Singapore legislation

Clause 8

of Women’s Charter (Amendment) Bill

Clause 8

Amendment of section 12

Section 12 of the Women’s Charter is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “and 22” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “, 11A and 13”; and

(b)

by deleting paragraph (a) of subsection (3) and substituting the following paragraph:“(a)the sex of any party to a marriage as registered under the National Registration Act 1965 at the time of the marriage is prima facie evidence of the sex of the party; and”.