Amendment No. 1 of 2022 (Practice Directions 2014)

Amendment No. 1 of 2022 of the State Courts Practice Directions 2021 contains amendments to Parts I, II, V, VI, VIII, IX, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXIV, XXV and Appendix A of the State Courts Practice Directions 2014. The amendments are summarised below:

1. amendments to paragraph 1 on Citation;
2. amendments to paragraph 2 on Practice Directions to apply to civil proceedings
   only unless otherwise stated;
3. amendments to paragraph 3 on Citation of Legislation in Proceedings;
4. amendments to paragraph 5 on Updating;
5. amendments to paragraph 9 on Identification numbers to be stated in cause papers;
6. amendments to paragraph 17 on Access to case file, inspection and taking copies
   of documents and conducting searches;
7. amendments to paragraph 34 on Video and Telephone Conferencing;
8. amendments to paragraph 35 on Overview of the Court Dispute Resolution (CDR)
   process for civil cases;
9. amendments to paragraph 37 on Non-injury Motor Accident (NIMA) Claims;
10. amendments to paragraph 38 on Personal Injury Claims;
11. amendments to paragraph 40 on Assessment of damages;
12. amendments to paragraph 41 on Mediation;
13. amendments to paragraph 41A on Conciliation;
14. amendments to paragraph 42 on Neutral Evaluation;
15. amendments to paragraph 52 on Witnesses;
16. amendments to paragraph 54 on Exhibits to affidavits;
17. amendments to paragraph 54A on Swearing and signing of affidavits in Singapore
    before, and completion of attestation by, commissioner for oaths through live
    video link or live television link;
18. amendments to paragraph 55 on Swearing or affirming of affidavits, statutory
    declarations and oaths;
19. amendments to paragraph 59 on Request for court interpreters;
20. amendments to paragraph 64 on Waiting time for the hearing of matters;
21. amendments to paragraph 81 on Establishment of Electronic Filing Service and
    appointment of network service provider;
22. amendments to paragraph 82 on Appointment of agent to establish service bureau;
23. amendments to paragraph 91 on Filing of documents to the State Courts through a Supreme Court service bureau;
24. amendments to paragraph 97 on Sale of immovable property;
25. amendments to paragraph 100 on Examination of Judgment Debtor;
26. amendments to paragraph 107 on Taxations involving the Public Trustee or the
    Director of Legal Aid;
27. amendments to paragraph 108 on Operating hours of the State Courts
28. amendments to paragraph 109 on Hours for the sittings of the State Courts;
29. amendments to paragraph 110 on Hearing of urgent applications during weekends
    and public holidays;
30. amendments to paragraph 111 on Duty Registrar and Duty Magistrate;
31. amendments to paragraph 114 on Absence from Court on medical grounds;
32. amendments to paragraph 116 on Submissions and examination by leading and
    assisting counsel;
33. amendments to paragraph 118 on Use of electronic and other devices;
34. amendments to paragraph 120A on Case-related correspondence to be copied to
    other parties in the cause or matter;
35. amendments to paragraph 121 on Filing directions to the Accountant-General for
    payment into and out of Court;
36. amendments to paragraph 123 on Publication of & Reports and Comments on
    Court Cases; and
37. amendments to Form 7 (Court Dispute Resolution (CDR)/Alternative Dispute
    Resolution (ADR) Form) of Appendix A.

The following paragraphs and Forms have been deleted:

1. paragraph 92 on Registered users and authorised users
2.  paragraph 122 on Stamping of documents
3. Part XVII on Criminal Matters;
4. Part XVIII on Electronic Filing and Service for Criminal Proceedings;
5. Part XIX on Community Disputes Resolution;
6. Part XX on Employment Claims;
7. Part XXIV on Simplified Proceedings under the Protection from Harassment Act;
8. Part XXV on Electronic Filing and Case Management System for matters before
   the Community Courts and Tribunals Cluster; and
9. Forms 14, 22, and 24 to 100 of Appendix A.

The amendments will take effect on 1 April 2022 and will be reflected at https://epd.statecourts.gov.sg from 1 April 2022.

Please find attached a document reflecting the marked-up amendments (referred to in
paragraph 1 above) to the Practice Directions 2014.