Singapore legislation

Clause 192

of Courts (Civil and Criminal Justice) Reform Bill

Clause 192

Amendment of Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act

The Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “execution” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “enforcement”:Section 2(1) (definition of “appeal”)Section 4(4)(a) and (d)Section 13(2);

(b)

by deleting the words “by execution” wherever they appear in the following provisions:Section 4(3)(b)Section 6(2)Section 8(1)(e)Section 11(2)(a)(iii);

(c)

by deleting the words “Execution shall not issue on the judgment” in the following provision and substituting the words “An enforcement order must not be issued to enforce a judgment”:Section 4(5); and

(d)

by deleting the word “plaintiff” in the following provision and substituting the word “claimant”:Section 5(2)(a)(ii).

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