Singapore legislation

Clause 15

of Small Claims Tribunals Bill

Clause 15

Lodging claims

(1)

Proceedings before a tribunal shall be commenced by lodging a claim with the Registrar.

(2)

A claim shall be in writing on the prescribed form and shall be signed by the claimant.

(3)

The Registrar may permit a claim to be made orally and cause it to be reduced to writing. After the claim has been reduced to writing it shall be read over and explained to the claimant and, if confirmed correct by the claimant, shall be signed by the claimant and a copy thereof shall be given to him.

(4)

In any joint or representative claim —

(a)

the Registrar may permit the claim to be filed notwithstanding that it has not been signed by all the claimants or persons represented on condition that all the claimants or such persons shall do so before the date of hearing; and

(b)

the name of a claimant or person represented who has not so signed the claim before the hearing may, if a tribunal so directs, be deleted from the claim and the amount of the claim reduced accordingly.

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