s 8 Application for return of child
8.—(1) A person who claims that, in breach of rights of custody attributed to a person, either jointly or alone, under the law of a Contracting State, a child has been wrongfully removed to or retained in Singapore within the meaning of the Convention may apply to the Court for an order that the child be returned. (2) An application under subsection (1) may be made by —(a) the person to whom the rights of custody (claimed to have been breached) are attributed under the law of the Contracting State; or (b) any person appearing to the Court to have sufficient interest in the matter. (3) The applicant must notify the Central Authority of Singapore of the application by forwarding a copy of the application to the Central Authority of Singapore as soon as practicable. (4) The Court may, if it determines that the child should be returned to the Contracting State, give permission for the child to be taken out of Singapore either unconditionally or subject to the conditions or undertakings that the Court may think fit.[Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022] (5) In this section, “person” includes an institution or other body.