In force2020 Revised Edition

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Act of Parliament · 2020 Revised Edition · 4 parts

Apostille Act 2020

Feedback & supportGiving effect to a convention on foreign public documents

Part 1

Preliminary

Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged

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.

“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.

s 3Purpose

(1)

The purpose of this Act is to give effect to the Convention.

(2)

Part 2 —

(a)

exempts foreign public documents (as defined in that Part) from any requirement of legalisation; and

(b)

provides for the effect of certificates issued under the Convention and facilitates (but does not require) their use.

(3)

Part 3 provides for certificates to be issued under the Convention for Singapore public documents (as defined in that Part).

s 4Act binds Government

This Act binds the Government.

Part 2

Proof of Origin of Foreign Public Documents

Read on from Part 2

Part 3

Certification of Singapore Public Documents

Read on from Part 3

Part 4

Miscellaneous

Read on from Part 4

Schedules

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