Singapore legislation

Clause 13

of Singapore Convention on Mediation Bill

Clause 13

Related amendments to Supreme Court of Judicature Act

Section 17 of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap. 322, 2007 Ed.) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of subsection (1)(f); (b)by deleting the full‑stop at the end of paragraph (g) of subsection (1) and substituting the word “; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(h)jurisdiction under the Singapore Convention on Mediation Act 2020 to grant the applications provided for in that Act in respect of international settlement agreements.”; and

(c)

by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) In this section —“international settlement agreement” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Singapore Convention on Mediation Act 2020;“mediated settlement agreement” and “mediation” have the meanings given by the Mediation Act 2017 (Act 1 of 2017).”.