Singapore legislation
Section 62
Section 62
List of touts
(1)
The Presiding Judge of the State Courts may —
frame and publish a list of persons proved to his or her satisfaction, by evidence of general repute or otherwise, to act as touts or unauthorised advisers to suitors or other persons; and
alter and amend the list.
(2)
The Presiding Judge of the State Courts may, by general or special order, exclude from the precincts of the State Courts any person whose name is included in the list, except that when the person is a party to or a witness in any proceedings in a State Court, then he or she is allowed to remain for such time as is necessary.
(3)
A person’s name must not be included in the list until the person has been heard or had an opportunity of being heard against such inclusion.
(4)
An appeal lies to a Judge sitting in chambers in the General Division of the High Court from an order made by the Presiding Judge of the State Courts to include a person’s name in the list.
(5)
The decision of the Judge is final.
(6)
A copy of the list is to be kept hung up in the office or offices of the State Courts and must be published in the Gazette.
(7)
A person whose name appears in the list of touts under section 73 of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969, or the list of touts under section 39 of the Family Justice Act 2014, is deemed to be included in the list under this section, and vice versa.