5. Filing of documents

The Registrar may refuse to accept or process any document filed at the Registry that fails to comply with the Act or these Rules.

Every document filed at the Registry shall —

be in English or where the document is not in English, be accompanied by an English translation of the document in accordance with rule 79; and (b)be filed in accordance with the requirements relating to its size, durability, legibility or format specified in any practice direction issued by the Registrar.

[Deleted by S 437/2020 wef 05/06/2020]

Where the Registrar refuses to accept any document that does not comply with paragraph (2), the Registrar must give the person that filed the document a notice stating the manner in which the document does not comply with that paragraph.

Where any document filed at the Registry is a copy, the Registrar may —

decide whether to accept or process the document; and

require the original to be filed with the Registry.

The Registrar may require the filing of a hard copy of any document filed using the electronic online system.

The Registrar may refuse to accept or process any document filed at the Registry that fails to comply with the Act or these Rules.

Every document filed at the Registry shall —

be in English or where the document is not in English, be accompanied by an English translation of the document in accordance with rule 79; and (b)be filed in accordance with the requirements relating to its size, durability, legibility or format specified in any practice direction issued by the Registrar.

[Deleted by S 437/2020 wef 05/06/2020]

Where the Registrar refuses to accept any document that does not comply with paragraph (2), the Registrar must give the person that filed the document a notice stating the manner in which the document does not comply with that paragraph.

Where any document filed at the Registry is a copy, the Registrar may —

decide whether to accept or process the document; and

require the original to be filed with the Registry.

The Registrar may require the filing of a hard copy of any document filed using the electronic online system.