Choice of Court Agreements Act 2016 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Miscellaneous
22. Regulations
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The Minister may make regulations for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act and for any matter that is required under this Act to be prescribed.
Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may provide for the recognition and enforcement by the General Division of the High Court of a judgment given by, and for the enforcement by the General Division of the High Court of a judicial settlement approved by or concluded before, a court of a Contracting State (other than Singapore) designated in a choice of court agreement (not being an exclusive choice of court agreement), including —
judgment
“judgment” means —(a)a final court decision (by whatever name called) on the merits, a consent order, a consent judgment or a judgment given by default; or(b)a determination by a court of any costs or expenses relating to the court decision, consent order, consent judgment or judgment given by default;
the requirements for the recognition and enforcement of such a judgment, or for the enforcement of such a judicial settlement;
the circumstances in which the General Division of the High Court must recognise and enforce such a judgment, or enforce such a judicial settlement; and
the application of any provision of this Act, with such modifications as may be prescribed, to or in relation to the recognition and enforcement of such a judgment, or the enforcement of such a judicial settlement.
The powers conferred by this section do not extend to any matter for which the Rules of Court or Family Justice Rules mentioned in section 23 may be made.