Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Solemnisation of Marriages
24. Registrar may permit remote solemnisation in certain circumstances
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The Registrar may give permission for a marriage to be remotely solemnised using a live video or live television link if —
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Marriages appointed under section 26 and includes an Assistant Registrar of Marriages;
the parties to the intended marriage, the person solemnising the marriage and the witnesses will be in Singapore during the solemnisation; and
the Registrar is satisfied that —
there are exceptional circumstances that prevent the parties from solemnising their marriage in the presence of each other, the person solemnising the marriage or the witnesses; and
it is otherwise appropriate to give permission.
In giving permission under subsection (1), the Registrar may specify —
the remote communications technology that is to be used to create the live video or live television link between the parties to the intended marriage, the person solemnising the marriage and the witnesses;
the locations at which the parties, the person solemnising the marriage and the witnesses are to be present; and
the administrative and technical facilities and arrangements to be put in place at those locations.