Singapore legislation

Regulation 13

of Family Justice (Protection from Harassment) Rules 2024

Regulation 13

Appeal relating to protection order or false statement order

Subregulation 1

Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) and rule 3(3), Part 19 of the General Rules applies to an appeal against a decision of the Family Court in relation to a protection order or false statement order or the refusal of the order.

Subregulation 2

For the purposes of paragraph (1), any reference to “all parties who have an interest in the appeal” in Part 19 of the General Rules is to be read, unless the court otherwise directs, as a reference to the following persons:

(a)

the applicant for the protection order or false statement order;

(b)

the respondent to the application for the protection order or false statement order;

(c)

every relevant party in relation to the protection order or false statement order;

(d)

any other person on whom the application is directed to be served under rule 23(1).

Subregulation 3

The time for service under Part 19 of the General Rules on a person mentioned in paragraph (2)(d) is the time required by rule 23(2).