Singapore legislation

Regulation 13A

of Employment Claims Regulations 2017

Regulation 13A

Correction of error, etc.

Subregulation 1

This regulation applies in relation to —

(a)

a claim referral certificate in respect of one or more claims that have not been determined by a tribunal; or

(b)

a settlement agreement entered into under section 7(1) of the Act that has not been registered in a District Court.

Subregulation 2

An approved mediator may correct any error in, or any defect in the form of, a claim referral certificate or settlement agreement —

(a)

on the approved mediator’s own initiative; or

(b)

on the application of one of the following persons:

(i)

in a case of a claim referral certificate — by the claimant concerned;

(ii)

in a case of a settlement agreement — by any party to the settlement agreement.

Subregulation 3

An approved mediator who corrects an error or defect in form under this regulation must —

(a)

issue an amended claim referral certificate to the claimant concerned; or

(b)

provide a new settlement agreement to be entered into in accordance with section 7(1) of the Act.

Subregulation 4

In this regulation, “error” means any misnomer, misspelling, misprint, mistake, inaccuracy, omission or any error of any other description that is accidental or inadvertent.