Regulation 1
Citation and commencement
These Regulations are the Family Justice Reform Act 2023 (Cessation of Application of Section 45(13)) Regulations 2024 and come into operation on 16 January 2025.
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Family Justice Reform Act 2023 (Cessation of Application of Section 45(13)) Regulations 2024
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- Type
- Subsidiary Legislation
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 1961
- Sections
- 3
Quick answer
About this subsidiary legislation
Family Justice Reform Act 2023 (Cessation of Application of Section 45(13)) Regulations 2024 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation WC-S994-2024 1961, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1961.
Regulation 2
Definitions
Amended byS 603/2025 wef 01/10/2025
Subregulation 1
Amended byS 603/2025 wef 01/10/2025
In these Regulations —
Definition
“Court” has the meaning given by Part 1, Rule 3(2) of the Family Justice (General) Rules 2024 (G.N. No. S 720/2024);
Definition
“maintenance arrears” has the meaning given by section 76(1) of the Women’s Charter 1961;
Amended byS 603/2025 wef 01/10/2025
Definition
“maintenance enforcement application” means —
(a)
any application for enforcement of the maintenance order under section 71 of the Women’s Charter 1961 as in force immediately before 16 January 2025; or
(b)
any application under section 80 of the Women’s Charter 1961 as in force on or after 16 January 2025;
Definition
“relevant maintenance order” means any of the following orders:
(a)
an order for the payment of monthly sums or a lump sum for the maintenance of a wife, an incapacitated husband or a child, made or deemed to be made by the General Division of the High Court or a Family Court under Part 8 of the Women’s Charter 1961;
(b)
an order for the payment of monthly or periodical sums or a lump sum by way of maintenance or alimony to a wife or former wife or an incapacitated husband or incapacitated former husband, or by way of maintenance for the benefit of any child, under Part 10 of the Women’s Charter 1961;
(c)
an order for maintenance made by the Syariah Court under the Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966;
(d)
an order for the payment of money in respect of the maintenance of an infant made under the Guardianship of Infants Act 1934;
(e)
an order for maintenance made under the Maintenance of Parents Act 1995.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of these Regulations —
(a)
a maintenance enforcement application is concluded if —
(i)
the proceedings arising from the application, including any appeal against any decision of the Court on the application, have been disposed of; and
(ii)
the period for the making of an appeal against a decision of the Court on the application has ended; and
(b)
a maintenance enforcement application is pending if it is not concluded.
Regulation 3
Cessation of application of section 45(13) of Act
Amended byS 603/2025 wef 01/10/2025
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of section 45(14) of the Act, section 45(13) of the Act ceases to apply on or after 16 January 2025 to a relevant maintenance order, once both the following conditions are fulfilled:
(a)
there is at least one concluded maintenance enforcement application in respect of the order;
(b)
there is no pending maintenance enforcement application in respect of the order.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of section 45(14) of the Act, section 45(13) of the Act ceases to apply to a relevant maintenance order in respect of which the first maintenance enforcement application is filed on or after 1 October 2025, if both the following conditions are fulfilled at that time:
(a)
any appeal against the order has been disposed of and the period for the making of an appeal against the order has ended;
(b)
maintenance arrears under the order are $10,000 or more.
Common questions
- What is Family Justice Reform Act 2023 (Cessation of Application of Section 45(13)) Regulations 2024?
- Family Justice Reform Act 2023 (Cessation of Application of Section 45(13)) Regulations 2024 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation WC-S994-2024 1961, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1961.
- Is Family Justice Reform Act 2023 (Cessation of Application of Section 45(13)) Regulations 2024 still in force?
- Yes — Family Justice Reform Act 2023 (Cessation of Application of Section 45(13)) Regulations 2024 is currently in force.
- When did Family Justice Reform Act 2023 (Cessation of Application of Section 45(13)) Regulations 2024 take effect?
- Family Justice Reform Act 2023 (Cessation of Application of Section 45(13)) Regulations 2024 was first recorded in 1961.
- How many regulations does Family Justice Reform Act 2023 (Cessation of Application of Section 45(13)) Regulations 2024 have?
- Family Justice Reform Act 2023 (Cessation of Application of Section 45(13)) Regulations 2024 contains 3 regulations.
- Where can I read the official version of Family Justice Reform Act 2023 (Cessation of Application of Section 45(13)) Regulations 2024?
- The official text of Family Justice Reform Act 2023 (Cessation of Application of Section 45(13)) Regulations 2024 is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.