Singapore legislation
Section 96
Section 96
Costs and expenses in proceedings before Registrar
(1)
The Registrar may, in proceedings before the Registrar under this Act, by order award to any party such costs as the Registrar may consider reasonable and direct how and by what parties they are to be paid.
(2)
Any costs awarded under this section are, if a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court so orders, recoverable by execution issued from that Court or otherwise as if they were payable under an order of that Court.
(3)
If any person by whom —
a reference is made to the Registrar under section 20 or 47;
an application is made to the Registrar for the revocation of a patent; or
notice of opposition is given to the Registrar under section 38(4), 54(7) or 107(2),neither resides nor carries on business in Singapore, the Registrar may require the person to give security for the costs or expenses of the proceedings and in default of such security being given may treat the reference, application or notice as abandoned.