Singapore legislation
Regulation 12
Regulation 12
Additional service methods for Part 3 directions, etc.
Subregulation 1
This regulation authorises additional methods of serving any of the following documents on a person:
a document containing any Part 3 direction addressed to the person;
a document for the purposes of proceedings under Part 3 in connection with the Part 3 direction mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a);
a document for the purposes of an appeal by the person under section 92 in connection with the Part 3 direction mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a).
Subregulation 2
A document may be served on a person in accordance with a method described in paragraph (3), (4) or (5), but only if the person has consented (expressly or impliedly) to the service of the document by that method.
Subregulation 3
If the person is represented by a solicitor in connection with the relevant Part 3 direction (including in proceedings under Part 3 of the Act or an appeal under section 92), a document may be served on the person —
by giving the document personally to the solicitor;
by leaving the document with, or giving it to, someone who —
is present at the solicitor’s business address in Singapore; and
is apparently an adult and apparently employed there;
by posting the document to the solicitor’s business address in Singapore;
if the solicitor has a fax number for the service of documents — by faxing the document to that number; or
if the solicitor has an email address for the service of documents — by sending the document to that email address.
Subregulation 4
A document may be served on a person by sending the document to the person’s —
instant messaging account;
telephone account;
social media account; or
other account on a relevant electronic service.IllustrationA document addressed to a person may be sent to the person by SMS or by mobile chat application to the person’s telephone account.
Subregulation 5
If —
the person is the proprietor of an online location; and
that online location provides a means —
for corresponding with the person (which may include a feedback function) on that online location; or
for the posting of comments on that online location,a document may be served on the person by posting an electronic notice of that document on that online location through those means.