Singapore legislation
Clause 75
Clause 75
Additional powers of court in attachment of earnings order proceedings
(1)
Where proceedings relating to an attachment of earnings order are brought in any court, the court may, either before or at the hearing —
order the defendant to give to the court, within such period as may be specified by the order, a statement signed by him of —
the name and address of his employer, or of each of his employers if he has more than one;
such particulars as to the defendant’s earnings as may be so specified;
such prescribed particulars as may be so specified for the purpose of enabling the defendant to be identified by any employer of his; and
order any person appearing to the court to be an employer of the defendant to give to the court, within such period as may be specified by the order, a statement signed by him or on his behalf of such particulars as may be specified by the order of all earnings of the defendant which fell to be paid by that person during such period as may be so specified.
(2)
A document purporting to be such a statement as is mentioned in subsection (1) of this section shall, in any such proceedings as are so mentioned, be received in evidence and be deemed to be such a statement without further proof unless the contrary is shown.