Singapore legislation
Regulation 47
Regulation 47
Service of claim, summons or document
Subregulation 1
Any claim, summons or document that is to be served on any person in any proceedings under the Act or these Rules may be served —
by delivering that document personally to that person;
by sending that document by registered post addressed to that person at —
that person’s last known residential address;
that person’s registered address; or
the address of that person’s principal place of business, as notified to ACRA; or
if that person is a party to those proceedings, and has been notified by the Registrar of that person’s right to access the electronic system to view any document served on that person in relation to those proceedings — as an alternative to serving that document in accordance with sub‑paragraph (a) or (b) — by submitting that document through the electronic system.
Subregulation 2
A claim or summons must not be served on any person outside Singapore.
Subregulation 3
Any claim, summons or document sent by registered post to any person in accordance with paragraph (1) is to be treated as duly served on the person at the time when the claim, summons or document (as the case may be) would in the ordinary course of post be delivered.
Subregulation 4
In proving service of any claim, summons or document sent by registered post to any person in accordance with paragraph (1), it is sufficient to prove that the envelope containing the claim, summons or document (as the case may be) was properly addressed, stamped and posted by registered post.
Subregulation 5
A tribunal, the Registrar, a District Court or the registrar of the State Courts may, in any particular case, order that a claim, summons or document be served on a person by any suitable means (including by fax or electronic mail).