Singapore legislation
Regulation 42
Regulation 42
Counter-statement
Amended byS 398/2022 wef 26/05/2022
Subregulation 1
Amended byS 398/2022 wef 26/05/2022
Within 2 months (or such longer period as may be granted under rule 43) after the date of receipt of the copy of the notice of opposition, the requestor must file with the Registrar a counter‑statement in Form HC6 (called in this Part the counter‑statement) setting out —
(a)
the grounds on which the requestor relies as supporting the request; and
(b)
the facts alleged in the notice of opposition which the requestor admits, if any.
Subregulation 2
The requestor must serve a copy of the counter-statement on the opponent at the same time the counter-statement is filed with the Registrar.
Subregulation 3
If the requestor does not comply with paragraph (1) or (2), the requestor is treated as having withdrawn the request.