Apostille Act 2020(No. 38 of 2020)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Enacting Formula
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 Interpretation
3 Purpose
4 Act binds Government
Part 2 PROOF OF ORIGIN OF FOREIGN PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
5 Application of this Part
6 What is a foreign public document
7 What is meant by the origin of a foreign public document
8 What is legalisation of a foreign public document
9 Legalisation not required for foreign public documents
10 What is a Convention certificate (also known as an apostille)
11 Effect of Convention certificate if used
12 Use of Convention certificate generally not mandatory
13 Other modes of proof, etc., not affected
Part 3 CERTIFICATION OF SINGAPORE PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
14 What is a Singapore public document
15 What is a competent authority
16 Certification of public document executed in Singapore
17 Grounds for refusing to issue certificate
18 Register of certificates
Part 4 MISCELLANEOUS
19 Amendment of Second Schedule
20 Regulations
21 Related amendments to other Acts