Singapore legislation

Clause 210

of Courts (Civil and Criminal Justice) Reform Bill

Clause 210

Amendment of State Immunity Act

The State Immunity Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “entry of appearance and judgments in default of appearance” in the following provision and substituting the words “filing and service of a notice of intention to contest or not contest (formerly known as entry of appearance) and judgments in default of a notice of intention to contest or not contest (formerly known as judgments in default of appearance)”:Section 2(2)(b);

(b)

by deleting the word “appear” in the following provision and substituting the words “file and serve a notice of intention to contest or not contest”:Section 3(2);

(c)

by deleting the words “entering an appearance” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “filing and serving a notice of intention to contest or not contest”:Section 14(2) and (4);

(d)

by deleting the word “appears” in the following provision and substituting the words “files and serves a notice of intention to contest or not contest”:Section 14(3);

(e)

by deleting the words “default of appearance” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “default of a notice of intention to contest or not contest”:Section 14(4) and (5);

(f)

by deleting the word “leave” in the following provision and substituting the word “permission”:Section 14(7); and

(g)

by deleting the words “default of appearance” in the following provision and substituting the words “default of notice of intention to contest or not contest”:Section 14 (section heading).

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