Singapore legislation

Clause 35

of Women’s Charter

Clause 35

Interference with marriage

Any person who uses any force or threat —

(a)

to compel a person to marry against his will; or

(b)

to prevent a person who has attained the age of twenty-one years from contracting a valid marriage,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to a fine not exceeding three thousand dollars or to both such imprisonment and fine.

Clause 35 — Women’s Charter | laws.sg