Singapore legislation
Regulation 24
Regulation 24
Means of service
Subregulation 1
Without affecting any provision of the General Rules or these Rules permitting the service of a document in any other manner, any document filed in relation to PH proceedings may be served in accordance with paragraph (2) or as the Family Court may direct under paragraph (3) or (4).
Subregulation 2
Where the proper address in Singapore of the person to be served is known, service on that person may be effected —
by leaving with that person a copy of that document;
by posting a copy of that document on the front door of the proper address of that person; or
by sending a copy of that document by registered post to the proper address of the person.
Subregulation 3
Where the proper address of the person to be served is not known —
if that person has an electronic mail address, then the Family Court may direct that the document be served by sending an electronic communication of that document to that electronic mail address;
if that person has an account on any social media or social networking website, and that social media or social networking website provides a mechanism for that person to receive electronic communications in that account, then the Family Court may direct that the document be served by sending an electronic communication of that document to that account; or
if that person has an Internet website, a blog or a page on any social media or social networking website, and that Internet website, blog or social media or social networking website provides a mechanism for the posting of comments on that Internet website, blog or page of that social media or social networking website, then the Family Court may direct that the document be served by posting an electronic communication of that document on that Internet website, blog or page on that social media or social networking website.
Subregulation 4
Where there is no known proper address of the person to be served, and paragraph (3) does not apply to that person, the Family Court may direct that the document be served by causing a notice containing the following information to be posted on any Internet website or other website that the Family Court may specify:
a statement identifying that document;
a statement that the person to be served may obtain that document from —
the person serving that document; or
if the person serving that document is represented by a solicitor, the solicitor;
the electronic mail address, or any contact details that the Family Court may specify, of the person serving that document or solicitor, as the case may be.
Subregulation 5
Any document sent by registered post to any person in accordance with paragraph (2) is to be treated as duly served on the person at the time when the document (as the case may be) would in the ordinary course of post be delivered.
Subregulation 6
In proving service of any document sent by registered post to any person in accordance with paragraph (2), it is sufficient to prove that the envelope containing the document was properly addressed, stamped and posted by registered post.
Subregulation 7
The Family Court may, in an appropriate case, dispense with service of any document on any person.