Singapore legislation
Regulation 53
Regulation 53
Rounds of evidence
Subregulation 1
Where the counter-statement has been filed, the Registrar, after hearing the parties on the appropriate timelines, must make all of the following directions:
the opponent must, within a specified period (including any extension under rule 54), file with the Registrar a statutory declaration setting out the evidence the opponent wishes to adduce in support of the opposition to the application under rule 49(2) and serve on the applicant a copy of the same declaration;
the applicant must, within a specified period (including any extension under rule 54), file with the Registrar a statutory declaration setting out the evidence the person wishes to adduce in support of the application and serve on the opponent a copy of the same declaration; (c)the opponent may, within a specified period after the service of the declaration in sub-paragraph (b) (including any extension under rule 54), file with the Registrar a statutory declaration setting out the opponent’s evidence in reply and serve on the applicant a copy of the same declaration.
Subregulation 2
Each period specified by the Registrar under paragraph (1) must be 2 months or more.
Subregulation 3
The opponent’s statutory declaration in reply mentioned in paragraph (1)(c) must be confined to matters that are strictly in reply to the applicant’s statutory declaration mentioned in paragraph (1)(b).
Subregulation 4
If the opponent does not comply with a direction under paragraph (1)(a), the opponent is treated as having withdrawn the opposition.
Subregulation 5
If the applicant does not comply with a direction under paragraph (1)(b), the applicant is treated as having withdrawn the application.