Rules of Court (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2017

No. S 322

Supreme Court of Judicature Act

(CHAPTER 322)

Rules of Court (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2017

In exercise of the powers conferred on us 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:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Rules of Court (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2017 and come into operation on 1 August 2017.

Amendment of Order 91

2. Order 91 of the Rules of Court (R 5) (called in these Rules the principal Rules) is amended by deleting Rule 5 and substituting the following Rule:

“Powers of Registrar concerning court fees (O. 91, r. 5)

5.—(1) Subject to these Rules, the Registrar may, in any case, and on such terms and conditions as the Registrar deems fit —

(a)	waive or defer the payment of the whole or any part of any court fees;
(b)	refund the whole or any part of any court fees paid; or
(c)	direct that the whole or any part of any court fees be paid by any party or be apportioned among all or any of the parties.

(2) Any party requesting a refund under paragraph (1)(b) must make a written request to the Registrar within one month after the date on which the reason for the refund arose.”.

Amendment of Appendix B

3. Appendix B of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraph (2) of item 63; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after item 64, the following sub‑heading and item:

No.

Items

‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ Fees ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑

Document to be stamped and remarks

Supreme Court

District Court

Magistrate’s Court

With value of up to $1 million

With value of more than $1 million

“Interpretation Services

65.

On every request for the services of an Interpreter of the Court for any hearing in open Court before the High Court, the Court of 3 Judges or the Court of Appeal

300 per day or part of a day

Request⁴.”.

Amendment of Appendix BA

4. Appendix BA of the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after item 6, the following item:

No.

Items

Fee

Document to be stamped and remarks

“7.

On every request for the services of an Interpreter of the Court for any hearing in open Court before the Court

$300 per day or part of a day

Request⁴.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 299/2014; S 390/2014; S 671/2014; S 714/2014; S 753/2014; S 850/2014; S 175/2015; S 278/2015; S 756/2015; S 235/2016; S 474/2016; S 105/2017]

Made on 19 June 2017.

SUNDARESH MENON

Chief Justice.

LUCIEN WONG

Attorney-General.

TAY YONG KWANG

Judge of Appeal.

STEVEN CHONG

Judge of Appeal.

BELINDA ANG SAW EAN

Judge.

QUENTIN LOH

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.013.0101; AG/LEGIS/SL/322/2015/1 Vol. 6]

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

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