Singapore legislation
Section 6
Section 6
Applications to Central Authority under Article 8 of Convention
(1)
A person who claims that, in breach of rights of custody attributed to a person, either jointly or alone, under the law of a Contracting State, a child has been wrongfully removed to or retained in Singapore within the meaning of the Convention may apply to the Central Authority of Singapore for the Central Authority’s assistance in facilitating the voluntary return of the child or an amicable resolution of the dispute relating to the removal or retention of the child.
(2)
A person who claims that, in breach of rights of custody attributed to a person, either jointly or alone, under the law of Singapore, a child has been wrongfully removed to or retained in a Contracting State within the meaning of the Convention may apply to the Central Authority of Singapore to have the person’s claim sent to the Central Authority of the Contracting State.
(3)
An application under subsection (1) or (2) must be made in the form and manner, and must contain the information and be accompanied by the documents, that the Central Authority of Singapore specifies.
(4)
The Central Authority of Singapore may accept an application under subsection (1) or (2) from —
the person to whom the rights of custody (claimed to have been breached) are attributed under the law of the Contracting State or Singapore, as the case may be; or
any other person appearing to the Central Authority of Singapore to have sufficient interest in the matter.
(5)
The Central Authority of Singapore may refuse to accept an application under subsection (1) or (2) if it is not submitted in accordance with this section or section 21 or for any of the reasons specified in Article 27 of the Convention.
(6)
In this section, “person” includes an institution or other body.