Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act 1959 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Miscellaneous and General
13. Issue of certificates of judgments obtained in Singapore
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Where —
a judgment has been given in a court of Singapore; and
the judgment creditor desires to enforce the judgment in a foreign country to which Part 1 applies,the registrar of the court of Singapore, on an application made by a judgment creditor and on payment of such fee as may be prescribed, is to issue to the judgment creditor certified copies of the pleadings, order of court and written grounds of decision (if any), together with a certificate that contains such particulars as may be prescribed by the Rules of Court or Family Justice Rules.
Where enforcement of a judgment is stayed for any period pending an appeal or for any other reason, an application shall not be made under subsection (1) with respect to the judgment until the expiration of that period.
judgment
“judgment” means an interlocutory or final judgment or order given or made by a court in any civil proceedings, or a judgment or order given or made by a court in any criminal proceedings for the payment of a sum of money in respect of compensation or damages to an injured party, and includes a consent judgment, a consent order and a judicial settlement;