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6 (2) Where the High Court is designated in an exclusive choice of court agreement, the designation is to be construed as including the Singapore International Commercial Court unless a contrary intention appears in the agreement.

(3) Unless the context otherwise requires, where different systems of law apply in different territorial units in a Contracting State (other than a Regional Economic Integration Organisation)—
 * (a) any reference to the law or procedure of that Contracting State is to be construed as a reference, where appropriate, to the law or procedure in force in the relevant territorial unit of that Contracting State;
 * (b) any reference to residence in that Contracting State is to be construed as a reference, where appropriate, to residence in the relevant territorial unit of that Contracting State;
 * (c) any reference to the court or courts of that Contracting State is to be construed as a reference, where appropriate, to the court or courts in the relevant territorial unit of that Contracting State; and
 * (d) any reference to a connection with that Contracting State is to be construed as a reference, where appropriate, to a connection with the relevant territorial unit of that Contracting State.

Meaning of “exclusive choice of court agreement”

3.—(1) An exclusive choice of court agreement is an agreement between 2 or more parties that—
 * (a) is concluded or documented—
 * (i) in writing; or
 * (ii) by any other means of communication which renders the information communicated accessible so as to be usable for subsequent reference; and
 * (b) designates, for the purpose of deciding any dispute which arises or may arise in connection with a particular legal relationship, the courts, or one or more specific courts, of one