Singapore legislation
Regulation 54
of Supreme Court of Judicature (Protection from Harassment) Rules 2021
Regulation 54
Form and notification of protection order or expedited protection order
Subregulation 1
A protection order —
must be in Form 4; and (b)must be served by the applicant on every relevant party of the order, and every other person on whom the order is directed to be served under rule 68(1).
Subregulation 2
An expedited protection order —
must be in Form 4;
must be served by the applicant —
on every relevant party of the order, and every other person on whom the order is directed to be served under rule 68(1); and
together with a copy each of the application for the order and the affidavit in support of the application, if these were previously not served on the relevant party or person mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i); and
must contain, or be served together with an order of the court containing, the court’s directions mentioned in sub‑paragraph (b)(i).
Subregulation 3
An order under section 12(2E), (2F) or (2G) or 13(1B), (1C) or (1D) of the Act served on a third party, an internet intermediary or an administrator mentioned in that provision (called in this rule an additional relevant party), who was not identified in the order, must be served together with a notification in Form 5 naming that additional relevant party.
Subregulation 4
Where an order mentioned in paragraph (3) is to apply to another additional relevant party, who was not identified in the order or in a notification served under that paragraph, a further notification in Form 5 naming that other additional relevant party must be served with the order on that other additional relevant party.
Subregulation 5
A party who wishes to amend a notification, which is served by that party under paragraph (3) or (4) in respect of an additional relevant party named in the notification, must do so by serving a copy of the amended notification on every additional relevant party who was served the notification before it was amended.
Subregulation 6
Every notification, further notification or amended notification mentioned in paragraph (3), (4) or (5) (as the case may be) must be filed before it is served, and such filing may be done without the permission of court.