Reciprocal Enforcement of Commonwealth Judgments Act
Jurisdiction | Singapore |
Coming into Force | 30 March 1987 |
copyrightNote | © Singapore legislation sourced from Singapore Statutes Online. It is subject to copyright of the Singapore Government and is reproduced with the permission of the Attorney-General’s Chambers of Singapore. |
Enactment Date | 06 January 1921 |
Published date | 30 March 1987 |
Record Number | Cap. 264 |
Act Number | (Original Enactment: Ordinance 34 of 1921) |
Reciprocal Enforcement of Commonwealth Judgments Act |
(CHAPTER 264) |
(Original Enactment: Ordinance 34 of 1921)
REVISED EDITION 1985 |
(30th March 1987) |
An Act to facilitate the reciprocal enforcement of judgments and awards in Singapore and other parts of the Commonwealth. |
[6th January 1921] |
Short title |
1. This Act may be cited as the Reciprocal Enforcement of Commonwealth Judgments Act. |
Interpretation |
2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
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Application |
2A. This Act does not apply to any judgment which may be recognised or enforced in Singapore under the Choice of Court Agreements Act 2016. [Act 14 of 2016 wef 01/10/2016]
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Registration in Singapore of judgments obtained in superior courts in the United Kingdom |
3.—(1) Where a judgment has been obtained in a superior court of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland the judgment creditor may apply to the General Division of the High Court at any time within 12 months after the date of the judgment, or such longer period as may be allowed by the General Division of the High Court, to have the judgment registered in the General Division of the High Court, and on any such application the General Division of the High Court may, if in all the circumstances of the case it thinks it is just and convenient that the judgment should be enforced in Singapore, and subject to this section, order the judgment to be registered accordingly. [Act 40 of 2019 wef 02/01/2021]
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Issue of certificates of judgments obtained in Singapore |
4. Where a judgment has been obtained in the General Division of the High Court against any person the General Division of the High Court shall, on an application made by the judgment creditor and on proof that the judgment debtor is resident in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, issue to the judgment creditor a certified copy of the judgment. [Act 40 of 2019 wef 02/01/2021]
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Extension of this Act |
5.—(1) When the Minister is satisfied that reciprocal provisions have been made by the legislature of any part of the Commonwealth outside the United Kingdom for the enforcement within that part of the Commonwealth of judgments obtained in the General Division of the High Court of Singapore the Minister may declare by notification published in the Gazette that this Act shall extend to judgments obtained in a superior court in that part of the Commonwealth in the like manner as it extends to judgments obtained in a superior court in the United Kingdom and on any such declaration being made this Act shall extend accordingly. [Act 40 of 2019 wef 02/01/2021]
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Rules of Court |
6.—(1) The Rules Committee constituted under section 80(3) of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap. 322) may make Rules of Court to regulate and prescribe the procedure and practice to be followed in the General Division of the High |
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