Singapore legislation

Clause 11

of Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Bill

Clause 11

Steps to be taken by the Minister where payer under certain orders is not residing in Singapore

If it appears to the Minister that the payer under a maintenance order, a certified copy of which has been received by him from a reciprocating country, is not residing in Singapore or, in the case of an order which subsequently became a registered order, has ceased to reside therein, he shall send to the responsible authority in that country —

(a)

the certified copy of the order in question and a certified copy of any order varying that order;

(b)

if the order has at any time been a registered order, a certificate of arrears signed by the prescribed officer;

(c)

a statement giving such information as the Minister possesses as to the whereabouts of the payer; and

(d)

any other relevant documents in his possession relating to the case.