Singapore legislation

Clause 127

of Women’s Charter

Clause 127

Power to make rules

(1)

The judges of the Supreme Court, or any three of them, of whom the Chief Justice shall be one, may make rules to fix and regulate the fees and costs payable upon all proceedings in suits under this Part of this Ordinance, and also rules concerning the practice and procedure under this Part of this Ordinance as they consider expedient.

(2)

Such rules may prescribe the forms to be used in proceedings under this Part of this Ordinance.

(3)

A copy of such rules made by the judges under this Part of this Ordinance, certified under the hand of the Chief Justice, shall be transmitted by the Chief Justice to the Yang di-Pertuan Negara, to be presented to the Legislative Assembly.

(4)

All such rules shall be published in the Gazette and shall be presented to the Legislative Assembly as soon as may be after publication and if a resolution is passed pursuant to a motion notice whereof has been given for a sitting day not later than the first available sitting day of the Assembly next after the expiry of one month from the date when such rules are so presented annulling the rules or any part thereof as from a specified date, such rules or such part thereof as the case may be shall thereupon become void as from such date but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder or to the making of new rules.