Singapore legislation

Clause 5

of Women’s Charter (Amendment) Bill

Clause 5

Amendment of section 5

Section 5 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “invalid” appearing at the end of subsection (1) thereof and in the marginal note thereto and substituting therefor in each case the word “void”; and

(b)

by deleting subsection (2) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —“(2) If any male person lawfully married under any law, religion, custom or usage shall during the continuance of such marriage contract a union with a woman, such woman shall have no right of succession or inheritance on the death intestate of such male person.”.