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Reciprocal Enforcement Of Judgments

Cap. 171 · Revised Edition 2020 · 18 sections

• s. 1Short title
• s. 2Interpretation
• s. 3Enforcement in Belize of judgments obtained in the High Court of Justice in England or Northern Ireland or in the Court of Sessions in Scotland
• s. 4Issue of certificates of judgments obtained in Belize
• s. 5Power to make rules
• s. 6Extension of application of Act
• s. 7Interpretation in this Part
• s. 8Power to extend Part II to foreign countries giving reciprocal treatment
• s. 9Application for and effect of registration of foreign judgment
• s. 10Rules of Court
• s. 11Cases in which judgments must, or may, be set aside
• s. 12Power of registering court on application to set aside registration
• s. 13Foreign judgments which can be registered not to be enforceable otherwise
• s. 14Part II to apply to British dominions, protectorates and mandated territories
• s. 15Modification
• s. 16General effect of certain foreign judgments
• s. 17Power to make foreign judgments unenforceable in Belize if no reciprocity
• s. 18Issue of certificates of judgments obtained in Belize