Singapore legislation

Regulation 35

of Copyright Tribunals (Procedure) Regulations 2021

Regulation 35

Other interlocutory applications

Subregulation 1

A party to a case may apply to the Tribunal for an order with respect to any matter relating to the case that is not specifically provided for by the provisions of this Division.

Subregulation 2

The application must —

(a)

specify the date when the case was instituted;

(b)

specify the relevant case file number; and

(c)

set out the circumstances or events giving rise to the application.

Subregulation 3

A party (X) to the case may consent to the making of the order sought by the application by —

(a)

endorsing X’s consent on the application; or

(b)

setting out X’s consent in a separate document and filing that document.

Subregulation 4

If the document mentioned in paragraph (3)(b) is not filed together with the application, X must, within 7 days after that document is filed, serve a copy of that document on the applicant.

Subregulation 5

Despite regulation 28, the notice of the making of the application and a copy of the application —

(a)

need not be served on a party to the case who has consented to the making of the order sought by the application; and

(b)

with the permission of the presiding member, need not be served on any party to the case specified by the presiding member.

Subregulation 6

A party to the case may object to the application by filing a notice of objection in the specified form within 14 days after the notice of the making of the application was served on the party.

Subregulation 7

A person objecting to the application must cause a sealed copy of the notice of objection to be served on the applicant within 7 days after notice of the objection is filed.

Subregulation 8

A notice of objection must —

(a)

be in writing;

(b)

specify the date on which the application was filed and the relevant case file number;

(c)

state the name of the party objecting to the application;

(d)

state the grounds of the objection; and

(e)

be signed by or on behalf of the party objecting to the application.

Subregulation 9

The Tribunal must consider the application and, subject to paragraph (10), may make any order in relation to the application that the Tribunal considers reasonable in the circumstances.

Subregulation 10

The Tribunal must give the applicant and each party objecting to the application an opportunity to present a case before deciding on the application.