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Enforcement of Foreign Civil Judgements Act, No. 32 of 1988

Long title

To provide that civil judgements given in designated countries may be enforced in magistrates' courts in the Republic; to repeal the Reciprocal Enforcement of Civil Judgements Act, 1966; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.

Table of contents
SECTION TITLE
1. Definitions
2. Application of Act
3. Registration of judgements given in designated countries
4. Effect of registration of judgement, and execution
5. Setting aside of registered judgement
6. Stay of execution of judgement
7. Presumptions
8. Removal of assets prohibited
9. Savings
10. Rules
11. Repeal of Act 9 of 1966
12. Short title and commencement
   
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