Community Disputes Resolution Bill

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1 Short title and commencement

2 General interpretation

3 Interpretation of this Part

4 Tort of interference with enjoyment or use of place of residence

6 Special direction on breach of court order, etc.

7 Breach of special direction an offence

8 Section 6 not to apply to certain court orders

10 Breach of exclusion order an offence

11 Termination of tenancy, etc.

14 Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals

15 Jurisdiction, powers and duties of Registrar

16 Application of State Courts Act

17 Jurisdiction of tribunal

18 Exclusion of other jurisdictions

19 No division of claims

20 Transfer of claim, etc., from tribunal to court

21 Costs in transferred cases

22 Sittings in camera, etc.

24 Enforcement of orders, etc.

25 No costs allowed except as provided in Act

26 Appeals from tribunal

27 Appeal not to operate as stay of execution

28 Judgment or order of High Court to be final

29 Right of audience

30 Referral of cases to Community Mediation Centre, etc.

31 Person not precluded from filing claim in court

34 Consequential and related amendments to Community Mediation Centres Act

35 Related amendment to Small Claims Tribunals Act

Community Disputes Resolution Bill

Bill No. 4/2015

Read the first time on 19th January 2015.

An Act to facilitate the resolution of community disputes by providing for a statutory tort for community disputes and for the establishment of Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals to deal with such disputes, and for matters connected therewith, and to make consequential and related amendments to certain other written laws.

Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

General interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“claim” includes a counterclaim;

“Community Disputes Resolution Tribunal” or “tribunal” means a State Court designated under section 14 as a Community Disputes Resolution Tribunal;

“Community Mediation Centre” means a Community Mediation Centre established under section 3 of the Community Mediation Centres Act (Cap. 49A);

“Registrar” means the registrar of the State Courts appointed under section 12 of the State Courts Act (Cap. 321) and includes a deputy registrar appointed under that section;

“Registry” means the Registry of the State Courts.

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