Singapore legislation
Regulation 35
Regulation 35
Service of summons and other documents
Subregulation 1
Subject to rules 33, 34 and 34A, unless the Court otherwise directs, any summons or other document must be served by ordinary service in accordance with paragraph (2).
Subregulation 2
Ordinary service, of any document that is not required to be served personally, is effected —
by leaving the document at the address for service of the person to be served;
by sending the document by post to the address for service of the person to be served; (ba)in such other manner as may be agreed between the party serving and the party to be served; or
in such other manner as the Court may direct.
Subregulation 3
For the purposes of paragraph (2), if at the time when service is effected, the person who is to be served has no address for service, his address for service is his usual or last known address.
Subregulation 4
Unless otherwise provided or directed by the Court, a summons must be served within 7 days after the filing of the summons.
Subregulation 5
The Court may, in an appropriate case, order that service on any person of a summons or document, and any subsequent or related documents filed in the proceedings, be dispensed with.