Power to extend Part II to foreign countries giving reciprocal treatment

(1) The Minister if he is satisfied that, in the event of the benefits conferred by this Part being extended to judgments given in the superior courts of any foreign country, substantial reciprocity of treatment will be assured as respects the enforcement in that foreign country of judgments given in the Superior Court of Belize, may by Order published in the Gazette direct, Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments [CAP. 171 11 (a) that this Part shall extend to that foreign country; and (b) that such courts of that foreign country as are specified in the Order shall be deemed superior courts of that country for the purposes of this Part. (2) Any judgment of a superior court of a foreign country to which this Part extends, other than a judgment of such a court given on appeal from a court which is not a superior court, shall be a judgment to which this Part applies, if, (a) it is final and conclusive as between the parties thereto; (b) there is payable thereunder a sum of money, not being a sum payable in respect of taxes or other charges of a like nature or in respect of a fine or other penalty; and (c) it is given after the coming into operation of the Order directing that this Part shall extend to that foreign country. (3) For the purposes of this section, a judgment shall be deemed to be final and conclusive notwithstanding that an appeal may be pending against it, or that it may still be subject to appeal, in the courts of the country of the original court.