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Act not exclusive
21. To avoid doubt, this Act does not affect any of the following matters:(a) the enforcement, under any other written law or rule of law, of a choice of court agreement to which this Act does not apply; (b) the recognition and enforcement, under any other written law or rule of law, of a judgment to which this Act does not apply; (c) the enforcement, under any other written law or rule of law, of a judicial settlement to which this Act does not apply.
Regulations
22.—(1) The Minister may make regulations for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act and for any matter that is required under this Act to be prescribed. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may provide for the recognition and enforcement by the General Division of the High Court of a judgment given by, and for the enforcement by the General Division of the High Court of a judicial settlement approved by or concluded before, a court of a Contracting State (other than Singapore) designated in a choice of court agreement (not being an exclusive choice of court agreement), including —(a) the requirements for the recognition and enforcement of such a judgment, or for the enforcement of such a judicial settlement; (b) the circumstances in which the General Division of the High Court must recognise and enforce such a judgment, or enforce such a judicial settlement; and (c) the application of any provision of this Act, with such modifications as may be prescribed, to or in relation to the recognition and enforcement of such a judgment, or the enforcement of such a judicial settlement.[40/2019] (3) The powers conferred by this section do not extend to any matter for which the Rules of Court or Family Justice Rules mentioned in section 23 may be made.
Rules of Court and Family Justice Rules
23.—(1) The Rules Committee constituted under section 80(3) of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 may make Rules of Court regulating the practice and procedure in the General and Appellate Divisions of the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the State Courts in relation to any matter under this Act.[40/2019] (2) The Family Justice Rules Committee constituted under section 46(1) of the Family Justice Act 2014 may make Family Justice Rules regulating the practice and procedure in the Family Justice Courts in relation to any matter under this Act. (3) All Rules of Court mentioned in subsection (1), and all Family Justice Rules mentioned in subsection (2), are to be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.
Saving and transitional provisions
24.—(1) This Act does not apply to an exclusive choice of court agreement that designates a Singapore court as a chosen court, if the agreement is concluded before 1 October 2016. (2) This Act does not apply to an exclusive choice of court agreement that designates a court of another Contracting State as a chosen court, if the agreement is concluded before the Convention enters into force in that Contracting State. (3) This Act does not apply to any case instituted in a Singapore court before 1 October 2016, or any application made (whether before, on or after 1 October 2016) in any such case.
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