Singapore legislation

Clause 19

Amendment of section 48

Section 48 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —“(1) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, all property which —

(a)

immediately before the date of the coming into operation of this Ordinance was the property (including the separate property) of a married woman or held for her separate use in equity; or

(b)

belongs at the time of her marriage to a woman married after the date of the coming into operation of this Ordinance; or

(c)

after the date of the coming into operation of this Ordinance is acquired by or devolves upon a married woman,shall belong to her in all respects as if she were a feme sole and may be disposed of accordingly:Provided that nothing in this subsection shall —

(i)

be construed as affecting adversely the right of any married woman to any property which she had immediately before the date of the coming into operation of this Ordinance; or

(ii)

interfere with or render inoperative any valid restriction upon anticipation or alienation attached to the enjoyment of any property by virtue of any provision contained in any written law in force immediately before the date of the coming into operation of this Ordinance, or in any instrument executed before such date.”.

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