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NATIONAL LEGISLATION TEXTS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION TEXTS
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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