Singapore legislation

Regulation 31

of Small Claims Tribunals Rules

Regulation 31

Fees

Amended byS 710/2019 wef 01/11/2019

Subregulation 1

The fees specified in the Schedule are payable for proceedings and matters under the Act.

Subregulation 2

A fee specified in the Schedule must be paid to the Registry by the relevant person specified in the Schedule —

(a)

at the time specified in the Schedule for the payment of that fee or, where no time is specified in the Schedule, at such time as the Registrar directs; and

(b)

in such manner as the Registrar directs.

Subregulation 3

Despite paragraph (2), the Registrar may, in any proceedings and on such terms as the Registrar thinks fit —

(a)

waive or defer the payment of the whole or part of any fee;

(b)

refund the whole or part of any fee paid; or

(c)

direct that the whole or part of any fee to be paid by any party to the proceedings be paid instead by such other party to the proceedings, or be apportioned among all or such of the parties to the proceedings, as the Registrar determines.

Subregulation 4

Any party requesting a refund under paragraph (3)(b) must make a request in the appropriate Form to the Registrar within one month (or such longer period as the Registrar may allow) after the date on which the reason for the refund arose.