Singapore legislation

Clause 5

Amendment of section 16

Section 16 of the Women’s Charter is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “his certificate for marriage” in the fourth line thereof and substituting therefor the words “a marriage licence”;

(b)

by deleting the word “certificate” in the first line of the first proviso thereto and substituting therefor the word “licence”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the word “is” in the second line of paragraph (b)(i) of the first proviso thereto, the words “divorced or is”;

(d)

by deleting the words “his certificate” in the fourth line of the second proviso thereto and substituting therefor the words “the marriage licence”; and

(e)

by deleting the word “certificate” in the marginal note thereto and substituting therefor the words “marriage licence”.

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