21.—(1) Any document that is to be served on any person in any proceedings before a tribunal or the Registrar must be served —
(a)
by delivering that document personally to that person;
(b)
by sending that document by registered post addressed to that person at —
(i)
that person’s last known residential address;
(ii)
that person’s registered address; or
(iii)
the address of that person’s principal place of business, as notified to ACRA; or
(c)
if that person is a party to those proceedings, and has been notified by the Registrar of that person’s right to access the electronic system to view any document served on that person in relation to those proceedings — as an alternative to serving that document in accordance with sub‑paragraph (a) or (b) — by submitting that document through the electronic system.
(2) Despite paragraph (1), a tribunal or the Registrar may, in any particular case, order that a document be served on a person by any other means that the tribunal or Registrar considers proper.
[S 50/2018 wef 01/02/2018]
Communication between Registrar and party
21A.—(1) The Registrar may communicate with any party —
(a)
through the electronic system;
(b)
by sending electronic mail to an electronic mail address designated by that party;
(c)
through any messaging system that is agreed between the Registrar and that party; or
(d)
by any other means that is agreed between the Registrar and that party.
(2) Where any party agrees to communicate with the Registrar by a means of communication mentioned in paragraph (1), that party must monitor that means of communication for any communication from the Registrar to that party, until the conclusion of the proceedings involving that party.
[S 50/2018 wef 01/02/2018]
Transfer of proceedings from tribunal to court under section 20 of Act
22.—(1) An application to an appropriate court under section 20(1) of the Act must be made by originating summons.
(2) Where an order is made by the General Division of the High Court for the transfer of any proceedings from a tribunal to the General Division of the High Court —
(a)
the Registrar of the State Courts must send to the Registrar of the Supreme Court the file of the proceedings, all documents and exhibits, and a certified copy of the notes of evidence (if any) of the proceedings; and
(b)
the Registrar of the Supreme Court must give notice of the transfer to every party to the proceedings.
[S 1032/2020 wef 02/01/2021]
(3) Where an order is made by a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court for the transfer of any proceedings from a tribunal to the District Court or Magistrate’s Court (as the case may be), the Registrar of the State Courts must give notice of the transfer to every party to the proceedings.
Practice directions
23. The Registrar may issue a separate set of practice directions relating to proceedings to which these Rules apply.