Singapore legislation

Section 12

of Apostille Act 2020

Section 12

Use of Convention certificate generally not mandatory

(1)

Subject to subsection (2), a person seeking to prove the origin of a foreign public document —

(a)

is not required to do so by means of a Convention certificate; and

(b)

is not required to comply with any more rigorous formality.

(2)

A person seeking to prove the origin of a specified foreign public document —

(a)

may be required to do so by means of a Convention certificate; but(b)is not required to comply with any more rigorous formality.

(3)

This section applies despite any written law or rule of law to the contrary.

(4)

In this section —

Definition

“more rigorous formality” means a formality that is more rigorous than placing a Convention certificate on, or attaching a Convention certificate to, a foreign public document;

Definition

“specified foreign public document” means a foreign public document falling within any of the following classes:

(a)

any class of documents for which legalisation is or may be required by or under any written law or any practice before the date of Singapore’s accession to the Convention;

(b)

any class of documents that did not exist before the date of Singapore’s accession to the Convention.

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