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Formal Consolidation |  2007 RevEd
List of touts
73.—(1)  The Registrar may publish a list of persons proved to his satisfaction, by evidence of general repute or otherwise, to act as touts or unauthorised advisers to suitors or other persons having business with or before any officer of the Supreme Court, and may alter and amend such list.
(2)  The Registrar may, by general or special order, exclude from the precincts of the Supreme Court any person whose name is included in the list, except when that person is a party to or a witness in any proceedings in the Supreme Court, when he shall be allowed to remain for such time as is necessary.
(3)  No person’s name shall be included in the list until he has been heard or had an opportunity of being heard against such inclusion.
(4)  An appeal shall lie to a Judge in chambers from an order made by the Registrar to include a person’s name in the list.
(5)  The decision of the Judge in chambers shall be final.
(6)  A copy of the list shall be kept hung up in the Registry and shall be published in the Gazette.
Informal Consolidation | Amended S 1102/2020
List of touts
73.—(1)  The Registrar may publish a list of persons proved to his satisfaction, by evidence of general repute or otherwise, to act as touts or unauthorised advisers to suitors or other persons having business with or before any officer of the Supreme Court, and may alter and amend such list.
(2)  The Registrar may, by general or special order, exclude from the precincts of the Supreme Court any person whose name is included in the list, except when that person is a party to or a witness in any proceedings in the Supreme Court, when he shall be allowed to remain for such time as is necessary.
(3)  No person’s name shall be included in the list until he has been heard or had an opportunity of being heard against such inclusion.
(4)  An appeal shall lie to a Judge sitting in chambers in the General Division from an order made by the Registrar to include a person’s name in the list.
[Act 40 of 2019 wef 02/01/2021]
(5)  The decision of the Judge sitting in chambers in the General Division shall be final.
[Act 40 of 2019 wef 02/01/2021]
(6)  A copy of the list shall be kept hung up in the Registry and shall be published in the Gazette.
(7)  A person whose name appears in the list of touts under section 39 of the Family Justice Act 2014, or the list of touts under section 62 of the State Courts Act (Cap. 321), shall be deemed to be included in the list under this section, and vice versa.
[Act 27 of 2014 wef 01/10/2014]