Singapore legislation

Regulation 15

of Muslim Marriage and Divorce Rules

Regulation 15

Miscellaneous interim orders

Amended byS 639/2018 wef 22/10/2018S 639/2018 wef 22/10/2018S 639/2018 wef 22/10/2018

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 639/2018 wef 22/10/2018

The Court may, on the application of any party to any proceedings in the Court, make an interim order —

(a)

in such terms as the Court thinks fit, for the purpose of facilitating or expediting the hearing of the proceedings;

(b)

to allow an amendment of any case statement or Memorandum of Defence;

(c)

to strike out or expunge any affidavit or part thereof;

(d)

to permit the correction of any clerical error in any document filed in the Court;

(e)

to extend the time required for the doing of anything under these Rules, or pursuant to any direction or order of the Court; or

(f)

to set aside any order made in the absence of any party to the proceedings, not being an order relating to the marital status of the parties.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 639/2018 wef 22/10/2018

An application under paragraph (1) —

(a)

must be made by summons in Form 28 and supported by an affidavit; and

(b)

must be served on every other party to the proceedings within 7 days after the date of filing of the application in the Court, or within such other period as the Court may direct.

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 639/2018 wef 22/10/2018

The Court may, in an appropriate case, dispense with the requirement in paragraph (2).