Amendment No. 4 of 2021

Amendment No. 4 of 2021 of the Practice Directions contains amendments to Part II, Part VI, Part XV and Appendices A and D of the Supreme Court Practice Directions. The amendments are summarised below:

1. amendments to paragraph 29 on Electronic payment of Court fees;
2. introduction of new paragraph 59A on Swearing and signing of affidavits in Singapore before, and completing of attestation by, commissioner for oaths through live video link or live television link;
3. amendments to paragraph 61 on Effect of non-compliance;
4. amendments to paragraph 120 on Use of the Video Conference Facilities and the Mobile Infocomm Technology Facilities;
5. amendments to paragraph 121 on Applications to use the Video Conference Facilities and Usage of Additional Equipment;
6. amendments to paragraph 122 on Applications to use the Mobile Infocomm Technology Facilities;
7. deletion of paragraph 123 on Fees;
8. amendments to Form 21 (Application to Use the Video Conference Facilities or Mobile Infocomm Technology Facilities (MIT facilities)) under Appendix A; and
9. deletion of Appendix D (Fees for the Use of Technology Courts and the Mobile Infocomm Technology Facilities).

The amendments will take effect on 2 June 2021 and will be reflected at https://epd.supremecourt.gov.sg/ from 2 June 2021.

Please find attached a document reflecting the marked-up amendments to the Practice Directions