Singapore legislation
Regulation 22O
Regulation 22O
Force and effect of order under section 86(2) of Women’s Charter 1961 (P. 3, r. 22O)
Subregulation 1
If a party to any maintenance enforcement proceedings (called in this Rule the defaulter) fails to comply with an order under section 86(2) of the Women’s Charter 1961, the Court may make any order it thinks just, including one or more of the following orders:
an order that the maintenance enforcement application be struck out;
if a claim for relief is made in any affidavit filed in the proceedings — an order that the claim be struck out;
an order that the maintenance enforcement application be fixed for hearing without further reference to the parties;
an order that the defaulter do any thing specified by the Court that may be required for an MEO to obtain from any other person the information ordered to be provided under the order under section 86(2) of the Women’s Charter 1961;
an order that the defaulter may not rely on any information ordered to be provided under the order under section 86(2) of the Women’s Charter 1961 unless the Court approves;
an order that an adverse inference be drawn against the defaulter;
if a claim for relief is struck out pursuant to sub-paragraph (b) — any order that the Court thinks just in respect of the maintenance enforcement application.
Subregulation 2
The Court must, when exercising the power under paragraph (1)(a), (b), (f) or (g), have regard to any reason specified by the defaulter for not providing any information to the MEO.