Supreme Court (Presidential Elections) (Application for Avoidance of Election) (Amendment) Rules 2022

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 18 Mar 2022

No. S 190

Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969

Supreme Court (Presidential Elections)
(Application for Avoidance of Election)
(Amendment) Rules 2022

In exercise of the powers conferred on us by section 80 of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969, Article 93A(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore and all other powers enabling us under any written law, we, the Rules Committee, make the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Supreme Court (Presidential Elections) (Application for Avoidance of Election) (Amendment) Rules 2022 and come into operation on 1 April 2022.

Amendment of rule 2

2. Rule 2 of the Supreme Court (Presidential Elections) (Application for Avoidance of Election) Rules (R 7) (called in these Rules the principal Rules) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “application under section 71”, the following definition:

“ “claimant” means a person making an application under section 71, and includes the Presidential Elections Committee making such an application;”; and

(b)

by deleting the definition of “plaintiff”.

Amendment of rule 36

3. Rule 36(3) of the principal Rules is amended by deleting the words “Order 91 of the Rules of Court (R 5)” and substituting the words “Order 25 of the Rules of Court 2021 (G.N. No. S 914/2021)”.

Miscellaneous amendments

4. The principal Rules are amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “leave” wherever it appears in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “permission”:

Rule 2 (definition of “application for withdrawal”)

Rule 7(3)

Rule 8(3)

Rule 22(1)

The Schedule (Form 3);

(b)

by deleting the words “originating summons” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “originating application”:

Rule 3(1)

Rule 5 and rule heading;

(c)

by deleting the word “plaintiff” wherever it appears in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “claimant”:

Rule 3(2)(a)

Rule 4(1)

Rule 7(1)

Rule 8(1)

Rule 9(1)

Rule 10

Rule 12(1) and (5) and rule heading

Rule 15

Rule 18(2) and (4)

Rule 21

Rule 24(a)

Rule 25(1) and rule heading

Rule 26(2)

Rule 27(1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) and rule heading

Rule 29(1) and (2)

Rule 30(1), (2) and (3) and rule heading

Rule 31(4)

Rule 34(2)

Rule 35(1)(a)

The Schedule (Forms 3 and 4);

(d)

by deleting the word “plaintiffs” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “claimants”:

Rule 4(1)(c)

Rule 9(1)

Rule 17(1)(a) and (b)

Rule 22(3)

Rule 29(1);

(e)

by deleting the word “taxed” wherever it appears in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “assessed”:

Rule 36(1) and (2);

(f)

by deleting the word “Taxation” in the following provision and substituting the word “Assessment”:

Rule 36 (rule heading);

(g)

by deleting the words “Rules of Court” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “Rules of Court 2021”:

Rule 38 and rule heading;

(h)

by deleting the word “LEAVE” in the following provision and substituting the word “PERMISSION”:

The Schedule (Form 3); and

(i)

by deleting the word “Plaintiff” wherever it appears in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “Claimant”:

The Schedule (Forms 3 and 4).

[G.N. Nos. S 279/2017; S 1034/2020]

Made on 8 March 2022.

SUNDARESH MENON

Chief Justice.

LUCIEN WONG

Attorney-General.

TAY YONG KWANG

Justice of the Court of Appeal.

STEVEN CHONG

Justice of the Court of Appeal.

BELINDA ANG SAW EAN

Judge of the Appellate Division.

QUENTIN LOH

Judge of the Appellate Division.

VINODH COOMARASWAMY

Judge.

VINCENT HOONG SENG LEI

Presiding Judge of the State Courts.

CHRISTOPHER TAN PHENG WEE

District Judge and Registrar of the State Courts.

SIRAJ OMAR, SC

Advocate and Solicitor.

CHAN TAI-HUI JASON, SC

Advocate and Solicitor.

[SUPCT.RJW.009.0000; AG/LEGIS/SL/322/2020/9 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 80(6) of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969).

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