Singapore legislation

Section 2

of Apostille Act 2020

Section 2

Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“Convention” means the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, done at the Hague on 5 October 1961, the English text of which is set out in the First Schedule;“Convention State” means a State Party to the Convention other than Singapore, but does not include —

(a)

any State Party that objected to Singapore’s accession to the Convention; and

(b)

any State Party whose accession to the Convention Singapore objected to;“Model Certificate” means the model certificate set out in the Annex to the Convention.

Definition

“Convention” means the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, done at the Hague on 5 October 1961, the English text of which is set out in the First Schedule;

Definition

“Convention State” means a State Party to the Convention other than Singapore, but does not include —

(a)

any State Party that objected to Singapore’s accession to the Convention; and

(b)

any State Party whose accession to the Convention Singapore objected to;

Definition

“Model Certificate” means the model certificate set out in the Annex to the Convention.

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