Commissioners for Oaths (Amendment) Rules 2016

No. S 309

Supreme Court of Judicature Act

(CHAPTER 322)

Commissioners for Oaths
(Amendment) Rules 2016

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 68(3) of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act, the Senate of the Singapore Academy of Law makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Commissioners for Oaths (Amendment) Rules 2016 and come into operation on 1 July 2016.

Deletion and substitution of rule 10

2. Rule 10 of the Commissioners for Oaths Rules (R 3) (called in these Rules the principal Rules) is deleted and the following rule substituted therefor:

“Fees

10.—(1) The fees payable to the Academy —

(a)	for an application for appointment or reappointment as a commissioner for oaths; and
(b)	for each appointment or reappointment as a commissioner for oaths,

are specified in Part I of the Schedule.

(2) No fee paid to the Academy for an application mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) is refundable.

(3) The fees to be charged by a commissioner for oaths are specified in Part II of the Schedule.”.

Amendment of Part I of Schedule

3. Part I of the Schedule to the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by deleting “$500” in paragraph 1 and substituting “$650”;

(b)

by deleting “$100” in paragraphs 2 and 3 and substituting in each case “$175”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph 3, the following paragraphs:

“Fee payable for appointment of court interpreter mentioned in rule 3(3) as commissioner for oaths

4. The fee payable per annum to the Academy for each appointment or reappointment of a court interpreter mentioned in rule 3(3) as a commissioner for oaths is $175.

Application fee

5. The application fee payable to the Academy for an application for appointment or reappointment as a commissioner for oaths is as follows:

(a)	$50, for an application by an advocate and solicitor mentioned in rule 3(1);
(b)	$25, for an application by an officer mentioned in rule 3(2), a court interpreter mentioned in rule 3(3) or an employee mentioned in rule 3(4).”.

Amendment of Part II of Schedule

4. Part II of the Schedule to the principal Rules is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “PAYABLE TO” in the Part heading and substituting the words “TO BE CHARGED BY”;
(b)	by deleting “$20” in item 1(1) and substituting “$25”;
(c)	by deleting “$20” in item 2(1) and substituting “$25”; and
(d)	by deleting “$20” in item 3(1) and substituting “$25”.

[G.N. Nos. S 439/98; S 258/2006; S 473/2009]

Made on 29 June 2016.

SUNDARESH MENON

President,
Singapore Academy of Law.

[AD/PP-1(C); AG/LEGIS/SL/322/2015/2 Vol. 1]

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