Singapore legislation
Regulation 9
Regulation 9
Application to vary, suspend or cancel protection order or expedited protection order
Subregulation 1
An application to vary, suspend or cancel a protection order or an expedited protection order must be —
made by summons in Form 192 in the originating application in which the protection order or expedited protection order was made; and
supported by an affidavit in Form 193.
Subregulation 2
The applicant must serve the application and supporting affidavit on —
every other party to the claim for the order, within 7 days after the date on which the application is filed; and
any other person on whom the application is directed to be served under rule 23(1), within the time required by rule 23(2).
Subregulation 3
The Family Court may —
give any directions for the hearing of the application that the Family Court thinks fit;
conduct the hearing of the application in any manner that the Family Court thinks fit; and
where any party or person does not appear at the hearing of the application despite being served under paragraph (2), proceed to hear the application and make a decision in the absence of the party or person, even if the interests of the party or person may be prejudicially affected by the decision.
Subregulation 4
Any order made by the Family Court pursuant to the application must be served by the party in whose favour the order is made, on the following persons as the Family Court may direct:
each person required to be served under paragraph (2);
any other person on whom the order is directed to be served under rule 23(1).
Subregulation 5
This rule does not affect the Family Court’s power to transfer any application to vary, suspend or cancel the order to the Protection from Harassment Court under section 16J(2) of the Act.