The Act of Parliament/Subsidiary Legislation allows the user to indicate a specific legislation and provision involved in the Originating Summons case.

 

Additional fields may be displayed depending on the selected legislation.  The selected legislation, along with the Nature of Case, also determines the type of Originating Summons case to be filed.  Refer to Types of Originating Summons for more information.

 

 

To add an act of parliament/subsidiary legislation:

Click Add to add an Act of Parliament or Subsidiary Legislation.

Act of Parliament/Subsidiary Legislation

 

Click the icon to see the specific provisions/Nature of Case for the different types of applications:

 

The Add Act of Parliament/Subsidiary Legislation page will be displayed.

Add Act of Parliament/Subsidiary Legislation Page

 

Enter the In the Matter of Legislation keyword in the field provided.  Keywords in the field and matching entries will be shown on the list box below.  Then, select the type of Legislation from the list box.

Add Act of Parliament/Subsidiary Legislation Page

 

Select the applicable Provision and Sub Provision from the dropdown lists, and then enter the corresponding Provision and Sub Provision numbers in the fields provided.

 

Click Save.  The Legislation will be listed on the Act of Parliament/Subsidiary Legislation list.

Act of Parliament/Subsidiary Legislation List

 

To add more Acts of Parliaments/Subsidiary Legislations, click Add and the fill in the required fields.   To delete an entry, mark the corresponding checkbox and then click Delete.   If there is more than one entry, specify which of the listed entries is the Main Claim.

 

 

 

 

The user may enter other legislations, if necessary.  In the Other sub-section, enter the legislation to be added in the field provided.

Other Legislations

 

 

Click Add to add more rows.   Mark the checkbox and then click Delete to remove the legislation from the list.

 

 

 

 

 

The Nature of Case specifies the main argument or claim in the case.

 

The Nature of Case, along with the selected Act of Parliament/Subsidiary Legislation, determines the type of Originating Summons case to be filed.  Refer to Types of Originating Summons for more information.

 

To add a nature of case:

Click Add to add the Nature of Case.

Nature of Case

 

Once clicked, the Nature of Case window will be displayed.

Nature of Case Window

 

Mark the relevant Nature of Case category checkbox and then click Save.  The selected Nature of Case will be listed on the Nature of Case list.

Nature of Case List

 

The user may select up to 10 Nature of Case categories.   If there is more than one Nature of Case category, specify which category is the Main Claim.

 

 

 

 

Enter the required information on the Liquidated Claim, Unliquidated Claim and Other Relief sections.

 

If the selected Currency Type is Singapore Dollar (SGD), the SGD Equivalent field will be automatically populated with a value that is similar to the Amount Claimed.

 

Currency Type

 

The value of the claim or estimated claim should be within the jurisdiction of the Court selected: Magistrates’ Courts: up to S$60,000 District Court: up to S$250,000 High Court: above S$250,000

 

The minimum and maximum value of the claim amount is dependent on the type of Court that the user has selected.

Total Value of Liquidated/Unliquidated Claim

 

To add more claim details or relief claimed, click Add.  To delete an entry, mark the corresponding checkbox and then click Delete. Additional fields may appear depending on the answers entered on the Questionnaire section.

 

If the selected Type of Unliquidated Claim is Others, a Description field will be displayed.  Enter a description of the claim on the field provided.

Unliquidated Claim - Others