Singapore legislation
Regulation 8
Regulation 8
Agents
Subregulation 1
The Registrar may, in dealing with any matter under the Act or these Rules in respect of which a person has been authorised to act as an agent on behalf of another, require the personal signature or presence of either the agent or his principal.
Subregulation 2
The Registrar may, by notice in writing sent to an agent, require the agent to produce evidence of his authority.
Subregulation 3
Where an agent has been appointed by a person for any application or proceedings, the agent’s address for service in Singapore shall be treated as the address for service of that person.
Subregulation 4
The appointment of an agent for a matter shall be notified to the Registrar in the form for that matter.
Subregulation 5
The following shall be notified to the Registrar in Form CM1:
any appointment of an agent for a matter for which no form is prescribed;
any change of an agent for a matter.
Subregulation 6
Where an agent for a party to any matter intends to cease to so act, the agent —
must file with the Registrar in Form CM1 —
a notice of the intention;
the party’s latest address, including any email address, on the agent’s records; and
a statement that the agent has given reasonable notice to the party of the intention, and informed the party of the consequences set out in rule 7(7A) as applied by paragraph (9); and
must serve Form CM1 on the party at the same time the form is filed with the Registrar.
Subregulation 7
On receipt of the form mentioned in paragraph (6)(a), the Registrar must send to the party a notice requesting the party to provide an address for service within 3 months after the date of the notice.
Subregulation 8
The notice in paragraph (7) must be sent to the address of the party filed under paragraph (6)(a)(ii) or any alternative address of the party.
Subregulation 9
Rule 7(7A)(a), (b), (c) or (d) (whichever is applicable) applies, with the necessary modifications, if —
the Registrar does not have any alternative address of the party to which to send a notice under paragraph (7); or
the Registrar sent a notice under paragraph (7) and no address for service was provided within 3 months after the date of the notice.
Subregulation 10
In paragraphs (8) and (9), “alternative address” has the meaning given by rule 7(9).