Singapore legislation
Section 22
Section 22
Costs and expenses to be determined by Magistrate’s Court
(1)
Except as herein otherwise provided, in all cases where costs or expenses are by this Act directed to be paid, the amount and any question of liability shall, in the case of dispute or failure to pay, be summarily ascertained and determined by a Magistrate’s Court.
(2)
If the amount of costs or expenses is not paid by the person liable to pay it within 7 days after demand, the amount may be reported to a Magistrate’s Court and recovered in the same way as if it were a fine imposed by a Magistrate’s Court.
(3)
An appeal shall lie to the General Division of the High Court from any decision of a Magistrate’s Court under this section, and the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to all such appeals.