Singapore legislation

Clause 10

Repeal and re-enactment of section 43

Section 43 of the Women’s Charter is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Correction of errors43.—

(1)

If the Registrar is satisfied by statutory declaration or otherwise that any entry in the State Marriage Register, or in any record or information contained in the State Marriage Register, is erroneous in form or substance, the Registrar may correct the error.(2) If the Registrar is satisfied by statutory declaration or otherwise that any entry in a certificate of marriage is erroneous in form or substance, the Registrar may, in the presence of the persons married or, if those persons are absent, in the presence of 2 credible witnesses, correct the error by ruling through that entry and making the correct entry in the certificate of marriage.(3) Where subsection (2) applies —

(a)

the Registrar must sign and date the correction made in the certificate of marriage; and

(b)

the entry made under subsection (2) must be attested by the witnesses in whose presence it was made.”.

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