Singapore legislation

Regulation 7

of Copyright Tribunals (Procedure) Regulations 2021

Regulation 7

Documents for use in proceedings, etc.

Subregulation 1

Unless the nature of the document renders it impracticable, a document prepared by a party for use in a proceeding must be on paper of durable quality, approximately 297 millimetres long by 210 millimetres wide, and having a margin not less than 20 millimetres wide to be left blank on either side of the paper.

Subregulation 2

Except where these Regulations otherwise provide, a document prepared by a party for use in a proceeding must be produced —

(a)

in an electronic form; or

(b)

by printing, handwriting (which must be clear and legible), typewriting (but not by means of a carbon), or any combination of those means.

Subregulation 3

For the purpose of these Regulations, a document is deemed to be printed if it is produced by type lithography or stencil duplicating.

Subregulation 4

Any type used in producing a document for use in a proceeding must give a clear and legible impression and must be not smaller than —

(a)

11 point type for printing or electronic documents; or

(b)

elite type for type lithography, stencil duplicating or typewriting.

Subregulation 5

Any document produced by a photographic or similar process giving a positive and permanent representation free from blemishes, to the extent that it contains a facsimile of any printed, handwritten or typewritten matter, is treated for the purposes of these Regulations as if it were printed, handwritten or typewritten, as the case may be.