 2025

SGHC

[2025] SGHC 229

PAULUS TANNOS v THE STATE

SUN WEIYEH v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

31 October 2025

SGHC

[2025] SGCA 49

Soh Chee Wen v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

10 October 2025

SGCA

[2025] SGHC 165

NARESH KUMAR S/O NAGESVARAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

22 August 2025

SGHC

[2025] SGHC 143

ENVY ASSET MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. (IN LIQUIDATION) & 5 Ors v NG YU ZHI & 3 Ors

29 July 2025

SGHC

[2025] SGHC 112

Cheng Tze Tzuen v Dang Lan Anh

1 July 2025

SGHC

[2025] SGHC 69

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v TEO HWEE PENG

14 April 2025

SGHC

[2025] SGCA 11

Lau Yean Liang, Raymond v JASON ALEKSANDER KARDACHI & Anor

13 March 2025

SGCA

[2025] SGHC 35

PRIMEPULSE CONSULTANCY PTE. LTD. v CHAN PAU TEE & Anor

28 February 2025

SGHC

[2025] SGHC 18

SUBHAS GOVIN PRABHAKAR NAIR v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

5 February 2025

SGHC

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Compiled by the SG Case Law editorial team from primary sources — the judgments themselves and Singapore Statutes Online (sso.agc.gov.sg). · Updated 14 June 2026 · How we compile this