Rules of Court (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2013

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 16 Sep 2013

No. S 589

Supreme Court of Judicature Act

(CHAPTER 322)

Rules of Court (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2013

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, hereby make the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Rules of Court (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2013 and shall come into operation on 15th October 2013.

Amendment of Appendix B

2. Appendix B of the Rules of Court (R 5) is amended by deleting items 63, 63A and 63B and substituting the following item:

“

63.—(1)

On every application for search of information —

(a)	maintained in paper form per book/register per year

Request⁴.

(b)	maintained in electronic form and made available online — per search term per module per year —

Request⁴.

(i)	power of attorney

13 for subscribers, 16 for non-subscribers

(ii)	any other module

30 for subscribers, 35 for non-subscribers

20 for subscribers, 25 for non-subscribers

(iii)

where a search made under sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) produces a nil result, the following shall be chargeable in lieu of the fee in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii), as the case may be

10 for subscribers, 12 for non-subscribers

(c)	maintained in electronic form and searchable at the registry — per search term per database per year.

Request⁴.

(2)	The Registrar may waive the collection of, or refund, in whole or in part, any fee under this item.

”.

[G.N. Nos. S 637/2006; S 228/2007; S 648/2007; S 508/2008; S 49/2009; S 605/2009; S 32/2010; S 378/2010; S 504/2010; S 708/2010; S 75/2011; S 218/2011; S 224/2011; S 513/2011; S 75/2012; S 241/2012; S 337/2012; S 593/2012; S 600/2012; S 265/2013]

Made this 29th day of Novmeber 2012.

SUNDARESH MENON

Chief Justice.

STEVEN CHONG SC

Attorney-General.

V K RAJAH

Judge of Appeal.

BELINDA ANG SAW EAN

Judge.

TAY YONG KWANG

Judge.

ANDREW ANG

Judge.

QUENTIN LOH

Judge.

TAN SIONG THYE

Chief District Judge.

LESLIE CHEW KWEE HOE

District Judge.

LEE ENG BENG SC

Advocate and Solicitor.

GEORGE LIM TEONG JIN SC

Advocate and Solicitor.

[RSCS R7/7 Vol. 14; AG/LLRD/SL/322/2010/1 Vol. 4]

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

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