Singapore legislation
Regulation 72
Regulation 72
Application for costs
Amended byS 743/2014 wef 13/11/2014
Subregulation 1
Amended byS 743/2014 wef 13/11/2014
For the purposes of section 69 of the Act, a party to proceedings before the Registrar who desires to obtain costs shall apply to the Registrar for an award of costs in relation to the proceedings —
(a)
during the proceedings; or
(b)
within one month after —
(i)
the day on which the Registrar makes a decision in the proceedings that ends those proceedings; or
(ii)
the date of the Registrar’s notice to the party that the proceedings have been withdrawn, discontinued or dismissed,as the case may be.
Subregulation 2
Before awarding costs in respect of the proceedings, the Registrar shall give each party to the proceedings an opportunity to be heard in relation to the award of costs.