Singapore legislation

Regulation 21

of Women’s Charter (Solemnisation and Registration of Marriages) Rules 2023

Regulation 21

Notice of marriage given but no statutory declaration made before 25 September 2023, etc.

Subregulation 1

This rule applies to and in relation to the following cases:

(a)

a case where —

(i)

a notice of marriage was filed under section 14 of the Act before 25 September 2023;

(ii)

the notice was valid immediately before that date; and

(iii)

before that date, no statutory declaration had been made under section 17 of the Act in respect of the notice;

(b)

a case where —

(i)

an application for a special marriage licence under section 21 of the Act was pending immediately before 25 September 2023; and

(ii)

before that date, no statutory declaration had been made under that section in respect of the application;

(c)

a case where an application for a licence under section 10 of the Act was pending immediately before 25 September 2023.

Subregulation 2

Subject to the modifications in paragraph (3), the Act as in force from 25 September 2023 is to apply to and in relation to the notice or application, as the case may be.

Subregulation 3

The modifications are as follows:

(a)

a period of 12 months is prescribed for the purposes of section 15(1)(a) of the Act;

(b)

for the purposes of section 16(2)(b) of the Act, the prescribed period is 15 days;

(c)

section 19 of the Act as in force immediately before 25 September 2023 is to apply to caveats filed before that date;

(d)

the declaration under section 21(2) of the Act does not have to include the matter mentioned in section 16(2)(b) of the Act.

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