Singapore legislation
Clause 37
Clause 37
Amendment of section 93
Section 93 of the principal Act is amended —
by deleting the words “Disciplinary Committee” wherever they appear in subsections (1) and (3) to (6) and in the section heading and substituting in each case the words “Disciplinary Tribunal”;
by deleting the words “In the event of the Disciplinary Committee making” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “Where a Disciplinary Tribunal makes”;
by deleting the words “the Committee” where they first appear in subsection (2) and substituting the words “the Disciplinary Tribunal”;
by deleting the words “or of such sum as the Committee may consider a reasonable contribution towards costs” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “, and may, in such order, specify the amount of those costs or direct that the amount be taxed by the Registrar”; and
by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsections:“(2A) Where a Disciplinary Tribunal makes a determination under subsection (1)(a) and further records the opinion that the complaint was frivolous or vexatious, the Disciplinary Tribunal may, after hearing the person who made the complaint (if he desires to be heard) —
order that the costs of the complaint shall be paid by that person; and
in such order, specify the amount of those costs or direct that the amount be taxed by the Registrar.(2B) Any person awarded any costs under subsection (2) or (2A) may sue for and recover those costs as if those costs were a debt due to him.”.