Singapore legislation
Regulation 7
Regulation 7
Application for FRO
Subregulation 1
An application for an FRO under section 21(1) must be filed with one or more supporting affidavits which, collectively, must contain all the following information:
the Part 2 offence or the serious offence associated with an organised criminal group, as the case may be, which the person against whom the application is made is allegedly involved in;
particulars on how the person is allegedly involved in such offence;
the risk that the person may be further involved in any such offence;
the reasons why the FRO would protect the public by preventing, restricting or disrupting any involvement by the person in any such offence;
the requirements of the financial report to be made by the person.
Subregulation 2
The application must be entitled in the matter of the person against whom the FRO is sought, naming the person, and in the matter of the Act, and all subsequent documents in the matter must be so entitled.
Subregulation 3
The application and all supporting affidavits must be served, not less than 14 days before the date fixed for the hearing of the application, on the person against whom the FRO is sought.
Subregulation 4
Where the person against whom the FRO is sought intends to adduce evidence with reference to the application and supporting affidavits, the person must, not less than 7 days before the date fixed for the hearing of the application —
file one or more supporting affidavits; and
serve a copy of the affidavits on the applicant of the FRO.
Subregulation 5
Unless the Court otherwise directs, a supporting affidavit may contain statements of information or belief with the sources of the information and grounds of the belief.
Subregulation 6
Before the hearing of the application, the applicant must cause a notice, specifying the day appointed for the hearing, to be published at such times and in such newspapers as the Court may direct.