Singapore legislation
Clause 24
Clause 24
Amendment of section 40
Section 40 of the Women’s Charter is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “or officiates at” in subsection (1);
(b)
by deleting paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraphs:“(a)without a valid marriage licence or a valid special marriage licence; or
(b)
without at least 2 credible witnesses —
(i)
present; or
(ii)
in remote communication with the parties in accordance with section 24,”;
(c)
by deleting the words “section 16” in subsection (2)(a) and substituting the words “section 14(2)(a)”; and
(d)
by deleting the words “section 17” in subsection (2)(c) and substituting the words “section 18”.