Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
of Supreme Court of Judicature (Protection from Harassment) Rules 2021
Regulation 2
Definitions
Subregulation 1
In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
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“Act” means the Protection from Harassment Act (Cap. 256A);
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“applicable fee”, in relation to any matter, means the fee specified in the First Schedule for that matter;
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“appropriate Form”, in relation to any purpose in simplified proceedings, means the current version of the form required for that purpose set out —
on the Internet website of the electronic filing service; or
in the practice directions;
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“claim” means a claim under section 11 of the Act and an application for any of the following orders:
a protection order;
an expedited protection order;
a mandatory treatment order;
a false statement order;
an interim false statement order;
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“Corppass” means the identity authentication service, known as Singapore Corporate Access, by which an entity authenticates its identity in order to carry out an online transaction with the Government or a statutory board;
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“Corppass credential” means any username, password or 2‑factor authentication detail required to authenticate, using Corppass, the identity of an entity;
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“Court” means a Protection from Harassment Court;
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“electronic filing service” means the electronic filing and case management service established under rule 7;
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“expedited protection order” means an order made under section 13 of the Act;
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“false statement order” means a correction (administrator) order, a correction order, a disabling order, a general correction order, a stop publication (administrator) order, a stop publication order or a targeted correction order;
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“intended relevant party”, in relation to any PH proceedings, means any person against whom a claim is made, or an order is sought, in the PH proceedings;
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“interim false statement order” means an interim disabling order, an interim notification (administrator) order, an interim notification order, an interim stop publication (administrator) order, an interim stop publication order or a targeted interim notification order;
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“judge” means a Protection from Harassment Court Judge;
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“proper address” means —
in the case of a natural person, the person’s usual or last known address or the business address of the person’s solicitor; or
in the case of an entity, its registered or principal office or, if none exists, its last known place of business or its solicitor’s address;
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“Protection from Harassment proceedings” or “PH proceedings” means Part 3 proceedings as defined in section 2(1) of the Act;
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“protection order” means an order made under section 12 of the Act;
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“relevant party” —
in relation to an order under the Act, has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Act; and (b)in relation to an award under section 11 or 11A of the Act, means an individual or entity against which the award is made;
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“Rules of Court” means the Rules of Court 2021 (G.N. No. S 914/2021);
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“simplified proceedings” means proceedings to which Part 2 applies;
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“Singpass” means the identity authentication service, known as Singapore Personal Access, by which an individual authenticates the individual’s identity in order to carry out an online transaction with the Government or a public body;
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“Singpass credential” means any username, password, 2‑factor authentication detail required to authenticate, using Singpass, the identity of an individual;
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“standard proceedings” means proceedings to which Part 3 applies;
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“working day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.
Subregulation 2
In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words have the meanings given by section 2(1) of the Act:“administrator”, “author”, “communication”, “correction (administrator) order”, “correction order”, “court”, “disabling order”, “entity”, “general correction order”, “interim disabling order”, “interim notification (administrator) order”, “interim notification order”, “interim stop publication (administrator) order”, “interim stop publication order”, “internet intermediary”, “offending communication”, “online location”, “Protection from Harassment Court”, “Protection from Harassment Court Judge”, “publish”, “Registrar”, “related person”, “statement”, “stop publication (administrator) order”, “stop publication order”, “targeted correction order” and “targeted interim notification order”.
Subregulation 3
In these Rules, any reference to a numbered form is a reference to the form bearing the corresponding number set out in the Second Schedule.