Singapore legislation

Section 108

of Women’s Charter 1961

Section 108

Marriage governed by foreign law

Where, apart from this Act, any matter affecting the validity of a marriage would fall to be determined (in accordance with the rules of private international law) by reference to the law of a country outside Singapore, nothing in section 105, 106 or 107 —

(a)

precludes the determination of the matter as aforesaid; or

(b)

requires the application to the marriage of the grounds or bars to relief mentioned in those sections except so far as are applicable in accordance with those rules.

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