Matrimonial Proceedings (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1997

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 30 Apr 1997

No. S 216

Women’s Charter

(Chapter 353)

Matrimonial Proceedings (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1997

In exercise of the powers conferred on us by section 139 of the Women’s Charter, we, the Judges of the Supreme Court, hereby make the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Matrimonial Proceedings (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1997 and shall come into operation on 1st May 1997.

Amendment of rule 2

2. The Matrimonial Proceedings (Fees) Rules (R 5) (referred to in these Rules as the principal Rules) are amended by deleting the words “Matrimonial Proceedings Rules” in rule 2 and in the marginal note and substituting in each case the words “Women’s Charter (Matrimonial Proceedings) Rules and Women’s Charter (Parenting Plan) Rules”.

Amendment of rule 4

3. Rule 4 of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “121 to 125 of Appendix B to the Rules of the Supreme Court” and substituting the words “126 to 130 of Appendix B to the Rules of Court”; and
(b)	by deleting the marginal reference “Cap. 322, R 5” and substituting the reference “G.N. No. S 71/96”.

Amendment of Schedule

4. The Schedule to the principal Rules is amended —

(a)	by deleting the heading “Items. (Form numbers are those in the Matrimonial Proceedings Rules)” in the second column and substituting the heading “Items. (Form numbers are those appearing in the Women’s Charter (Matrimonial Proceedings) Rules or the Women’s Charter (Parenting Plan) Rules), as appropriate”;
(b)	by deleting the words “Statement as to arrangements for children (Form 3)” in the second column of item 3 and substituting the words “Agreed parenting plan or proposed parenting plan (Forms 1 and 2)”; and
(c)	by deleting the words “On amending pleadings” in the second column of item 9 and substituting the words “On amending pleadings, or on amending or revoking agreed parenting plan or proposed parenting plan”.

Made this 28th day of April 1997.

YONG PUNG HOW

Chief Justice.

LAI SIU CHIU

Judge

JUDITH PRAKASH

Judge

[SubC 8/96; AG/SL/24/95]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 139(4) of the Women’s Charter).

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