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Part 1 · Preliminary

2. Application of Rules and Rules of Court 2021

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Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2022. 2 amendments in all.

(1)

These Rules apply to all proceedings in the Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals.

(2)

Subject to the provisions of these Rules, the Rules of Court 2021 (G.N. No. S 914/2021) apply to all proceedings in and appeals from the Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals with the following modifications:

(a)

any reference to a Judge includes a reference to a tribunal judge;

(b)

any reference to a Court includes a reference to a Community Disputes Resolution Tribunal or a tribunal judge;

(c)

any reference to an originating process includes a reference to a claim under rule 5;

(d)

any reference to a pleading does not include a reference to a claim under rule 5;

(e)

Order 9, Rule 16 of the Rules of Court 2021 applies to a claim under rule 5 as if the claim were a pleading;

(f)

Orders 7 and 28 of the Rules of Court 2021 do not apply to any proceeding in the Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals.

Subregulation 1

These Rules apply to all proceedings in the Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals.

Subregulation 2

Subject to the provisions of these Rules, the Rules of Court 2021 (G.N. No. S 914/2021) apply to all proceedings in and appeals from the Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals with the following modifications:

(a)

any reference to a Judge includes a reference to a tribunal judge;

(b)

any reference to a Court includes a reference to a Community Disputes Resolution Tribunal or a tribunal judge;

(c)

any reference to an originating process includes a reference to a claim under rule 5;

(d)

any reference to a pleading does not include a reference to a claim under rule 5;

(e)

Order 9, Rule 16 of the Rules of Court 2021 applies to a claim under rule 5 as if the claim were a pleading;

(f)

Orders 7 and 28 of the Rules of Court 2021 do not apply to any proceeding in the Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals.

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