Regulation 1
Citation and commencement
This Notification is the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) (Designation of Reciprocating Countries) Notification 2016 and comes into operation on 1 January 2017.
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Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) (Designation of Reciprocating Countries) Notification 2016
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- Type
- Subsidiary Legislation
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 1975
- Sections
- 5
Quick answer
About this subsidiary legislation
Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) (Designation of Reciprocating Countries) Notification 2016 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation MOREA-S612-2016 1975, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1975.
Regulation 2
Definitions
In this Notification, unless the context otherwise requires —“previous Act” means the Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act (Cap. 168);“relevant maintenance order” means any maintenance order other than —
(a)
an affiliation order;
(b)
an order (including an affiliation order or order consequent upon an affiliation order) which provides for the payment of a lump sum;
(c)
an order of the description in paragraph (b) of the definition of “maintenance order” in section 2 of the Act, for the payment of birth or funeral expenses of a child; or
(d)
an order which is not made by a civil court of competent jurisdiction;“specified country” means any country or territory specified in the Schedule.
Definition
“previous Act” means the Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act (Cap. 168);
Definition
“relevant maintenance order” means any maintenance order other than —
(a)
an affiliation order;
(b)
an order (including an affiliation order or order consequent upon an affiliation order) which provides for the payment of a lump sum;
(c)
an order of the description in paragraph (b) of the definition of “maintenance order” in section 2 of the Act, for the payment of birth or funeral expenses of a child; or
(d)
an order which is not made by a civil court of competent jurisdiction;
Definition
“specified country” means any country or territory specified in the Schedule.
Regulation 3
Designation of country or territory as reciprocating country
Subregulation 1
The Minister designates each specified country as a reciprocating country for the purposes of the Act as regards any relevant maintenance order.
Subregulation 2
The Minister designates the Province of Manitoba as a reciprocating country for the purposes of the Act as regards maintenance orders generally.
Regulation 4
Transitional provisions
Subregulation 1
Sections 2, 5 and 12 to 15 of the Act apply in relation to a relevant maintenance order transmitted under section 4 or 5 of the previous Act to any specified country and to which the previous Act applied immediately before 1 January 2017, as they apply in relation to a relevant maintenance order that —
(a)
is sent to that specified country under section 3 of the Act; or
(b)
is made under section 4 of the Act and confirmed by a competent court in that specified country.
Subregulation 2
A relevant maintenance order made by a court in any specified country that has been confirmed by a court in Singapore under section 6 of the previous Act and is in force immediately before 1 January 2017, is to be registered under section 7(5) of the Act as if it had been confirmed by that court in Singapore under section 7(2) of the Act.
Subregulation 3
Sections 2 and 8 to 16 of the Act apply in relation to a relevant maintenance order made in any specified country and to which the previous Act applied immediately before 1 January 2017, as they apply in relation to a registered order.
Subregulation 4
Where any proceedings brought under any provision of the previous Act in a court in Singapore (being proceedings affecting a person resident in any specified country) are pending immediately before 1 January 2017, those proceedings may be continued as if they had been brought under the corresponding provision of the Act.
Regulation 5
Cancellation
The Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) (Designation of Reciprocating Countries — Province of Manitoba) Notification 2014 (G.N. No. S 657/2014) is cancelled.
Common questions
- What is Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) (Designation of Reciprocating Countries) Notification 2016?
- Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) (Designation of Reciprocating Countries) Notification 2016 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation MOREA-S612-2016 1975, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1975.
- Is Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) (Designation of Reciprocating Countries) Notification 2016 still in force?
- Yes — Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) (Designation of Reciprocating Countries) Notification 2016 is currently in force.
- When did Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) (Designation of Reciprocating Countries) Notification 2016 take effect?
- Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) (Designation of Reciprocating Countries) Notification 2016 was first recorded in 1975.
- How many regulations does Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) (Designation of Reciprocating Countries) Notification 2016 have?
- Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) (Designation of Reciprocating Countries) Notification 2016 contains 5 regulations.
- Where can I read the official version of Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) (Designation of Reciprocating Countries) Notification 2016?
- The official text of Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) (Designation of Reciprocating Countries) Notification 2016 is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.