Singapore legislation
Regulation 54
Regulation 54
Effect of non-compliance
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (2), where, in any proceedings before a tribunal or the Registrar, there has been a failure to comply with any requirement of these Rules, the failure is to be treated as an irregularity and does not nullify the proceedings, any step taken in the proceedings, or any decision, direction or order given by the tribunal or Registrar.
Subregulation 2
A tribunal may, on the ground that there has been a failure mentioned in paragraph (1), and on any terms as to costs or otherwise that the tribunal thinks just —
set aside either wholly or in part the proceedings in which the failure occurred, any step taken in those proceedings, or any document, decision, direction or order in those proceedings; or
exercise the tribunal’s powers under these Rules to allow such amendments (if any) to be made and to make such order (if any) dealing with the proceedings generally as the tribunal thinks fit.
Subregulation 3
The Registrar may exercise any power of a tribunal under paragraph (2), but cannot set aside a decision, direction or order made by a tribunal magistrate.