Singapore legislation
Clause 12
Clause 12
Consents
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this section a certificate for marriage under section 16 of this Ordinance or a licence under section 20 of this Ordinance for the marriage of a minor shall not be issued without the consent of a person mentioned in the Second Schedule to this Ordinance who is authorized to give such consent:Provided that —
if the Registrar, or in the case of a proposed marriage by licence the Minister, is satisfied that the consent of any person whose consent is so required cannot be obtained by reason of absence or inaccessibility or by reason of his being under any disability the necessity for the consent of that person shall be dispensed with, if there is any other person whose consent is also required; and if the consent of no other person is required, the Registrar or the Minister may dispense with the necessity of obtaining any consent, or the High Court may, on application being made, consent to the marriage, and the consent of the High Court so given shall have the same effect as if it had been given by the person whose consent cannot be so obtained;
if any person whose consent is required refuses his consent, the High Court may, on application being made, consent to the marriage, and the consent of the High Court so given shall have the same effect as if it had been given by the person whose consent is so refused.
(2)
An application to the High Court under this section shall be made to a judge in chambers.
(3)
When an application is made to the High Court in consequence of a refusal to give consent notice of the application shall be served upon the person who refused to give consent.
(4)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Part of this Ordinance consent to the marriage of a minor shall not be necessary if the minor has been previously married.
(5)
There shall be no appeal from an order of a judge under this section.