Singapore legislation
Clause 10
Clause 10
Marriages within prohibited degrees
(1)
A marriage solemnized between a man and any of the persons mentioned in the first column of Part I of the First Schedule to this Ordinance, or between a woman and any of the persons mentioned in the second column of the said Part I, shall be void.
(2)
A marriage solemnized between a man and any of the persons mentioned in the first column of Part II of the said First Schedule, or between a woman and any of the persons mentioned in the second column of the said Part II, shall not be void by reason only of affinity.
(3)
A marriage which by virtue of subsection (2) of this section is not void if solemnized after the decease of any person shall be void if solemnized during the lifetime of that person.
(4)
A marriage solemnized between a man and a sister of his divorced wife and a marriage between a woman and a brother of her divorced husband shall be void if solemnized during the lifetime of such divorced wife or divorced husband as the case may be.
(5)
A Registrar in whose presence a declaration for the purpose of section 16 of this Ordinance is made shall explain to the person making the same what are the prohibited degrees of kindred and affinity and the penalties which may be incurred under other provisions of this Ordinance.