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Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015 PART 1 — PRELIMINARY

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1. This Act is the Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015.

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2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“auxiliary community relations officer” means an auxiliary community relations officer appointed under section 13D;[Act 43 of 2024 wef 24/03/2025] “claim” includes a counterclaim; “Community Disputes Resolution Tribunal” or “tribunal” means a District Court designated under section 14 as a Community Disputes Resolution Tribunal;[Act 43 of 2024 wef 24/03/2025] “Community Mediation Centre” means a Community Mediation Centre established under section 3 of the Community Mediation Centres Act 1997; “community relations officer” means a community relations officer appointed under section 13C;[Act 43 of 2024 wef 24/03/2025] “Deputy Director” means a Deputy Director of Community Relations appointed under section 13B;[Act 43 of 2024 wef 24/03/2025] “Director” means a Director of Community Relations appointed under section 13B;[Act 43 of 2024 wef 24/03/2025] “Director-General” means the Director-General of Community Relations appointed under section 13B;[Act 43 of 2024 wef 24/03/2025] “Registrar” means the registrar of the State Courts appointed under section 12 of the State Courts Act 1970 and includes a deputy registrar appointed under that section; “Registry” means the Registry of the State Courts;[Act 43 of 2024 wef 24/03/2025] “Senior Assistant Director” means a Senior Assistant Director of Community Relations appointed under section 13B;[Act 43 of 2024 wef 24/03/2025] “statutory body” means a body corporate established by or under a public Act for the purposes of a public function;[Act 43 of 2024 wef 24/03/2025] “unreasonable interference”, in relation to a neighbour of an individual, means unreasonable interference with the enjoyment or use of the place of residence that the neighbour resides in.[Act 43 of 2024 wef 24/03/2025] (2) For the purposes of the definition of “unreasonable interference” in subsection (1) —(a) whether an act or omission causes interference with a neighbour’s enjoyment or use of his or her place of residence is to be construed in accordance with section 4(2); and (b) whether a person is a neighbour of an individual is to be construed in accordance with section 4(4) and (5).[Act 43 of 2024 wef 24/03/2025]

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