Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Registration
30. Certificate of marriage to be created upon registration, etc.
Feedback & supportLast amended by an amending law of 2022.
This section applies where a marriage is registered in the State Marriage Register on or after the commencement of section 19 of the Women’s Charter (Amendment) Act 2022.
State Marriage Register
“State Marriage Register” means the State Marriage Register maintained under section 27.
After the marriage is registered, the Registrar must —
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Marriages appointed under section 26 and includes an Assistant Registrar of Marriages;
cause a record to be created, in the form of a certificate of marriage, in the State Marriage Register;
notify the parties to the marriage; and
if the parties so require, provide them with a copy of the certificate of marriage.