Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act · s 10

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s 10

(1)

If it appears to the Attorney General that the recognition and enforcement accorded by the courts of any foreign country to judgments given in the High Court of Brunei Darussalam substantially less favourable than that accorded by the courts of Brunei Darussalam to judgments of the superior courts of that country, the Attorney General may by order apply this section to that country.

(2)

Except in so far as the Attorney General may by order under this section otherwise direct, no proceedings shall be entertained in any court in

Brunei Darussalam for the recovery of any sum alleged to be payable under a judgment given in a court of a country to which this section applies.

(3)

The Attorney General may by a subsequent order vary or revoke any order previously made under this section.

Issue of certificates of judgments obtained in Brunei Darussalam.