Singapore legislation
Clause 39
Clause 39
Amendment of section 180
Section 180 of the Women’s Charter is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the words “the forms to be used” in subsection (1)(a), the words “and the fees payable”;
by inserting, immediately after paragraph (a) of subsection (1), the following paragraph:“(aa)any matter relating to the making of a decision under section 17(3);”;
by deleting the words “and the giving of certified copies” in subsection (1)(e) and substituting the words “of the State Marriage Register”;
by inserting, immediately after paragraph (e) of subsection (1), the following paragraphs:“(ea)the provision of copies of, or extracts from, any record or information contained in the State Marriage Register (including a copy or an extract that is certified by the Registrar to be a true copy or extract);
(eb)how an error in the State Marriage Register is to be corrected;”;
by inserting, immediately after the word “matters” in subsection (1)(j), the words “permitted or”; and
by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsections:“(2) Rules made under subsection (1) —
must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette; and
may be revoked (wholly or partly) by a resolution of Parliament.(2A) A resolution under subsection (2)(b) —
must specify the date from which the rules are revoked; and
may only be passed on a motion for which notice is given on or before the first available sitting day of Parliament after the expiry of one month after the date on which the rules were presented to Parliament.(2B) If Parliament passes a resolution under subsection (2)(b) —
the rules are revoked with effect from the date specified in the resolution;
the revocation does not affect the validity of anything done before the specified date; and
the Minister is not prevented from making new rules.”.