Singapore legislation

Clause 65

of Family Justice Bill

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 —

(a)

by deleting the definitions of “ “Magistrate’s Court” and “District Court” ” in section 2;

(b)

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;

(c)

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

(d)

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).”.

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