Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Solemnisation of Marriages
8. Interpretation of this Part
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In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“maintenance order” means —
an order for the payment of monthly sums or a lump sum for the maintenance of a wife, an incapacitated husband or a child made or deemed to be made by a court under Part 8;
incapacitated husband
“incapacitated husband” means a husband who —(a)during the marriage, is or becomes —(i)incapacitated, by any physical or mental disability or any illness, from earning a livelihood; and(ii)unable to maintain himself; and(b)continues to be unable to maintain himself;
an order for the payment of monthly or periodical sums or a lump sum by way of maintenance or alimony to a wife or former wife or an incapacitated husband or incapacitated former husband, or by way of maintenance for the benefit of any child, under Part 10;
incapacitated former husband
“incapacitated former husband”, in relation to a dissolved or an annulled marriage, means a former husband to the marriage who —(a)during the subsistence of the marriage, was or became —(i)incapacitated, by any physical or mental disability or any illness, from earning a livelihood; and(ii)unable to maintain himself; and(b)continues to be unable to maintain himself;
an order for maintenance made by the Syariah Court under the Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966; or
a maintenance order as defined in section 2 of the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1975;“marriage preparation programme” means a marriage preparation programme prescribed under section 21B(b).
“maintenance order” means —
an order for the payment of monthly sums or a lump sum for the maintenance of a wife, an incapacitated husband or a child made or deemed to be made by a court under Part 8;
child
“child” means a child of the marriage as defined in section 92 but who is below 21 years of age.
an order for the payment of monthly or periodical sums or a lump sum by way of maintenance or alimony to a wife or former wife or an incapacitated husband or incapacitated former husband, or by way of maintenance for the benefit of any child, under Part 10;
an order for maintenance made by the Syariah Court under the Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966; or
a maintenance order as defined in section 2 of the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1975;
“marriage preparation programme” means a marriage preparation programme prescribed under section 21B(b).