Singapore legislation
Regulation 5
Regulation 5
Petition of appeal
Subregulation 1
A petition of appeal in Form 3 or 4 set out in the Schedule (as the case may be) must be lodged by the appellant or the appellant’s advocate within 14 days after service of the record of proceedings and the grounds of decision under regulation 4(5) or (7), with —
the Registrar of the Supreme Court (if the original court is the General Division of the High Court); or
the Registrar of the State Courts (if the original court is a District Court or Magistrate’s Court).
Subregulation 2
The petition of appeal —
must be signed by the appellant and the appellant’s advocate, if any;
must state briefly the substance of the decision of the original court; and
must contain sufficient particulars of any points of law or of fact for which the appellant claims the original court was in error.
Subregulation 3
Subject to regulation 7, if a petition of appeal is not lodged within the time provided under this regulation, the appeal is treated as withdrawn.
Subregulation 4
At any time before the petition of appeal is lodged, the appellant or the appellant’s advocate may file with the Registrar of the Supreme Court or the Registrar of the State Courts (as the case may be), a notice of discontinuance of the appeal.
Subregulation 5
If the appellant or the appellant’s advocate files a notice of discontinuance under paragraph (4), the appellant or the appellant’s advocate must serve the notice on the Public Prosecutor or respondent (as the case may be) on the date of the filing.
Subregulation 6
The appellant or the appellant’s advocate may, after lodging a petition of appeal within the time provided under this regulation, in a notice in writing to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, seek leave of court to withdraw the appeal.
Subregulation 7
Except with the leave of the appellate court, the appellant or the appellant’s advocate is not permitted, on the hearing of the appeal, to rely on any ground of appeal other than those set out in the petition of appeal.