a superior court of a reciprocating country which is a Commonwealth country;

a superior court of any other reciprocating country which is specified in an order made under section 13;

a subordinate court of a reciprocating country which is specified in an order made under section 13;

a judgment or order of a designated court in civil proceedings whereby a sum of money is made payable, including an order for the payment of a lump sum as financial provision for, or maintenance of, a spouse or a former or reputed spouse or a child or other person who is or was a dependant of another;

a judgment or order of a designated court in civil proceedings under which movable property is ordered to be delivered to any person, including an order for the delivery of movable property as part of a scheme for the provision for, or maintenance of, a spouse or a former or reputed spouse or a child or other person who is or was a dependant of another;

a judgment or order of a designated court in criminal proceedings for the payment of a sum of money in respect of compensation or damage to an injured person or for the delivery of movable property by way of restitution to an injured person;

a judgment given in any court on appeal against a judgment or order of a designated court referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c);

a judgment of a designated superior court for the costs of an appeal from a subordinate court, whether or not a designated court, or from an award referred to in paragraph (f); and

an award in arbitration proceedings, if the award has, under the laws in force in the country where it was made, become enforceable in the same manner as a judgment given by a designated court in that country.

requires the judgment debtor to make an interim payment of a sum of money to the judgment creditor; or

is final and conclusive as between the parties thereto,

whereby a sum of money is payable or an item of movable property is deliverable in respect of taxes or other charges of a similar nature or in respect of a fine or other penalty;

to the extent to which it provides for the payment of a sum of money by way of exemplary, punitive or multiple damages;

for the periodical payment of money as financial provision for, or maintenance of, a spouse or a former or reputed spouse or a child or other person who is or was a dependant of the person against whom the order was made;

in a matrimonial cause or matter, or determining rights in property arising out of a matrimonial relationship, not being a judgment referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1), whereby a sum of money is payable or item of movable property deliverable;

in proceedings in connection with the custody or guardianship of children;

in proceedings concerning the administration of the property or affairs of a person who is incompetent or incapable of managing and administering his property and affairs;

in a matter of succession to, or administration of, estates of deceased persons whereby a sum of money is payable or movable property is deliverable;

in a matter of social security or public assistance whereby a sum of money is payable by or to a public authority or fund;

in bankruptcy proceedings or in proceedings for the winding-up or re-organization of a corporation or in proceedings for judicial arrangements, compositions or similar matters;

in proceedings relating to damage, death or injury caused by occurrences involving nuclear matter or the emission of ionising radiation;

which is regarded for the purposes of its enforcement as a judgment of a designated country but which was given in another country;

given by a designated court in proceedings founded on a judgment of a court in another country and having as their object the enforcement of the latter judgment.

the judgment debtor, being the defendant in the original court, submitted to the jurisdiction of the court by voluntarily appearing in the proceedings;

the judgment debtor was plaintiff, or counterclaimed, in the proceedings in the original court;

the judgment debtor, being the defendant in the original court, had, before the commencement of the proceedings, agreed otherwise than in pursuance of some statutory requirement, in writing or by an oral agreement confirmed in writing, to submit, in respect of the subject matter of the proceedings or in respect of disputes of the kind which were the subject matter of the proceedings, to the jurisdiction of the original court or of any other court of the country of the original court;

the judgment debtor, being the defendant in the original court, was, at the time when the proceedings were instituted, habitually resident in the country of the court or, not being a natural person, had its place of incorporation or its principal place of business in that country, or, if unincorporated, had its headquarters there;

the judgment debtor, being the defendant in the original court, had an office or place or business in, or, not being a natural person, had a branch (other than a subsidiary corporation) in, the country of that court and the proceedings in that court were in respect of a transaction effected, or an occurrence arising from business carried out, by, through or at that office, place or branch;

the judgment debtor, being the defendant in the original court, was conducting business within the country of the original court (otherwise than through a subsidiary corporation), had appointed an agent there to receive service or process in respect of that business and the proceedings in that court were in respect of a transaction effected in connection with, or of an occurrence arising from, that business;

in the case of a claim arising out of a contract, the obligation which was the subject of the proceedings was, or was to be, wholly or mainly performed in the country of the original court;

in the case of a judgment given in an action in rem or any other action to determine rights of ownership, use or possession in immovable property or tangible movable property, the property in question was, at the institution of the proceedings in the original court, situated in the country of that court; or

in the case of an action to recover damages for physical injury to the person, or the death of a person, or for damage to tangible property, the circumstances giving rise to injury, death or damage substantially occurred in the country of the original court or the injury or damage was suffered in that country.

where by reason of the subject matter of the proceedings, exclusive jurisdiction thereto was, under the rules of private international law of Kenya, vested in the courts or authorities of a country other than that of the original court;

where the judgment debtor was a person who under the rules of public international law was entitled to immunity from the jurisdiction of the courts of the country of the original court and did not appear otherwise than for the purpose of contesting the jurisdiction of the court.

if the judgment debtor appeared in those proceedings and did not contest the jurisdiction of the original court, be conclusive evidence of the fact found; and

in any other case be sufficient proof of that fact unless the contrary is shown.

under the law in force in the country of the original court, the time within which an appeal may be made against the judgment has expired and no appeal is pending or an appeal has been heard and disposed of.

be accompanied by a certificate in the form set out in the Schedule or to the same effect issued from the original court under its seal and signed by a judge or registrar thereof or by an affidavit to the same effect;

have attached thereto the judgment or the exemplification or a certified or duly authenticated copy thereof and, where the judgment is not in the English language, certified by a notary public on the Registrar of the original court or authenticated by affidavit;

unless otherwise ordered by the High Court, be accompanied, in the case of a judgment given by a superior court of a Commonwealth country, by a certificate under the seal and signed by a judge or registrar thereof certifying that the court is a superior court in that country;

be accompanied by such other evidence as may be prescribed.

it has been wholly satisfied; or

it could not be enforced by execution in the country of the original court.

the amount remaining payable under the judgment, including interest and any costs awarded to the judgment creditor, at the date of registration;

interest from the date of registration on that amount, excluding interest and costs referred to in paragraph (a), calculated at the rate applicable to a judgment of the High Court; and

any reasonable costs awarded by the High Court in respect of registration, including the costs of obtaining a certificate or exemplification, or copy of a judgment or a translation thereof, for the purposes of section 5(4).

any costs awarded to the judgment creditor remaining payable at the date of registration;

any reasonable costs awarded by the High Court in respect of registration, including the costs of obtaining a certificate or exemplification, or copy of a judgment or a translation thereof, for the purposes of section 5(4).

in the case of an application made ex parte, until the expiration of fourteen days from the date on which the judgment debtor is served with a notice of registration under section 5(3) or such extended period as the court may order; or

where an application that the registration be set aside is made under section 10 or section 11, until the application is finally determined.

the judgment is not a judgment to which this Act applies;

the judgment was registered in contravention of this Act;

the courts of the country of the original court had no jurisdiction to adjudicate upon the cause of action upon which the judgment was given;

the judgment debtor did not appear in the original court and the jurisdiction of that court was based upon an agreement by the judgment debtor to submit to its jurisdiction which is invalid under the rules of private international law of Kenya;

the cause of action upon which the judgment was given had at the date of that judgment been the subject of a final and conclusive judgment of a court having jurisdiction to adjudicate upon that cause of action;

the matter in relation to which the judgment was given had, subsequent to the date of that judgment, and as a result of proceedings instituted prior to the institution of the proceedings in the original court, become the subject of a final and conclusive judgment of a court in Kenya which is irreconcilable with the judgment of the original court;

the judgment was obtained by fraud, other than fraud which was, or could have been, put in issue by the judgment debtor in the proceedings in the original court or on appeal therefrom;

there are provisions of the law of Kenya which, by virtue of the rules of private international law of Kenya, would have been applicable notwithstanding any choice of another system of law by the judgment creditor and the judgment debtor, had the proceedings been brought in the High Court, and the judgment disregards those provisions in some material respect;

it was necessary for the original court, in order to give its judgment, to decide a question relating to any matter specified in paragraphs (c) to (k) of section 3(3) and the decision is different from that which the High Court, having applied the rules of private international law of Kenya to that question, would have reached;

the judgment has been taken on appeal, and reversed or discharged or otherwise set aside, in a court of the country of the original court;

the judgment debtor is a person who, under the rules of public international law, is entitled to immunity from the jurisdiction of the High Court;

the rights under the judgment are not vested in the person by whom the application for registration was made;

the enforcement of the judgment would be manifestly contrary to public policy in Kenya.

an appeal is pending against the judgment; or

he is entitled and intends to appeal against the judgment; or

the matter in relation to which the judgment was given is the same as that in respect of which proceedings, instituted prior to the institution of the proceedings in the original court, are pending in a court in Kenya.

under section 11; or

solely for the reason that the judgment was not at the date of application for registration enforceable by execution in the country of the original court,

a certified copy of the judgment; and

a certificate, in the form set out in the Schedule, or to the same effect, containing such particulars as are therein mentioned with respect to the proceedings, including the cause of action and the rate of interest, if any, payable on any sum payable and, where the judgment was given in a superior court and the judgment creditor wishes to enforce the judgment in a Commonwealth country, certifying that the court in which the judgment was given is a superior court in Kenya.

under which a sum of money is payable or any movable property is deliverable in respect of taxes or other charges of a similar nature or in respect of a fine or other penalty; or

the execution of which is stayed for any period pending an appeal or for any other reason, until the expiration of that period.

the certified copy of the judgment or award shall be issued by the chairman of the tribunal or arbitration tribunal or the arbitrator;

the certificate referred to in subsection (1)(b) shall, with such modifications as circumstances dictate, be issued by the High Court and the certificate shall state that the award is enforceable as a judgment of the High Court under the law of Kenya.

has not been registered but it is shown that registration would have been set aside on an application for that purpose on some ground other than those specified paragraph (a).

a judgment to which this Act applies whether or not it is registrable and, if registrable, whether or not it is registered; and

any other judgment or order (by whatever name called) given in any civil proceedings which is final and conclusive between the parties, and the expression "final and conclusive" has the meaning assigned to it in section 3(2).