Singapore legislation

Section 105

of Women’s Charter 1961

Section 105

Grounds on which marriage is void

Amended by7/2016

A marriage which takes place after 1 June 1981 is void on the following grounds only:

(a)

that it is not a valid marriage by virtue of sections 3(4), 5, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 22; (aa)where the marriage was solemnised on or after 1 October 2016, that it is not a valid marriage by virtue of section 11A; or

(b)

where the marriage was celebrated outside Singapore, that the marriage is invalid —

(i)

for lack of capacity; or

(ii)

by the law of the place in which it was celebrated.