Copyright Tribunals (Procedure) Regulations 2021

These Regulations are the Copyright Tribunals (Procedure) Regulations 2021.

In these Regulations —

“address for service”, in relation to a person, means the person’s address for service under regulation 13;

“case”, “officer”, “party”, “president”, “presiding member”, “proceeding” and “secretary” have the meanings given by section 477;

“case file number”, in relation to a proceeding, means the case file number allotted by the secretary to the proceeding under regulation 9;

“CMO” has the meaning given by section 459(1);

“Court” means the General Division of the High Court;

“intending user” has the meaning given by section 468;

“person” includes an organisation;

“Registry” means the Registry of the Tribunals established under regulation 4;

“sealed” means sealed with the seal of the Tribunals;

“specified form”, in relation to a provision of these Regulations, means a form specified at https://www.ipos.gov.sg for the purposes of the provision;

“tariff scheme” has the meaning given by section 459(3).

In these Regulations, a reference to a section is a reference to a section of the Act.

The Tribunals are to have a seal of a nature and pattern that the president approves.

For the purposes of these Regulations, a document is sealed if the seal of the Tribunals or an image of that seal is affixed to the document —

by hand, electronic means or any other means; and

by or with the authority of the secretary.

For the purposes of these Regulations, a document bearing the seal of the Tribunals or an image of that seal is presumed to be sealed in accordance with paragraph (2) unless the contrary is proved.

All courts and persons acting judicially must take judicial notice of the seal of the Tribunals.

The Tribunals are to have a seal of a nature and pattern that the president approves.

For the purposes of these Regulations, a document is sealed if the seal of the Tribunals or an image of that seal is affixed to the document —

by hand, electronic means or any other means; and

by or with the authority of the secretary.

For the purposes of these Regulations, a document bearing the seal of the Tribunals or an image of that seal is presumed to be sealed in accordance with paragraph (2) unless the contrary is proved.

All courts and persons acting judicially must take judicial notice of the seal of the Tribunals.

The Tribunals must have a Registry for the transaction of business relating to the proceedings in the Tribunals and for the keeping of records of all proceedings.

The Registry is to be situated at the place directed by the Minister or by any person authorised by the Minister.

The Registry must be open on the days and at the hours directed by the secretary.

Any records, books or documents kept at the Registry may be kept in electronic form.

The Tribunals must have a Registry for the transaction of business relating to the proceedings in the Tribunals and for the keeping of records of all proceedings.

The Registry is to be situated at the place directed by the Minister or by any person authorised by the Minister.

The Registry must be open on the days and at the hours directed by the secretary.

Any records, books or documents kept at the Registry may be kept in electronic form.

For the purposes of these Regulations, a document is advertised if it is published —

once in the Gazette; or

once in an English local daily newspaper and, if the document relates to a copyright work or protected performance in Chinese, Malay or Tamil, once in a local daily newspaper of that language.