Singapore legislation
Section 14
Section 14
Declarations by Court
(1)
The Court may, on an application made for the purpose of Article 15 of the Convention by any person appearing to the Court to have sufficient interest in the matter, make a declaration that the removal of a child from Singapore, or the retention of the child outside Singapore, was wrongful within the meaning of the Convention.
(2)
To avoid doubt, section 35A of the Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966 and section 17A(3) of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 do not apply to an application under subsection (1).