Singapore legislation
Regulation 19
Regulation 19
Appeal relating to application for mandatory treatment order
Subregulation 1
Subject to rule 3(3), Part 19 of the General Rules applies to an appeal in relation to the following decisions of the Family Court:
a decision to call or not to call for a formal assessment report;
a decision in relation to a mandatory treatment order or the refusal of a mandatory treatment 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:
the applicant for a mandatory treatment order, if any;
the respondent to the application for the mandatory treatment order;
the appointed psychiatrist in relation to the mandatory treatment order;
any other person on whom the application or notice of appeal 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).