Singapore legislation
Clause 45
Clause 45
Costs of inquiry
(1)
Where, upon due inquiry into the complaint or matter, a Disciplinary Committee is satisfied that the registered dentist concerned has been convicted or guilty of any of the matters set out in section 44(1)(a) to (d), the Disciplinary Committee may order the registered dentist to pay to the Council such sums as it thinks fit in respect of costs and expenses of and incidental to the inquiry, and the High Court shall have jurisdiction to tax such sums.
(2)
An order referred to in subsection (1) shall be enforceable as if it were ordered in connection with a civil action in the High Court.
(3)
The Disciplinary Committee in ordering that costs be paid by the registered dentist may certify that costs for more than one solicitor be paid if it is satisfied that the issues involved in the proceedings are of sufficient complexity, and the certification by the Disciplinary Committee shall have the same effect as if it were a certification by a judge in a civil action in the High Court.
(4)
The costs and expenses referred to in subsection (1) shall include —
the costs and expenses of any advocate and solicitor appointed under section 43(5), and the costs and expenses of an assessor referred to in section 57, in respect of the inquiry;
such reasonable expenses as the Council may pay to witnesses; and
such reasonable expenses as are necessary for the conduct of the inquiry.