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Part 3A · Witnesses

13B. Service of summons on witness

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Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2022.

(1)

Every summons issued under rule 13A must be served on the person to whom it is directed.

(2)

A summons must not be served on any witness outside Singapore.

(3)

The obligation on a witness summoned under rule 13A to attend any hearing extends to any time and place to which the hearing may be adjourned.

(4)

A tribunal or the Registrar may direct a party who served the summons to file a declaration of service in the appropriate Form.

Subregulation 1

Every summons issued under rule 13A must be served on the person to whom it is directed.

Subregulation 2

A summons must not be served on any witness outside Singapore.

Subregulation 3

The obligation on a witness summoned under rule 13A to attend any hearing extends to any time and place to which the hearing may be adjourned.

Subregulation 4

A tribunal or the Registrar may direct a party who served the summons to file a declaration of service in the appropriate Form.

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