Singapore legislation
Clause 40
Clause 40
Amendment of section 161
Section 161 of the Women’s Charter is amended —
(a)
by renumbering the section as subsection (1) of that section, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following subsection:“(2) A woman or girl must not be committed under section 160(3) to the care of a fit individual, and a woman or girl who has been so committed ceases to be in the care of a fit individual, after the woman or girl attains the age of 21 years or marries.”; and
(b)
by deleting the section heading and substituting the following section heading:“Period of detention or commitment of woman or girl”.