No. S 144
Family Justice Act 2014
(ACT 27 OF 2014)
Family Justice (Amendment) Rules 2015
In exercise of the powers conferred on us by section 46 of the Family Justice Act 2014 and all other powers enabling us under any written law, we, the Family Justice Rules Committee, make the following Rules:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Rules may be cited as the Family Justice (Amendment) Rules 2015 and come into operation on 1 April 2015.
Amendment of rule 821
2.  Rule 821 of the Family Justice Rules 2014 (G.N. No. S 813/2014) (referred to in these Rules as the principal Rules) is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “an order for ancillary relief, under Chapter 4” in paragraph (a) and substituting the words “an order for ancillary relief (not being an interim order), under Chapter 4 or 5”; and
(b)by deleting paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:
“(b)an order, under Chapter 4 or 5 of Part X of the Women’s Charter, varying in whole or in part an order for ancillary relief (not being an interim order) pursuant to a writ of summons for divorce, judicial separation or nullity of marriage;”.
Amendment of rule 919
3.  Rule 919(2) of the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “the Attorney-General,” in sub‑paragraph (a), the words “a Deputy Attorney-General,”.
Amendment of Part 1 of Fifth Schedule
4.  Part 1 of the Fifth Schedule to the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS ACT (CAP. 38)” in the Part heading, the words “AND PROCEEDINGS UNDER PARTS VII AND VIII OF WOMEN’S CHARTER (CAP. 353)”.
Amendment of Part 4 of Fifth Schedule
5.  Part 4 of the Fifth Schedule to the principal Rules is amended —
(a)by deleting the Part heading and substituting the following Part heading:
“NON-CONTENTIOUS PROCEEDINGS UNDER
PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION ACT (CAP. 251)”;
(b)by inserting, immediately after the words “is specifically provided” in item 9, the words “in this Part or in Part 1”; and
(c)by inserting, immediately after item 10, the following items:
“
11.
On sealing or issuing any document (not being any judgment or Order of Court), where no other fee is prescribed by this Schedule
$50
$100
$20
$100
The filed copy
12.
On sealing an amended originating summons or an amended appearance
$100
$200
$20
$200
The filed copy
13.
On sealing a summons seeking an order for discovery
$500
$1,000
$100
$1,000
The filed copy
14.
On sealing a summons for a transfer of proceedings under section 29(1) or (2) of the Family Justice Act 2014 (Act 27 of 2014)
$200
$200
$200
$200
The filed copy
15.
On sealing other summons
$100
$200
$20
$200
The filed copy
16.
On rejection of any document for administrative or clerical errors
$25
$25
$5
$25
The filed copy
17.
On every request for the refund of the fee paid for any unused document
$50
$50
$20
$50
Request4
”.
Savings and transitional provisions
6.—(1)  Rule 2 does not apply to an appeal to the Family Division of the High Court from either of the following orders made by a judge of the Family Court in respect of which a notice of appeal is filed before 1 April 2015, and rule 821(a) and (b) of the principal Rules as in force immediately before that date continues to apply to any such appeal as if rule 2 had not been enacted:
(a)an interim order for ancillary relief, under Chapter 4 of Part X of the Women’s Charter (Cap. 353), pursuant to a writ of summons of divorce, judicial separation or nullity of marriage;
(b)an order, under Chapter 4 of Part X of the Women’s Charter, varying in whole or in part an interim order for ancillary relief pursuant to a writ of summons for divorce, judicial separation or nullity of marriage.
(2)  Rule 2 does not apply to an appeal to the Family Division of the High Court from either of the following orders made by a judge of the Family Court in respect of which a notice of appeal is filed before 1 April 2015, and rule 838 of the principal Rules as in force immediately before that date continues to apply to any such appeal as if rule 2 had not been enacted:
(a)an order for ancillary relief (not being an interim order), under Chapter 5 of Part X of the Women’s Charter, pursuant to a writ of summons of divorce, judicial separation or nullity of marriage;
(b)an order, under Chapter 5 of Part X of the Women’s Charter, varying in whole or in part an order for ancillary relief (not being an interim order) pursuant to a writ of summons for divorce, judicial separation or nullity of marriage.
Made on 19 March 2015.
SUNDARESH MENON
Chief Justice.
JUDITH PRAKASH
Judge.
VALERIE THEAN
Presiding Judge of the
Family Justice Courts.
CHIA WEE KIAT
Registrar of the
Family Justice Courts.
TAN PUAY BOON
Director of Legal Aid.
YAP TEONG LIANG
Advocate and Solicitor.
FOO SIEW FONG
Advocate and Solicitor.
[AG/LEGIS/SL/104A/2015/1 Vol. 1]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 46(7) of the Family Justice Act 2014).
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