Supreme Court of Judicature (Organised Crime) Rules 2016

No. S 237

Supreme Court of Judicature Act

(CHAPTER 322)

Supreme Court of Judicature (Organised Crime)
Rules 2016

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 80 of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act and all other powers enabling us under any written law, we, the Rules Committee, make the following Rules:

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Supreme Court of Judicature (Organised Crime) Rules 2016 and come into operation on 1 June 2016.

Definition

2.—(1) In these Rules, “Act” means the Organised Crime Act 2015 (Act 26 of 2015), and any reference to a section, unless otherwise expressly provided, is a reference to that section in the Act.

(2) An expression used in these Rules which is used in the Act has the same meaning as in the Act.

Purpose

3. The purpose of these Rules is to provide for the procedure for making —

(a)	an application under section 15(1), 21(1), 28(1) to (4), 32(1), 33(1) or 73(1);
(b)	an application in relation to any proceedings under Part 9 of the Act; and
(c)	an appeal under section 34(1), 71(1) or 73(15),

and for matters connected with these applications and appeals.

Application of Rules of Court

4. Subject to the provisions of these Rules, the Rules of Court (R 5) apply to any application, appeal or matter mentioned in rule 3.

Applications for OCPO, FRO, etc.

5. An application under section 15(1), 21(1), 28(1) to (4), 32(1), 33(1) or 73(1), or in relation to any proceedings under Part 9 of the Act, must be made —

(a)	where an action is pending, by summons in the action; and
(b)	in any other case, by originating summons.

Made on 20 May 2016.

SUNDARESH MENON

Chief Justice.

V K RAJAH, SC

Attorney-General.

BELINDA ANG SAW EAN

Judge.

TAY YONG KWANG

Judge.

QUENTIN LOH

Judge.

STEVEN CHONG

Judge.

VINODH COOMARASWAMY

Judge.

SEE KEE OON

Presiding Judge of the State Courts.

TAN PUAY BOON

District Judge.

CAVINDER BULL, SC

Advocate and Solicitor.

ANG CHENG HOCK, SC

Advocate and Solicitor.

[SUPCT.RJW.013.0200; AG/LEGIS/SL/322/2015/1 Vol. 4]

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

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