Ministry of Law (Singapore)

Ministry of Law
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Singapore
Headquarters	100 High Street, #08-02 The Treasury, Singapore 179434
Employees	333 [1]
Annual budget	$458.72 million SGD (2013)[1]
Ministers responsible	K Shanmugam, Minister; Indranee Rajah, Senior Minister of State;
Agency executives	Ng How Yue[2], Permanent Secretary; Poon Hong Yuen, Deputy Secretary;
Website	www.mlaw.gov.sg

The Ministry of Law (Abbreviation: MinLaw; Malay: Kementerian Undang-Undang; Chinese: 律政部) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for ensuring that Singapore's legal infrastructure is clear, efficacious and transparent . It is currently led by Minister for Law K Shanmugam.

Mission

Advancing access to justice, the rule of law, the economy and society through policy, law and services.

Organisational structure

The Ministry of Law comprises

Headquarters (HQ)
Three departments (Insolvency and Public Trustee's Office, Legal Aid Bureau and Community Mediation Unit, the last of which oversees the Community Mediation Centres located at The Treasury and at the Subordinate Courts of Singapore)
Three boards and tribunals (Appeals Board for Land Acquisitions, Land Surveyors Board and Copyright Tribunal)
Two statutory boards (Intellectual Property Office of Singapore and Singapore Land Authority)

HQ's policy divisions consist of

Legal Policy Division
International Legal Division
Legal Industry Division
Policy Advisory Division
Land Policy Division
Intellectual Property Policy Division
Community Legal Services Division

List of ministers

See Minister for Law (Singapore)

References

1 2 "Head R: Ministry of Law" (PDF). Budget 2013: Revenue and Expenditure Estimates. Ministry of Finance. March 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
↑ "Changes in Permanent Secretary appointments from January 2017". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

External links

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[MoL-1] 1 2 "Head R: Ministry of Law" (PDF). Budget 2013: Revenue and Expenditure Estimates. Ministry of Finance. March 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-15.

[2] "Changes in Permanent Secretary appointments from January 2017". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

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