Singapore legislation

Clause 34

of Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill

Clause 34

Amendment of Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act

The Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (Cap. 265, 2001 Ed.) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “Rules of Court” in the definition of “prescribed” in section 2(1), the words “or Family Justice Rules”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “Rules of Court” in section 2(3), the words “and Family Justice Rules”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “Rules of Court” in section 4(5), the words “or Family Justice Rules”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately after the words “the power to make Rules of Court under section 80 of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap. 322)” in section 8(1), the words “, and the power to make Family Justice Rules under section 46 of the Family Justice Act 2014 (Act 27 of 2014),”;

(e)

by deleting the word “rules” in section 8(1) and substituting the words “Rules of Court and Family Justice Rules, respectively,”;

(f)

by deleting the word “rules” wherever it appears in section 8(2) and substituting in each case the words “Rules of Court and Family Justice Rules”; and

(g)

by deleting the section heading of section 8 and substituting the following section heading:“Rules of Court and Family Justice Rules”.

Clause 34 — Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill