Singapore legislation
Clause 19
Clause 19
Rules of Court
(1)
The Rules Committee constituted under section 80(3) of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap. 322) may make Rules of Court to regulate and prescribe the procedure and practice to be followed in respect of civil proceedings under this Act.
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Rules Committee may make Rules of Court for the following purposes:
to provide for expedited procedures;
to provide for any orders made under this Act to be published in a specified manner;
to empower the court to make any ancillary orders for the purposes of this Act;
in relation to proceedings for an order under section 12, 13 or 15, where the name of any party to whom the order is intended to apply is unknown, for that party to be identified by an Internet location address, a website, a username or account, an electronic mail address or any other unique identifier;
to prescribe the persons who may bring proceedings for an order under section 12, 13 or 15 and all other civil proceedings under this Act, on behalf of the victim under section 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, as the case may be, or any other person making an application under this Act; and
to provide for costs and fees of such proceedings, and for regulating any matter relating to the costs of such proceedings,and section 80 of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act shall apply to the making of these Rules of Court.
(3)
Rules of Court may, instead of providing for any matter, refer to any provision made or to be made about that matter by practice directions issued for the time being by the Registrar of the Supreme Court or the Registrar of the State Courts, as the case may be.