Singapore legislation
Section 56
Section 56
Costs 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)
The rules may provide for the taxation of the costs, or any part thereof, by the Registrar.
(3)
A party desirous to obtain costs or to have the costs taxed must apply to the Registrar in accordance with the rules.
(4)
If a party is ordered to pay the costs of another party, the costs may be recovered in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due by the first party to the other party.