Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Registration
29. Certain marriages solemnised outside Singapore may be registered
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Subject to subsection (2), where a marriage is solemnised outside Singapore on or after 15 September 1961 —
the parties to the marriage may apply to the Registrar in the prescribed form to register the marriage; and
the Registrar may register the marriage in the State Marriage Register.
The Registrar must not register a marriage under this section if the Registrar is satisfied that —
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Marriages appointed under section 26 and includes an Assistant Registrar of Marriages;
the marriage is void under the provisions of this Act;
neither party to the marriage is a citizen of Singapore or permanent resident of Singapore; or
any information or evidence provided by the parties is false in any material particular.
For the purposes of this section, the Registrar may require the parties to the marriage to —
appear in person before the Registrar;
provide any oral or documentary evidence of the marriage that the Registrar may require; and
provide any information required by the Registrar to —
decide whether the marriage may be registered; or
register the marriage.