Section 15 of Foreign Judgments Reciprocal Enforcement Act CAP 43: Rules of court

The Chief Justice may make rules of court prescribing any matters necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Act and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, rules of court may—
(a) make provision empowering the High Court to require any person applying for registration of a judgment to give security for costs;
(b) regulate the manner in which a judgment debtor is to be served with a notice of the registration of a judgment;
(c) prescribe the manner in which any questions arising under this Act are to be determined;
(d) prescribe any matter which under this Act is to be prescribed; and
(e) prescribe any fee for the purposes of this Act.

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