No. S 81
Supreme Court of Judicature Act
(CHAPTER 322)
Commissioners for Oaths
(Amendment) Rules 2021
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 2021 and come into operation on 5 February 2021.
Amendment of rule 2
2.  Rule 2 of the Commissioners for Oaths Rules (R 3) (called in these Rules the principal Rules) is amended by inserting, immediately after the definition of “affidavit”, the following definition:
“ “court officer” means —
(a)an officer (other than an interpreter) attached to the State Courts under section 14 of the State Courts Act (Cap. 321); or
(b)an officer (other than an interpreter) attached to the Supreme Court under section 67(1) of the Act;”.
Amendment of rule 3
3.  Rule 3(3) of the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “Court interpreters”, the words “and court officers”.
Amendment of rule 5
4.  Rule 5(2) of the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “rule 3(2) or (4)” in sub‑paragraph (c), the words “or a court officer”.
Amendment of rule 7
5.  Rule 7(3) of the principal Rules is amended by deleting the words “rule 3(2) and employees referred to in rule 3(4)” and substituting the words “rule 3(2), employees referred to in rule 3(4) and court officers”.
Amendment of rule 13
6.  Rule 13(1) of the principal Rules is amended by deleting the words “rule 3(2) or a court interpreter” in sub‑paragraph (c) and substituting the words “rule 3(2), a court interpreter or a court officer”.
Amendment of Part I of Schedule
7.  Part I of the Schedule to the principal Rules is amended —
(a)by inserting, immediately after the words “court interpreter” in paragraphs 4 and 5(b), the words “or court officer”; and
(b)by inserting, immediately after the words “court interpreter” in the paragraph heading of paragraph 4, the words “or court officer”.
[G.N. Nos. S 439/98; S 258/2006; S 473/2009; S 309/2016]
Made on 29 January 2021.
SUNDARESH MENON
President,
Singapore Academy of Law.
[AD/PP-1(C); AG/LEGIS/SL/322/2015/2 Vol. 1]