Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Rights and Duties of Husband and Wife
53. Abolition of separate property
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Subject to subsection (2), property that —
belongs to a woman married on or after 15 September 1961 at the time of her marriage;
is acquired by or devolves upon a married woman on or after 15 September 1961; or
immediately before 15 September 1961 was the property (including the separate property) of a married woman or held for her separate use in equity,belongs to her in all respects as if she were not married and may be disposed of accordingly.
Subsection (1) does not affect the right of any married woman to any property that she had immediately before 15 September 1961.
married woman
“married woman” means a woman validly married under any law, religion, custom or usage;