Singapore legislation
Clause 10
of Singapore International Commercial Court (International Committee) Bill
Clause 10
Rules
(1)
The Chief Justice may make rules to regulate and prescribe the procedure and practice to be followed in the Committee and its Registry.
(2)
Without limiting subsection (1), the rules may —
provide for the Committee to dispose of any proceedings on the basis of documents and without an oral hearing;
provide for the Committee to hold any hearing by audio‑visual technology;
provide for the Committee to summarily dismiss any appeal or application on its own motion;
provide for the circumstances in which the Committee must or may sit in private;
prescribe the forms to be used and the fees and deposits payable for the purposes of proceedings in the Committee;
regulate matters relating to costs in proceedings in the Committee and the assessment of those costs;
regulate the means by which particular facts may be proved, and the manner in which any factual, expert or opinion evidence may be adduced; (h)instead of providing for any matter, refer to any provision made or to be made for that matter by practice directions issued for the time being by the registrar; and
make different provisions for different purposes.
(3)
The Chief Justice may establish one or more committees to advise the Chief Justice in the making of rules.
(4)
If there is an inconsistency between the jurisdiction regulations and the rules, the jurisdiction regulations are to prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.