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Extension of Part to judgments of recognised courts of foreign countries on basis of reciprocity

Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act 1959

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—(1) If the Minister is satisfied that, in the event of the benefits conferred by this Part being extended to a particular description of judgments given in a particular court or description of courts of a foreign country, substantial reciprocity of treatment will be assured as respects the enforcement in that foreign country of similar judgments given in a similar court or similar courts of Singapore, the Minister may, by order in the Gazette, direct that —(a)this Part applies to that foreign country;(b)the court or courts of the foreign country specified in the order is a recognised court or are recognised courts of the foreign country for the purposes of this Part; and(c)judgments specified in the order of any such recognised court or courts, if within subsection (2), are judgments to which this Part applies.(2) A judgment of a recognised court of a foreign country is within this subsection if —(a)it is given after the coming into operation of the order; and(b)it is final and conclusive as between the parties to it, unless it is an interlocutory judgment.(3) A judgment —(a)specified in an order under subsection (1) of a recognised court of a foreign country specified in the order; and(b)that is within subsection (2),is a judgment to which this Part applies.(4) However, the following judgments of a recognised court of a foreign country are not judgments to which this Part applies:(a)a judgment given by that court on appeal from a court that is not a recognised court;(b)a judgment or other instrument that is regarded for the purposes of its enforcement as a judgment of that court but which was given or made in another foreign country;(c)a judgment given by that court in proceedings founded on a judgment of a court in another foreign country and having as their object the enforcement of the second‑mentioned judgment.(5) For the purposes of this section, a judgment is taken to be final and conclusive even though —(a)an appeal may be pending against it; or(b)it may still be subject to appeal,in the courts of the country of the original court.(6) The Minister may by a subsequent order in the Gazette vary or revoke any order previously made under this section.

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