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APPENDIX B

O. 91, r. 1

COURT FEES

No.	Items	_______________ Fees ____________				Docu ment on which stamp is to be af fixed and remarks
		Su prem e Court	Su preme Court	Dis trict Cou rt	Mag is trate’s Court
		With value of up to $1 million	With value of more than $1 mil lion
		$	$	$	$

	Commencement of a cause or matter
1.	On sealing a writ of summons for the commencement of an action	500	1,000	150	100	The filed copy.
1A.	On filing a defence with a counterclaim 500 1,000 10 10 The filed copy.	500	1,000	10	10	The filed copy.
1B.	On filing a defence	200	500	10	10	The filed copy.
2.	On sealing an originating summons where no other fee is specifically provided	500	1,000	150	75	The filed copy.
3	On sealing a renewed writ of summons	250	500	50	25	The filed copy.
4.	On sealing an amended writ of summons or an amended originating summons or filing an amended defence with or without a counterclaim or a set-off	100	200	20	12	The filed copy.
5.	[Deleted by S 806/2005]
6.	[Deleted by S 806/2005]
7.	[Deleted by S 806/2005]
8.	On any other form of commencement of a cause or matter where no fee is specifically provided	500	1,000	150	75	The filed copy.

	Appearance
9.	On entering an appearance for each person	100	200	20	20	The filed copy.
10.	On amending the same	100	200	20	20	The filed copy.

	Interlocutory applications
11.	On sealing a summons under Order 14, Order 18, Rule 19 or Order 33, Rule 2	500	1,000	100	50	The filed copy.
12.	On sealing an ex parte application seeking relief in the form of an injunction, a search order¹⁶, an order for discovery or an order for arrest of a debtor	500	1,000	150	50	The filed copy.
13.	On sealing other summons	100	200	20	10	The filed copy.
13A.	On applying for a pre-trial conference	100	200	—	—	Request⁴
14.	[Deleted by S 806/2005]
15.	[Deleted by S 806/2005]
16.	On sealing a notice under Order 16, Rule 1, 8 or 9	500	1,000	150	100	The filed copy.
17.	On bespeaking a request for the service of process or notice thereof out of the jurisdiction	100	200	50	25	Request⁴.
18.	On sealing a commission or letter of request for the examination of witnesses abroad	100	200	50	25	Request⁴.
19.	On every appointment for the examination of a witness by an officer of the Court	100	200	50	50	Request⁴.
20.	On every witness sworn and examined by an officer of the Court, for each hour or part thereof	250	500	100	50	Request⁴.
21.	On setting down a cause or matter for hearing or judgment or on a point of law	500	1,000	200	150	Request⁴.
22.	On entering or setting down any cause or matter for further consideration	100	200	50	35	Request⁴.
22A.	On late filing of an opening statement or amended opening statement in a High Court action begun by writ	300	300	—	—	The opening statement or Amended opening statement.
22B.	On filing an opening statement or amended opening statement in a High Court action begun by writ, for every page or part thereof in excess of 20 pages	10	10	—	—	The opening statement or amended opening statement.

	Writs
23.	On sealing a subpoena to testify ⁵ or to produce documents¹, other than an urgent subpoena¹⁷, for each witness	50	100	10	10	Request⁴ or Writ, as may be directed by the Registrar.
24.	On sealing an urgent subpoena¹⁷ for each witness	100	200	20	20	Request⁴ or Writ, as may be directed by the Registrar.
	Note:— An urgent subpoena¹⁷ is one issued less than 3 days before the trial of an action.
25.	On sealing every writ of execution, distress, order of committal, arrest or attachment of property —	250	500	50	—	The filed copy.
	(a) where it is a Small Claims action	—	—	—	15	The filed copy.
	(b) in any other case	—	—	—	35	The filed copy.
26.	On an originating summons for the issue of writ of distress	500	1,000	150	—	The filed copy.

	Judgment and orders
27.	On entering or sealing any order made in Chambers	100	200	50	25	Order.
28.	On entering or sealing a judgment or order given, directed or made in the trial, hearing or further consideration of a cause or matter in Court	250	500	100	50	Order or Judgment.
29.	On entering or sealing a judgment pursuant to an order or certificate made in Chambers	100	200	50	25	Judgment.
30.	On entering or sealing an order for admission of a Queen’s Counsel under the Legal Profession Act (Chapter 161)	1,000	2,000	—	—	Order.
31.	On entering or sealing any other judgment or order where no other fee is specifically provided for	100	200	50	25	Order or Judgment.

	Miscellaneous
32	On filing an originating summons or a summons where there is a pending action under section 120 or 124 of the Legal Profession Act (Chapter 161)	300	500	150	80	The filed copy.
33.	On adjourning from Chambers into Court —
	(a) an originating summons	250	500	100	50	Request⁴.
	(b) any other summons or matter	100	200	50	25	Request⁴.
33A.	On filing of —
	(a) an agreed bundle of documents under Order 43, Rule 5A, for every page or part thereof in excess of 300 pages	5	5	—	—	The agreed bundle of documents.
	(b) any other bundle of documents under Order 43, Rule 5A, for every page or part thereof in excess of 100 pages	5	5	—	—	The agreed bundle of documents.
34.	On taking an account of moneys received by a receiver, committee or guardian, consignee, bailee, manager, provisional official or voluntary liquidator, or of an executor, administrator or trustee, agent, solicitor, mortgagee, co-tenant, co-partner, execution creditor, or other person liable to account, when the amount found to have been received without deducting any payment shall not exceed $1,000	100	100	50	50	Certificate.
35.	Where such amount shall exceed $1,000 for every $500 or fraction of $500	5	5	5	5	Certificate.
	Note:— In the case of any such receiver, committee, guardian, consignee, bailee, manager, liquidator, or execution creditor, the fees shall upon payment be allowed in the account, unless the Court shall otherwise direct, and in the case of taking the accounts of such other accounting parties the fees shall be paid by the party having the conduct of the order under which such account is taken as part of his costs in the cause or matter, unless the Court shall otherwise direct and in such case shall be taken upon the certificate of the result of any such account, but the fees shall be due and payable although no certificate is required on the account taken or such part thereof as may be taken, and the solicitor or party suing in person shall in such case cause the proper stamps, the amount thereof to be fixed by the Registrar, to be impressed on the account.
36.	On signing, settling or approving an advertisement	100	200	50	50	The filed copy.
37.	On settling a lodgment schedule for payment into Court of purchase or other money	100	200	20	20	Schedule.
38.	On settling a deed or other instrument, or particulars and conditions of sale, whether together or separately	500	1,000	100	50	Draft.
39.	On fixing the reserve on a sale out of Court	250	500	100	50	Proposed reserve.
40.	On every reference to an officer of the Court	250	500	100	50	Request⁴.
41.	On sealing a notice of appeal from a Registrar to a Judge of the High Court in Chambers	500	1,000	150	150	The Notice.
42.	On sealing a notice of appeal from a Registrar to District Judge in Chambers	—	—	100	100	The Notice.
42A.	Request for payment out of moneys paid into Court under instalment order	—	—	5% of the sum to be paid out	—	Request.
42B.	For an application for the refund of the fee paid for any unused document	50	50	20	20	Request⁴.

	Probate
43.	On filing an originating summons for Probate or Letters of Administration, or for re-sealing the same, including the fees for taking and filing the supporting affidavit, and on answering and setting down the originating summons for hearing in Court	1,000	1,000	80		Originating Summons.
44.	On extracting Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration or for re-sealing the same.	200	200	20	—	Request⁴.
	Note:— If the net estate passing under the grant exceeds the District Court limit as sworn in the Estate Duty Affidavit, the fees payable in the District Court shall be the same as those payable in the Supreme Court.
45.	On engrossing copy of a will or codicil or of any translation thereof or other document to annex to Grant or for exemplification	20 plus 2 per page	20 plus 2 per page	5 plus 1 per page	—	Request⁴.
46.	If in any other language per page of the English translation	2	2	1	—	Request⁴.
47.	On every exemplification of a Probate or Letters of Administration, with or without the will annexed in addition to the fees for engrossing	100	100	20	—	Request⁴.
48.	On entry of every caveat including notice to the other Registries and notice to the applicant	100	100	50	—	The filed copy.
49.	On withdrawing a caveat including notice	50	50	20	—	The filed copy.
50.	On settling or sealing a citation	100	100	20	—	The filed copy/Certificate.

	Admiralty
51.	On filing —
	(a) a consent to release	250	500			The Consent.
	(b) a Request4 under Order 70, Rule 4(2), 5(1), 7(3), 12(4)(b), 13(1) or 22(1)	250	500			Request⁴ or Notice.
	(c) a Request4 under Order 70, Rule 4(2) or 12(4)(b) to arrest or release property after 5.30 p.m. from Monday to Friday, and at any time on Saturday, Sunday or public holiday	500	1,000			Request⁴.
	(d) an agreement under Order 70, Rule 34	250	500			The Agreement.
	(e) an admission of liability	250	500			The Admission.
	(f) a request for the attendance of assessors	250	500			Request⁴.
	(g) any other document	250	500			The document filed.
52.	On entering a reference for hearing by the Registrar	500	1,000	—	—	Request⁴.
53.	On a certificate by the Registrar as to a judgment or order	100	200	—	—	Certificate.
54.	On lodging with the Sheriff a warrant, release, decree, order, Commission or other instrument	250	500	—	—	The Instrument.
55.	On the appointment and swearing of appraisers including the drawing of the affidavit for the appraiser	250	500	—	—	The Affidavit.
56.	On the delivery of a ship or goods to a purchaser	250	500	—	—	To be deducted by Sheriff.
57.	On the sale of a ship or goods, commission of 5% to be charged on the first $1,000 and 2 1/2% upon all above that sum, such sum to include the auctioneer’s or broker’s commission	—	—	—	—	To be deducted by Sheriff
58.	On the release of a ship or goods from arrest, commission of $500 plus 10 cents a ton to be charged for every month during arrest or any part thereof	—	—	—	—	To be paid in cash to the Sheriff by the party requesting the arrest.
	Note:—In the case of a ship the commission shall be calculated on the net registered tonnage of such ship at the time the commission becomes payable, but where the net registered tonnage of the ship has not been ascertained, the gross tonnage shall be deemed to be the net registered tonnage of the ship.
59.	For attending the discharge of a cargo or the removal of a ship or goods, per hour or part thereof —					Sheriff’s Certificate of execution.
	(a) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. from Monday to Friday (excluding public holiday)	50	100
	(b) at any other time	100	200
60.	For the attendance by the Sheriff, his substitutes or his bailiffs for the arrest or seizure of a ship, per hour or part thereof —					To be paid in cash to the Sheriff by the party requesting the arrest.
	(a) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. from Monday to Friday (excluding public holiday)	100	200
	(b) at any other time	200	300

	Appeal from High Court
61.	On filing a notice of appeal	1,000	2,000	—	—	The Notice.
62.	Any interlocutory application	1,000	2,000	—	—	Application.
63.	On filing an Appellant’s Case (O. 57)	3,000	3,000	—	—	The Case.
63A.	On filing a Respondent’s Case (O. 57)	1,000	1,000	—	—	The Case.
64.	On filing an Amended Appellant’s Case (O. 57) or an Amended Respondent’s Case (O. 57)	1,000	—	500	500	The Amended Case.
65.	Judgment or order of Appellate Court —	—	—	—	—	Original.
	(a) Order on any interlocutory application	250	500	—	—
	(b) Final order on appeal	250	500	—	—
66.	Preparing Index for every page of the documents referred to in the Index	2	2	—	—	Request⁴.
66A.	On filing a document signifying the consent of the parties to the payment out of the security deposit to the appellant when an appeal to the Court of Appeal is deemed withdrawn	100	200	—	—	The document filed.

	Appeals to High Court

67.	On filing a notice of appeal to High Court	—	—	600	600	The Notice.
68.	[Deleted by S 612/98]
69.	Any interlocutory application pending appeal	—	—	100	100	Application.
69A.	On filing an Appellant’s Case (O. 55D)	—	—	600	600	The Case.
69B.	On filing a Respondent’s Case (O. 55D)	—	—	300	300	The Case.
69C.	On filing an Amended Appellant’s Case or an Amended Respondent’s Case (O. 55)	—	—	200	200	The Amended Case.
69D.	Preparing Index for every page of the documents referred to in the Index	—	—	1	1	Request⁴.
69E.	On filing a document signifying the consent of the parties to the payment out of the security deposit to the appellant when an appeal under Order 55D is deemed withdrawn	—	—	50	—	The document filed.

	Appeals to High Court
70. —	(1) On filing an Appellant’s Case or Proposed Case (O. 69)	600	600	—	—	The Case or Proposed Case.
	(2) On filing a Respondent’s Case or Proposed Case (O. 69)	300	300	—	—	The Case or Proposed Case.
	(3) On filing an Amended Appellant’s Case, an Amended Respondent’s Case or an Amended Proposed Case (O. 69)	200	200	—	—	The Amended Case or Amended Proposed Case.

	Filing
70A.	On filing any other document for which no fee is specifically provided	20	50	10	10	The document filed.

	File inspection
70B.	On every application to inspect a document filed in Court	20	20	10	10	Request⁴.
71. —	(1) On every application for search of information —
	(a) maintained in the paper form per book/register per year	20	20	10	10	Request⁴.
	(b) maintained in electronic form —
	(i) per search term per database per year —					To be paid to organisations providing the information.
	(aa) on the index of the database
	— through service bureau	16	16	16	16
	— through remote access via commercial network by non-subscribers	16	16	16	16
	— through remote access via commercial network by subscribers	13	13	13	13
	(bb) on the contents of the database
	— through service bureau	16	16	16	16
	— through remote access via commercial network by non-subscribers	16	16	16	16
	— through remote access via commercial network by subscribers	13	13	13	13
	(ii) per search term per year for all databases on the index of the databases of —
	(aa) the Supreme Court or the Subordinate Courts
	— through service bureau	25	25	25	25
	— through remote access via commercial network by non-subscribers	25	25	25	25
	— through remote access via commercial network by subscribers	22	22	22	22
	(bb) the Supreme Court and the Subordinate Courts
	— through service bureau	40	40	40	40
	— through remote access via commercial network by non-subscribers	40	40	40	40
	— through remote access via commercial network by subscribers	37	37	37	37
	(2) The Registrar may waive the collection of, or refund, in whole or in part, any fee under this item.
71A.	On every application for search of information maintained in paper form in respect of caveats filed in admiralty matters —					Request⁴.
	(a) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. from Monday to Friday (excluding public holiday)	10	10
	(b) at any other time	20	20
71B.	On every application for search of information maintained in electronic form in respect of caveats filed in admiralty matters, per search term per database —				0	To be paid to the organisations providing the information.
	(a) on the index of the database	10	10	—	—
	(b) on the contents of the database	10	10	—	—
71C.	On every application for search of information maintained in electronic form in respect of caveats filed in probate matters, per search term per database —					To be paid to the organisations providing the information.
	(a) on the index of the database	10	10	10	—
	(b) on the contents of the database	10	10	10	—
71D. —	For documents filed or sent to the Court using the electronic filing service under Order 63A by electronic transmission —
	(a) where a request is made that the document be processed on an urgent basis	A x 1.16 rounded to the nearest cent	A x 1.16 rounded to the nearest cent	A x 1.16 rounded to the nearest cent	A x 1.16 rounded to the nearest cent
	(b) in all other cases apart from that described in sub-paragraph (a)	A	A	A	A
	(c) in addition to any other fees chargeable under these Rules or any other written law —
	(i) bundles of documents, bundles of authorities, list of authorities and written submissions	0.60 per page plus 4	0.60 per page plus 4	0.60 per page plus 4	0.60 per page plus 4
	(ii) letters	0	0	0	0
	(iii) affidavits which have not yet been sworn	0	0	0	0
	(iv) draft orders or judgment	0	0	0	0
	(v) all other documents	0.80 per page plus 4	0.80 per page plus 4	0.80 per page plus 4	0.80 per page plus 4
	(d) where the Document Control Number (DCN) of a document filed or sent to the Court using the electronic filing service under Order 63A is quoted in lieu of filing the document afresh	4 per DCN	4 per DCN	4 per DCN	4 per DCN
	(2) For documents filed or sent to the Court, in proceedings other than proceedings under the Adoption of Children Act (Chapter 4), the Guardianship of Infants Act (Chapter 122), section 59 and Part X of the Women’s Charter (Chapter 353), section 17A of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Chapter 322) and section 53 of the Administration of Muslim Law Act (Chapter 3), using the electronic filing service under Order 63A through a service bureau —					To be paid to the organisations providing the filing service at the point of time the documents are given to the service bureau.
	(a) where a request is made that the document be processed on an urgent basis	Ax 1.16 rounded to the nearest cent	A x 1.16 rounded to the nearest cent	A x 1.16 rounded to the nearest cent	A x 1.16 rounded to the nearest cent
	(b) in all other cases apart from that described in sub-paragraph (a)	A	A	A	A
	(c) in addition to any other fees chargeable under these Rules or any other written law —
	(i) bundles of documents, bundles of authorities, lists of authorities and written submissions —
	(aa) where the submission consists of 200 pages or less	0.60 per page plus 17.50	0.60 per page plus 17.50	0.60 per page plus 17.50	0.60 per page plus 17.50
	(bb) where the submission consists of more than 200 pages	0.60 per page for the first 200 pages, and 0.65 per page thereafter, plus 17.50	0.60 per page for the first 200 pages, and 0.65 per page thereafter, plus 17.50	0.60 per page for the first 200 pages, and 0.65 per page thereafter, plus 17.50	0.60 per page for the first 200 pages, and 0.65 per page thereafter, plus 17.50
	(ii) letters	1.60	1.60	1.60	1.60