Clause 17

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2) of section 8, the following subsection:“(2A) To avoid doubt, section 121 of the Women’s Charter applies to a registered order which has been registered or confirmed by a Family Court (or any other court in Singapore) with the following modifications:

the reference in section 121(3) of the Women’s Charter to a suit is to be read as a reference to an application to enforce the registered order in accordance with section 71 of the Women’s Charter;

the reference in section 121(3) of the Women’s Charter to the institution of the suit is to be read as a reference to the filing of the application to enforce the registered order.”; and

by repealing section 18 and substituting the following sections:“Family Justice Rules18.—

The Family Justice Rules Committee constituted under section 46(1) of the Family Justice Act 2014 (Act 27 of 2014) may make Family Justice Rules to regulate and prescribe the procedure and practice to be followed in proceedings under this Act and any matters incidental to or relating to any such procedure or practice.(2) Without affecting the generality of subsection (1), Family Justice Rules may be made to prescribe —

the manner in which any application under this Act is to be made; and

the fees payable in relation to proceedings under this Act.(3) The Family Justice Rules may, instead of providing for any matter, refer to any provision made or to be made about that matter by practice directions issued for the time being by the registrar of the Family Justice Courts.(4) All Family Justice Rules made under this section are to be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.Regulations18A.—

The Minister may make regulations for giving effect to the provisions and purposes of this Act and for the due administration of this Act.(2) The powers conferred by this section do not extend to any matter for which the Family Justice Rules mentioned in section 18 may be made.”.