Singapore legislation

Regulation 17

Certificate of marriage issued on or after 25 September 2023

Subregulation 1

This rule applies to and in relation to a certificate of marriage issued under section 30(2)(a) of the Act.

A certificate of marriage must state the following particulars:

(a)

the names of the parties;

(b)

the identification type and number of the parties;

(c)

the date on which the marriage was solemnised;

(d)

in the case of a marriage registered under section 28 of the Act —

(i)

the name of the person who solemnised the marriage;

(ii)

the names of the witnesses to the solemnisation of the marriage; and

(iii)

the address of the place in Singapore at which the marriage was solemnised;

(e)

in the case of a marriage registered under section 29 of the Act — the country, state or territory in which the marriage was solemnised;

(f)

in the case of a marriage registered under section 182 of the Act —

(i)

the country, state or territory in which the marriage was solemnised; and

(ii)

if the marriage was solemnised in Singapore — the law, religion, custom or usage under which the marriage was solemnised.

A certificate of marriage must be assigned with, and bear, a unique number and a unique quick response code.