Singapore legislation
Clause 65
Clause 65
Consequential and related amendments to Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act
The Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act (Cap. 168, 1985 Ed.) is amended —
by deleting the definitions of “ “Magistrate’s Court” and “District Court” ” in section 2;
by deleting the words “District Court” wherever they appear in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “Family Court”:Sections 3 and 6(1), (4), (5) and (6) and section heading;
by deleting the words “Magistrate’s Court or District Court” wherever they appear in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “Family Court”:Sections 4 and 5(1), (4) and (5); and
by repealing section 8 and substituting the following section:“Mode of enforcing orders
8. An order which has been registered or confirmed by a Family Court (or any other court in Singapore) shall be enforceable as if the order had been made under Part VIII of the Women’s Charter (Cap. 353).”.