Singapore legislation

Clause 9

Amendment of section 41

Section 41 of the Women’s Charter is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) and substituting the following paragraphs:“(a)wilfully destroys or causes damage to —

(i)

the State Marriage Register;

(ii)

any record or information contained in the State Marriage Register; or

(iii)

any certificate of marriage;

(b)

falsely makes any thing that purports to be, or counterfeits —

(i)

the State Marriage Register;

(ii)

any record or information contained in the State Marriage Register;

(iii)

any certificate of marriage; or

(iv)

any copy of or extract from any record or information contained in the State Marriage Register, or any copy of or extract from any certificate of marriage, that has been certified by the Registrar to be a true copy or extract; or

(c)

wilfully inserts any false entry in —

(i)

the State Marriage Register;

(ii)

any record or information contained in the State Marriage Register;

(iii)

any certificate of marriage; or

(iv)

(b)

by deleting the words “be liable on conviction to imprisonment” and substituting the words “on conviction be punished with imprisonment”; and

(c)

by deleting the words “register of marriages” in the section heading and substituting the words “State Marriage Register, etc.”.

Read in full context — Women’s Charter (Amendment) Bill →