Electronic Gazette established as authoritative version with Electronic Gazette and Legislation Act 2025 taking effect
25 March 2025
The Electronic Gazette and Legislation Act 2025 (“Act”) largely came into operation on 9 March 2025, except section 4(30) on amendments in relation to the Immigration Act 1959.
The Act amends various Acts to:
- provide for the Gazette published on the prescribed website to be the authoritative version of the Gazette, and to provide for the administration of the electronic Gazette;
- provide for electronic versions of revised editions of legislation to be authoritative;
- abolish the use of the Gazette as an instrument of appointment; and
- make related and consequential amendments.
More information on the Act is set out in our article “Electronic Gazette and Legislation Bill passed providing for Electronic Gazette to be authoritative version”.
Prescribed website
The Interpretation (Gazette) Regulations 2025 came into operation on 9 March 2025 and prescribe https://www.egazette.gov.sg as the prescribed website for the purposes of section 48(2), (4)(a), and (6) of the Interpretation Act 1965 (as of 9 March 2025) in relation to the publication, judicial notice, and prevailing version of the Gazette.
Reference materials
The following materials are available on Singapore Statutes Online sso.agc.gov.sg: