24. Amendment of section 96

In the principal Act, in section 96, after subsection (5), insert —“(6) If any of the parties to the intended marriage is not a citizen of Singapore or permanent resident of Singapore, the marriage may be solemnised under this Act only if at least one of the parties has been physically present in Singapore for the prescribed period before the date of the application mentioned in section 95(2A).

The Registrar may waive the requirement in subsection (6) if the Registrar is satisfied that there are good reasons to do so.

In subsection (6), “permanent resident of Singapore” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Immigration Act 1959.”.