Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 10
131. Power of court to restrain taking of child out of Singapore
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The court may, on the application of the father or mother of a child —
child
“child” means a child of the marriage as defined in section 92 but who is below 21 years of age.
where any matrimonial proceedings are pending; or
where, under any agreement or order of court, one parent has custody, or care and control, of the child to the exclusion of the other,issue an injunction restraining the other parent from taking the child out of Singapore or may give permission for such child to be taken out of Singapore either unconditionally or subject to such conditions or such undertaking as the court may think fit.
The court may, on the application of any interested person, issue an injunction restraining any person, other than a person having custody, or care and control, of a child, from taking the child out of Singapore.