Singapore legislation
Clause 5
Clause 5
Expedited Order
(1)
Where, upon an application for a Protection Order, the court is satisfied that there is imminent danger of family violence being committed against the applicant, the court may make the orders under section 4(1) notwithstanding —
that the summons has not been served on the respondent or has not been served on the respondent within a reasonable time before the hearing of the application; or
that the summons requires the respondent to appear at some time or place,and any order made by virtue of this subsection shall be an interim order and be referred to in this section as an Expedited Order.
(2)
An Expedited Order shall not take effect until the date on which the order is served on the respondent in such manner as may be prescribed or, if the court specifies a later date as the date on which the order is to take effect, that later date.
(3)
An Expedited Order shall cease to have effect on whichever of the following dates occurs first:
the date of the expiration of the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the Expedited Order takes effect; or
the date of commencement of the hearing of the application for a Protection Order.
(4)
Notwithstanding subsection (3), the court may extend the duration of the Expedited Order.