Singapore legislation
Regulation 69
of Supreme Court of Judicature (Protection from Harassment) Rules 2021
Regulation 69
Means of service
Subregulation 1
Without affecting anything in these Rules or the Rules of Court permitting the service of a document in any manner, any document filed in relation to PH proceedings may be served in accordance with paragraph (2) or as the court may direct under paragraph (3) or (4).
Subregulation 2
Where the proper address in Singapore of the person to be served is known, service on that person may be effected —
by leaving with that person a copy of that document;
by posting a copy of that document on the front door of the proper address of that person; or
by sending a copy of that document by registered post to the proper address of that person.
Subregulation 3
Where the proper address of the person to be served is not known —
if that person has an electronic mail address, then the court may direct that the document be served by sending an electronic communication of that document to that electronic mail address;
if that person has an account on any social media or social networking website, and that social media or social networking website provides a mechanism for that person to receive electronic communications in that account, then the court may direct that the document be served by sending an electronic communication of that document to that account; or
if that person has an Internet website, a blog or a page on any social media or social networking website, and that Internet website, blog or social media or social networking website provides a mechanism for the posting of comments on that Internet website, blog or page of that social media or social networking website, then the court may direct that the document be served by posting an electronic communication of that document on that Internet website, blog or page on that social media or social networking website.
Subregulation 4
Where there is no known proper address of the person to be served, and paragraph (3) does not apply to that person, the court may direct that the document be served by causing a notice containing the following information to be posted on such Internet website or other website as the court may specify:
a statement identifying that document;
a statement that the person to be served may obtain that document from —
the person serving that document; or
if the person serving that document is represented by a solicitor, the solicitor;
the electronic mail address, or such contact details as the court may specify, of the person serving that document or solicitor, as the case may be.
Subregulation 5
Any document sent by registered post to any person in accordance with paragraph (2) is to be treated as duly served on the person at the time when the document would in the ordinary course of post be delivered.
Subregulation 6
In proving service of any document sent by registered post to any person in accordance with paragraph (2), it is sufficient to prove that the envelope containing the document was properly addressed, stamped and posted by registered post.
Subregulation 7
The court may, in an appropriate case, dispense with service of any document on any person.
Subregulation 8
Despite Order 23, Rule 4 of the Rules of Court, the following orders under the Act may be enforced under Order 23, Rule 2 of the Rules of Court, if a copy of the order is served in accordance with these Rules:
a protection order;
an expedited protection order;
a mandatory treatment order;
a false statement order;
an interim false statement order;
any order made pursuant to an application under section 12(7), 13(3A), 13B(18), 15(5) or 16(6) of the Act.