﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/CMS/Content/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" href="/CMS/Content/rss.css"?><rss xmlns:a10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Women’s Charter amendments</title><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/WC1961/Historical/20110901?DocDate=20130128&amp;ValidDate=20060401&amp;ViewType=Rss</link><description>Singapore Statutes Online RSS Feed</description><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=P110-P41_92-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - CHAPTER 1 DIVORCE</title><description>DIVORCE</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr95-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 95 Divorce may be granted only if marriage has irretrievably broken down, etc.</title><description>Divorce may be granted only if marriage has irretrievably broken down, etc. Either party to a marriage may apply to the court for a divorce. 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It is not part of the Act. Part 1 Christian Marriage Ordinance (Chapter 82, ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act. Part 1 Christian Marriage Ordinance (Chapter 82, ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — brothel means any place — habitually used by any 2 or more women or girls (whether or not at the same time or a...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=P13-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Part 3 SOLEMNISATION OF MARRIAGES</title><description>SOLEMNISATION OF MARRIAGES</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=P13-P21-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Division 1 Preliminary</title><description>Preliminary Act 3 of 2022 wef 25/09/2023</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 8 Interpretation of this Part</title><description>Interpretation of this Part In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires — maintenance order means — an order for the payment of a monthly allowance made or deemed to be ma...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=P13-P22-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Division 2 Validity of marriages</title><description>Validity of marriages Act 3 of 2022 wef 25/09/2023</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 9 Avoidance of marriages where either party is below 18</title><description>Avoidance of marriages where either party is below 18 A marriage solemnised in Singapore or elsewhere between persons either of whom is below 18 years of age is void unless the so...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 10 Avoidance of marriages within prohibited degrees</title><description>Avoidance of marriages within prohibited degrees A marriage solemnised in Singapore or elsewhere between a man and any of the persons mentioned in the first column of the First Sc...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 12 Avoidance of marriages between persons of same sex</title><description>Avoidance of marriages between persons of same sex A marriage solemnised in Singapore or elsewhere between persons who, at the date of the marriage, are not respectively male and ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 13 Avoidance of marriages solemnised in Singapore without valid licence or by unauthorised person</title><description>Avoidance of marriages solemnised in Singapore without valid licence or by unauthorised person A marriage solemnised in Singapore is void unless it is solemnised — on the authorit...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - deleteElement</title><description>Notice of marriage Whenever any persons desire to marry in Singapore, one of the parties to the intended marriage must sign and give to the Registrar a notice in the prescribed fo...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - deleteElement</title><description>Signature on notice by person unable to write or to understand English language If the person giving the notice under section 14 is unable to write or is insufficiently acquainted...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - deleteElement</title><description>Notice to be filed and published Upon receipt of a notice under section 14, the Registrar must cause the notice to be filed serially by electronic media or other means. The Regist...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - deleteElement</title><description>Registrar to issue marriage licence on proof of conditions by statutory declaration The Registrar must, at any time after the expiration of 21 days and before the expiration of 3 ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - deleteElement</title><description>Marriage preparation programme This section applies to a person within the class of persons prescribed by the Minister as persons who must attend a marriage preparation programme....</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - deleteElement</title><description>Marriage to take place within 3 months If the marriage does not take place within 3 months after the date of the notice, the notice and all proceedings consequent thereupon are vo...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=P13-P23-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Division 3 Pre-solemnisation process</title><description>Pre-solemnisation process Act 3 of 2022 wef 25/09/2023</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 14 Notice of marriage</title><description>Notice of marriage If 2 persons desire to marry in Singapore, one of them must give to the Registrar a notice of marriage in the prescribed form and manner. The Registrar must — f...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 15 Validity of notice of marriage</title><description>Validity of notice of marriage A notice of marriage ceases to have effect if — 3 months (or any longer prescribed period) have elapsed since the notice of marriage was given to th...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 16 Declaration by intending parties</title><description>Declaration by intending parties Where a notice of marriage is given to the Registrar, each of the parties to the intended marriage must also submit to the Registrar a declaration...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 17 Issue of marriage licence</title><description>Issue of marriage licence Subject to the provisions of this Division, the Registrar must issue a marriage licence after — a notice of marriage is given to the Registrar; the parti...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr17A-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 17A (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 3 of 2022 wef 25/09/2023</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 18 Conditions for issuing marriage licence</title><description>Conditions for issuing marriage licence The Registrar must not issue a marriage licence unless the Registrar is satisfied that — the parties to the intended marriage are not preve...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 19 Caveat against issue of marriage licence</title><description>Caveat against issue of marriage licence Any person may, on payment of the prescribed fee, enter a caveat with the Registrar against the issue of a marriage licence for the marria...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 20 Proceedings if caveat entered</title><description>Proceedings if caveat entered If a caveat is entered in accordance with section 19, the Registrar must not issue a marriage licence for the marriage against which the caveat has b...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 21 Special marriage licence</title><description>Special marriage licence Subject to the provisions of this Division, the Minister may grant a special marriage licence to 2 parties for either or both of the following purposes: t...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr21A-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 21A Consents required for licences for minors who have not previously married</title><description>Consents required for licences for minors who have not previously married The Registrar must not issue a marriage licence for the marriage of a minor unless one of the following c...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr21B-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 21B Marriage preparation programme</title><description>Marriage preparation programme For the purposes of this Division, the Minister may, by rules made under section 180, prescribe — one or more classes of persons who are required to...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=P13-P24-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Division 4 Solemnisation</title><description>Solemnisation Act 3 of 2022 wef 25/09/2023</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 22 Who may solemnise a marriage</title><description>Who may solemnise a marriage A marriage may be solemnised by the Registrar or a licensed solemniser. For the purposes of subsection (1), the Minister may grant a licence to any su...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr23-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 23 How is a marriage solemnised</title><description>How is a marriage solemnised Subject to section 24, a marriage must be solemnised with all the following persons in the presence of each other in Singapore: the parties to the int...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr24-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 24 Registrar may permit remote solemnisation in certain circumstances</title><description>Registrar may permit remote solemnisation in certain circumstances The Registrar may give permission for a marriage to be remotely solemnised using a live video or live television...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=P14-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Part 4 REGISTRATION</title><description>REGISTRATION</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr25-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 25 Registration of marriages</title><description>Registration of marriages Every marriage solemnised in Singapore on or after must be registered in accordance with the provisions of this Part. Act 3 of 2022 wef 25/09/2023</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr26-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 26 Appointment of Registrar, etc.</title><description>Appointment of Registrar, etc. The Minister may appoint any public officer either by name or office to be the Registrar of Marriages for the purposes of this Act. Act 3 of 2022 we...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - deleteElement</title><description>Unlawful registers No person other than the Registrar or a Deputy Registrar may — keep any book being or purporting to be a register kept in accordance with the provisions of this...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr28-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 28 Registration of marriage solemnised by Registrar or licensed solemniser</title><description>Registration of marriage solemnised by Registrar or licensed solemniser After the Registrar solemnises a marriage, the Registrar must register the marriage in the State Marriage R...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr29-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 29 Certain marriages solemnised outside Singapore may be registered</title><description>Certain marriages solemnised outside Singapore may be registered Subject to subsection (2), where a marriage is solemnised outside Singapore on or after — the parties to the marri...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr30-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 30 Certificate of marriage to be created upon registration, etc.</title><description>Certificate of marriage to be created upon registration, etc. This section applies where a marriage is registered in the State Marriage Register on or after the commencement of se...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr31-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 31 Correction of errors</title><description>Correction of errors If the Registrar is satisfied that there is an error in form or substance in any record or information contained in the State Marriage Register, the Registrar...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr32-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 32 (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 3 of 2022 wef 25/09/2023</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=P15-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Part 5 OFFENCES RELATING TO SOLEMNISATION AND REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES</title><description>OFFENCES RELATING TO SOLEMNISATION AND REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES Act 3 of 2022 wef 25/09/2023</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr34-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 34 Omission to appear before Registrar or licensed solemniser within prescribed time</title><description>Omission to appear before Registrar or licensed solemniser within prescribed time Any person who fails to appear before the Registrar or a licensed solemniser after being required...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr35-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 35 Issuing false copies or extracts</title><description>Issuing false copies or extracts A person (not being the Registrar) must not issue any document that purports to be — a copy of, or an extract from, any record or information cont...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr37-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 37 Intentional falsehoods for procuring marriage</title><description>Intentional falsehoods for procuring marriage Any person who for the purpose of procuring any marriage under this Act intentionally makes any false declaration or intentionally pr...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr40-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 40 Offences relating to solemnisation of marriages</title><description>Offences relating to solemnisation of marriages Any person who knowingly and contrary to this Act solemnises or purports to solemnise a marriage — without a valid marriage licence...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr41-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 41 Destroying or falsifying State Marriage Register, etc.</title><description>Destroying or falsifying State Marriage Register, etc. Any person who by himself, herself or another — wilfully destroys or causes damage to — the State Marriage Register; or Act ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr43-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 43 (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 3 of 2022 wef 25/09/2023</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=P16-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Part 6 RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF HUSBAND AND WIFE</title><description>RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF HUSBAND AND WIFE Act 3 of 2022 wef 30/12/2022</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr60-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 60 (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 3 of 2022 wef 30/12/2022</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr61-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 61 (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 3 of 2022 wef 30/12/2022</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr62-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 62 (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 3 of 2022 wef 30/12/2022</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr63-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 63 (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 3 of 2022 wef 30/12/2022</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr105-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 105 Grounds on which marriage is void</title><description>Grounds on which marriage is void A marriage which takes place after is void on the following grounds only: that it is not a valid marriage by virtue of sections 3(4), 5, 9, 10, 1...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=P110A-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Part 10A AMICABLE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES</title><description>AMICABLE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES Act 3 of 2022 wef 30/12/2022</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr180-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 180 Rules</title><description>Rules Subject to sections 79 and 139, the Minister may make rules generally for carrying out the provisions of this Act and, in particular, may make rules providing for — the form...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr182-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 182 Voluntary registration of marriages solemnised before 15 September 1961 or validated by section 184</title><description>Voluntary registration of marriages solemnised before or validated by section 184 Despite section 181, the parties to a marriage which has been solemnised under any law, religion,...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=Sc2-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Second Schedule Consents required to the marriage of a minor</title><description>Section 21A Consents required to the marriage of a minor Where the Minor Is Legitimate Circumstances Person or persons whose consent is required 1.	Where both parents are living: ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act. Part 1 Christian Marriage Ordinance (Chapter 82, ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 8 Interpretation of this Part</title><description>Interpretation of this Part In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires — maintenance order means — an order for the payment of a monthly allowance made or deemed to be ma...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=P13-P22-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Division 2 Validity of marriages</title><description>Validity of marriages Act 3 of 2022 wef 25/09/2023</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=P14-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Part 4 REGISTRATION</title><description>REGISTRATION</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act. Part 1 Christian Marriage Ordinance (Chapter 82, ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - deleteElement</title><description>Notice of marriage Whenever any persons desire to marry in Singapore, one of the parties to the intended marriage must sign and give to the Registrar a notice in the prescribed fo...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - deleteElement</title><description>Signature on notice by person unable to write or to understand English language If the person giving the notice under section 14 is unable to write or is insufficiently acquainted...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - deleteElement</title><description>Notice to be filed and published Upon receipt of a notice under section 14, the Registrar must cause the notice to be filed serially by electronic media or other means. The Regist...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - deleteElement</title><description>Registrar to issue marriage licence on proof of conditions by statutory declaration The Registrar must, at any time after the expiration of 21 days and before the expiration of 3 ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - deleteElement</title><description>Marriage preparation programme This section applies to a person within the class of persons prescribed by the Minister as persons who must attend a marriage preparation programme....</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - deleteElement</title><description>Marriage to take place within 3 months If the marriage does not take place within 3 months after the date of the notice, the notice and all proceedings consequent thereupon are vo...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - deleteElement</title><description>Unlawful registers No person other than the Registrar or a Deputy Registrar may — keep any book being or purporting to be a register kept in accordance with the provisions of this...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=P11-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Part 1 PRELIMINARY</title><description>PRELIMINARY</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 3 Application</title><description>Application Except as otherwise provided, this Act applies to all persons in Singapore and also applies to all persons domiciled in Singapore. It is declared that section 52 appli...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr3A-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 3A Reckoning of age</title><description>Reckoning of age In reckoning the age of a person for the purposes of this Act — the person is taken to have attained a particular age expressed in years on the corresponding anni...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=P16-P21-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Division 1 Rights and duties</title><description>Rights and duties</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr46-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 46 Duty to cooperate</title><description>Duty to cooperate A husband and wife are mutually bound to cooperate with each other in — safeguarding the interests of the union; and caring and providing for the children. Act 3...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr47-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 47 Right to separately engage in trade, etc.</title><description>Right to separately engage in trade, etc. A husband and wife have the right separately to engage in any trade or profession or in social activities. Act 3 of 2022</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr48-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 48 Equal rights in running matrimonial household</title><description>Equal rights in running matrimonial household A husband and wife have equal rights in the running of the matrimonial household. Act 3 of 2022</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr49-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 49 Equal shares in money and property derived from housekeeping allowance</title><description>Equal shares in money and property derived from housekeeping allowance Subject to any contrary agreement between a husband and wife — money derived from any allowance made by the ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=P16-P22-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Division 2 Abolition of common law disabilities imposed on married women, etc.</title><description>Abolition of common law disabilities imposed on married women, etc.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr50-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 50 Married women have same rights, etc., as married men</title><description>Married women have same rights, etc., as married men Unless otherwise provided in any written law, the rights, privileges, powers, capacities, duties and liabilities of a married ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr51-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 51 Married women may use own surname and name</title><description>Married women may use own surname and name A married woman may use her own surname and name separately. Act 3 of 2022</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr52-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 52 Abolition of married woman’s dependent domicile</title><description>Abolition of married woman’s dependent domicile Subject to subsection (2), the domicile of a married woman — is to be ascertained in the same way as the domicile of any other indi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr53-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 53 Abolition of separate property</title><description>Abolition of separate property Subject to subsection (2), property that — belongs to a woman married on or after at the time of her marriage; is acquired by or devolves upon a mar...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr54-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 54 Abolition of restrictions on anticipation or alienation</title><description>Abolition of restrictions on anticipation or alienation Any instrument (whether executed before, on or after ) is void insofar as — it purports to attach a restriction on anticipa...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr55-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 55 Husband and wife may sue each other in tort</title><description>Husband and wife may sue each other in tort Subject to section 57, a husband and wife may sue each other in tort as if they were not married. Act 3 of 2022</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=P16-P23-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Division 3 Procedure in certain cases</title><description>Procedure in certain cases</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr56-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 56 Summary procedure for deciding questions between husband and wife as to property</title><description>Summary procedure for deciding questions between husband and wife as to property This section applies where there is a question between a husband and wife as to the title to or po...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr57-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 57 Power of court to stay tort action between husband and wife, etc.</title><description>Power of court to stay tort action between husband and wife, etc. Where a husband sues his wife in tort (or vice versa) during the subsistence of the marriage, the court may — sta...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr58-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 58 (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 3 of 2022 wef 30/12/2022</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr59-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 59 (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 3 of 2022 wef 30/12/2022</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr94-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 94 Restriction on filing of writ for divorce during first 3 years of marriage</title><description>Restriction on filing of writ for divorce during first 3 years of marriage No writ for divorce is to be filed in the court unless at the date of the filing of the writ 3 years hav...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr108-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 108 Marriage governed by foreign law</title><description>Marriage governed by foreign law Where, apart from this Act, any matter affecting the validity of a marriage would fall to be determined (in accordance with the rules of private i...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=P110-P45_122-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - CHAPTER 5 WELFARE OF CHILDREN</title><description>WELFARE OF CHILDREN</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr132A-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 132A Programmes for children</title><description>Programmes for children In any proceedings for divorce, judicial separation or nullity of marriage where the parties have a child falling within a prescribed class of children, th...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=P110A-P21-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Division 1 Preliminary</title><description>Preliminary</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr139A-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 139A Interpretation of this Part</title><description>Interpretation of this Part In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires — counselling does not include any counselling that is part of a programme for children as defined ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr139B-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 139B Evidence of things done, etc., under Division 3 or 4 not admissible</title><description>Evidence of things done, etc., under Division 3 or 4 not admissible Evidence of — anything said or done; any document prepared; or any information provided, in the course of or fo...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=P110A-P22-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Division 2 Conciliation officers</title><description>Conciliation officers</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr139C-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 139C Appointment of conciliation officers</title><description>Appointment of conciliation officers The Minister may appoint a public officer to be a conciliation officer for the purposes of this Act. Notice of an appointment under subsection...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr139D-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 139D Settlement of differences between husband and wife by conciliation officers</title><description>Settlement of differences between husband and wife by conciliation officers Either or both parties to a marriage may ask a conciliation officer for advice and assistance on any di...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=P110A-P23-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Division 3 Opportunity for reconciliation in certain proceedings</title><description>Opportunity for reconciliation in certain proceedings</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr139E-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 139E Proceedings to which this Division applies</title><description>Proceedings to which this Division applies This Division applies to the following proceedings: proceedings for divorce or judicial separation; proceedings, brought by a party to a...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr139F-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 139F Court to consider, and may facilitate, reconciliation</title><description>Court to consider, and may facilitate, reconciliation The court hearing the proceedings must from time to time consider whether the parties might reconcile, having regard to — the...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr139G-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 139G Resumption of proceedings</title><description>Resumption of proceedings If proceedings are adjourned by a court under section 139F(2)(a ) — a party may make a request for the proceedings to resume, but only if at least 14 day...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=P110A-P24-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Division 4 Mediation, counselling and family support programmes</title><description>Mediation, counselling and family support programmes</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr139H-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 139H Mediation by consent</title><description>Mediation by consent This section applies to any proceedings under this Act. The court may — consider the possibility of a harmonious resolution; and if the parties consent, refer...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr139I-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 139I Mediation, counselling and family support programmes in matrimonial proceedings involving prescribed persons</title><description>Mediation, counselling and family support programmes in matrimonial proceedings involving prescribed persons This section applies to a case — where proceedings are brought under P...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr139J-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 139J Mediation, counselling and family support programmes in other proceedings</title><description>Mediation, counselling and family support programmes in other proceedings This section applies to a case where — proceedings are brought under this Act; and section 139I does not ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr180A-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 180A Protection from personal liability</title><description>Protection from personal liability This section applies where an act is done or an omission is made — by the Registrar in the exercise or purported exercise of a function of the R...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr153-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 153 Trials in private in certain cases</title><description>Trials in private in certain cases When any person is charged with or convicted of having committed any offence under this Part, or of having committed or attempted to commit or a...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=al-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Long Title</title><description>An Act to provide for monogamous marriages and for the solemnisation and registration of such marriages; to amend and consolidate the law relating to divorce, the rights and dutie...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=pr1-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 1 Short title</title><description>Short title This Act is the Women’s Charter 1961 .</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=P12-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Part 2 MONOGAMOUS MARRIAGES</title><description>MONOGAMOUS MARRIAGES</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 4 Disability to contract marriages</title><description>Disability to contract marriages Every person who on is lawfully married under any law, religion, custom or usage to one or more spouses shall be incapable during the continuance ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr5-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 5 Void marriages</title><description>Void marriages Every marriage contracted in Singapore or elsewhere in contravention of section 4 is void. If any male person lawfully married under any law, religion, custom or us...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 6 Offence</title><description>Offence Any person lawfully married under any law, religion, custom or usage who during the continuance of that marriage purports to contract a marriage in Singapore or elsewhere ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr6A-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 6A Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife</title><description>Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife Whoever, having a husband or wife living, marries in any case in which such marriage is void by reason of its taking place during...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=pr6B-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 6B Cohabitation caused by deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage</title><description>Cohabitation caused by deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage Any person (A ), who by deceit causes any person of the opposite sex (B ) who is not lawfully married to A ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr6C-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 6C Marriage ceremony gone through fraudulently without lawful marriage</title><description>Marriage ceremony gone through fraudulently without lawful marriage Any person who dishonestly or fraudulently goes through the ceremony of being married, knowing that he or she i...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 7 Continuance of marriage</title><description>Continuance of marriage Every marriage solemnised in Singapore after , other than a marriage which is void under the provisions of this Act, shall continue until dissolved — by th...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 11 Avoidance of marriages by subsisting prior marriage</title><description>Avoidance of marriages by subsisting prior marriage A marriage solemnised in Singapore or elsewhere between persons either of whom, at the date of the marriage, is married under a...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr11A-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 11A Avoidance of marriages of convenience</title><description>Avoidance of marriages of convenience A marriage solemnised on or after , whether in Singapore or elsewhere, is void if — a party to the marriage contracts or otherwise enters int...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr27-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 27 State Marriage Register</title><description>State Marriage Register The Registrar must maintain a State Marriage Register containing such records and information as the Registrar may determine on marriages solemnised or reg...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr33-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 33 Legal effect of registration</title><description>Legal effect of registration Nothing in this Act shall be construed to render valid or invalid merely by reason of its having been or not having been registered any marriage which...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr36-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 36 Interference with marriage</title><description>Interference with marriage Any person who uses any force or threat — to compel a person to marry against his or her will; or to prevent a person who has attained 21 years of age f...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr38-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 38 False allegation in caveat</title><description>False allegation in caveat Any person who enters a caveat against the issue by the Registrar of a marriage licence and makes any false representation in or in support of the cavea...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr39-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 39 Unauthorised solemnisation of marriage</title><description>Unauthorised solemnisation of marriage Any person who, not being authorised to do so under this Act, solemnises or purports to solemnise any marriage shall be guilty of an offence...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr42-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 42 Consent for prosecution</title><description>Consent for prosecution No prosecution for any offence punishable under this Part may be instituted except with the consent of the Public Prosecutor. 15/2010</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr44-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 44 (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 7 of 2016</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr45-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 45 (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 7 of 2016</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=P17-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Part 7 PROTECTION OF FAMILY</title><description>PROTECTION OF FAMILY</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr64-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 64 Interpretation of this Part</title><description>Interpretation of this Part In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires — applicant means the person who applies for a protection order or, where the application is made b...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=pr65-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 65 Protection order</title><description>Protection order The court may, upon satisfaction on a balance of probabilities that family violence has been committed or is likely to be committed against a family member and th...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr66-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 66 Expedited order</title><description>Expedited order Where, upon an application for a protection order under section 65, the court is satisfied that there is imminent danger of family violence being committed against...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr67-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 67 Supplementary provisions with respect to orders under sections 65 and 66</title><description>Supplementary provisions with respect to orders under sections 65 and 66 The court, on an application made by the applicant or the person against whom a protection order or an exp...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=P18-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Part 8 MAINTENANCE OF WIFE, INCAPACITATED HUSBAND AND CHILDREN</title><description>MAINTENANCE OF WIFE, INCAPACITATED HUSBAND AND CHILDREN 7/2016</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr68-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 68 Duty of parents to maintain children</title><description>Duty of parents to maintain children Except where an agreement or order of court otherwise provides, it shall be the duty of a parent to maintain or contribute to the maintenance ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=pr69-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 69 Court may order maintenance of wife, incapacitated husband and children</title><description>Court may order maintenance of wife, incapacitated husband and children The court may, on the application of a wife, and on due proof that her husband has neglected or refused to ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr70-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 70 Duty to maintain child accepted as member of family</title><description>Duty to maintain child accepted as member of family Where a person has accepted a child who is not his or her child as a member of the person’s family, it shall be the person’s du...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr71-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 71 Enforcement of maintenance order</title><description>Enforcement of maintenance order If any person fails to make one or more payments required to be made under a maintenance order, the court which made the order may do all or any o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr71A-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 71A Bankerʼs guarantee</title><description>Bankerʼs guarantee Where a person has been ordered by the court under section 71(1)(d ) to furnish a bankerʼs guarantee, that person must hand the original bankerʼs guarantee to t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr71B-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 71B Financial counselling</title><description>Financial counselling Where a court has made an order under section 71(1)(e ) requiring a maintenance defaulter to attend financial counselling or any other related programme but ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr71C-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 71C Community service orders</title><description>Community service orders A court shall not make a community service order under section 71(1)(f ) against a maintenance defaulter unless the court is satisfied that suitable arran...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=pr72-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 72 Rescission and variation of order</title><description>Rescission and variation of order On the application of any person receiving or ordered to pay a monthly allowance under this Part and on proof of a change in the circumstances of...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr73-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 73 Power of court to vary agreement for maintenance of child</title><description>Power of court to vary agreement for maintenance of child The court may, at any time and from time to time, vary the terms of any agreement relating to the maintenance of a child,...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr74-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 74 Application of section 121</title><description>Application of section 121 Section 121 applies, with the necessary modifications, to any order for the payment of maintenance under this Part.</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr75-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 75 Application of Act to orders made under repealed Minor Offences Ordinance, etc.</title><description>Application of Act to orders made under repealed Minor Offences Ordinance, etc. All orders made under section 37 of the repealed Minor Offences Ordinance (Cap. 24, 1936 Revised Ed...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr76-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 76 Power of Family Court to refuse order where proceedings more convenient in General Division of High Court</title><description>Power of Family Court to refuse order where proceedings more convenient in General Division of High Court If in the opinion of the Family Court the matters in question between the...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr77-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 77 Appeal</title><description>Appeal Subject to the provisions of this Part and Part 7, an appeal shall lie from any order or the refusal of any order by a Family Court under this Part and Part 7 to the Family...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr78-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 78 (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 27 of 2014</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr79-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 79 Procedure</title><description>Procedure The Family Justice Rules Committee constituted under section 46(1) of the Family Justice Act 2014 may make Family Justice Rules regulating and prescribing the procedure ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr79A-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 79A (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 7 of 2016</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=P19-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Part 9 ENFORCEMENT OF MAINTENANCE ORDERS</title><description>ENFORCEMENT OF MAINTENANCE ORDERS</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr80-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 80 Interpretation of this Part</title><description>Interpretation of this Part In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires — defendant , in relation to a maintenance order or a related attachment of earnings order, means t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr81-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 81 Power of court to make attachment of earnings order</title><description>Power of court to make attachment of earnings order A court may, when ordering the payment of maintenance under Part 8 or at any time thereafter, if the court considers just, make...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr81A-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 81A Service of attachment of earnings order</title><description>Service of attachment of earnings order Despite anything in the Criminal Procedure Code 2010, an attachment of earnings order made by a court may be served on the person to whom t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr82-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 82 Nature of attachment of earnings order</title><description>Nature of attachment of earnings order An attachment of earnings order requires the person to whom the order in question is directed, being a person appearing to the court to be t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr83-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 83 Effect of attachment of earnings order</title><description>Effect of attachment of earnings order When an attachment of earnings order is made, all other proceedings for the enforcement of the related maintenance order begun before the ma...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr84-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 84 Duty of defendant and employer to comply with attachment of earnings order</title><description>Duty of defendant and employer to comply with attachment of earnings order A person to whom an attachment of earnings order is directed must, despite anything in any other written...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr85-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 85 Additional powers of court in attachment of earnings order proceedings</title><description>Additional powers of court in attachment of earnings order proceedings Where proceedings relating to an attachment of earnings order are brought in any court, the court may, eithe...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr86-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 86 Obligation of defendant and employer to notify changes of employment and earnings</title><description>Obligation of defendant and employer to notify changes of employment and earnings While an attachment of earnings order is in force — the defendant must from time to time notify i...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr87-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 87 Power of court to determine what are earnings</title><description>Power of court to determine what are earnings The court by which an attachment of earnings order has been made must, on the application of the person to whom the order is directed...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr88-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 88 Payment of money under attachment of earnings order</title><description>Payment of money under attachment of earnings order The court to whom an employer pays any sum pursuant to an attachment of earnings order is to pay that sum to the person entitle...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr89-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 89 Earnings paid by Government or out of Consolidated Fund</title><description>Earnings paid by Government or out of Consolidated Fund In relation to earnings falling to be paid by the Government or out of the Consolidated Fund, the earnings shall be treated...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr90-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 90 Costs of proceedings</title><description>Costs of proceedings A court before which proceedings relating to an attachment of earnings order are brought may make such order as to costs as it thinks fit.</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr91-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 91 Penalties for non-compliance with attachment of earnings order and for giving false notice or statement</title><description>Penalties for non-compliance with attachment of earnings order and for giving false notice or statement Any person who — fails to comply with section 84(1) or (4) or section 86, o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=P110-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Part 10</title><description>Women’s Charter 1961 - Part 10</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=P110-P41_92-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - CHAPTER 1 DIVORCE</title><description>DIVORCE</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr92-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 92 Interpretation of this Part</title><description>Interpretation of this Part In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires — child of the marriage means any child of the husband and wife, and includes any adopted child and...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961?ValidDate=20240701&amp;ProvIds=pr93-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 93 Jurisdiction of court in matrimonial proceedings</title><description>Jurisdiction of court in matrimonial proceedings Subject to subsection (2), the court has jurisdiction to hear proceedings for divorce, presumption of death and divorce, judicial ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr94A-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 94A Parenting programme</title><description>Parenting programme Every prescribed party must complete a parenting programme within the time prescribed by rules made under section 180. 7/2016 For the purposes of subsection (1...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr95-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 95 Irretrievable breakdown of marriage to be sole ground for divorce</title><description>Irretrievable breakdown of marriage to be sole ground for divorce Either party to a marriage may file a writ for divorce on the ground that the marriage has irretrievably broken d...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr96-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 96 Rules to provide for agreements to be referred to court</title><description>Rules to provide for agreements to be referred to court Provision may be made by the Family Justice Rules made under section 139 for enabling the parties to a marriage, or either ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr97-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 97 Intervention of Attorney-General</title><description>Intervention of Attorney-General In the case of any proceedings for divorce — the court may, if it thinks fit, direct all necessary papers to be sent to the Attorney‑General, and ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr98-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 98 Relief for defendant in divorce proceedings</title><description>Relief for defendant in divorce proceedings If in any proceedings for divorce the defendant alleges and proves any such fact as is mentioned in section 95(3) (treating the defenda...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr99-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 99 Interim judgment and proceedings thereafter</title><description>Interim judgment and proceedings thereafter Every judgment of divorce is in the first instance an interim judgment and must not be made final before the expiration of 3 months fro...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr100-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 100 Proceedings for interim judgment of presumption of death and divorce</title><description>Proceedings for interim judgment of presumption of death and divorce Any married person who alleges that reasonable grounds exist for supposing that the other party to the marriag...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=P110-P42_101-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - CHAPTER 2 JUDICIAL SEPARATION</title><description>JUDICIAL SEPARATION</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr101-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 101 Judicial separation</title><description>Judicial separation A writ for judicial separation may be filed in court by either party to a marriage on the ground and circumstances set out in section 95(3), and that section a...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr102-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 102 Judicial separation no bar to writ for divorce</title><description>Judicial separation no bar to writ for divorce A person is not prevented from filing a writ for divorce, or the court from pronouncing a judgment of divorce, by reason only that t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr103-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 103 Judicially separated spouses not entitled to claim in intestacy of each other</title><description>Judicially separated spouses not entitled to claim in intestacy of each other If, while a judgment of judicial separation is in force and the separation is continuing, either of t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=P110-P43_104-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - CHAPTER 3 NULLITY OF MARRIAGE</title><description>NULLITY OF MARRIAGE</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr104-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 104 Writ for nullity of marriage</title><description>Writ for nullity of marriage Any husband or wife may file a writ claiming for a judgment of nullity in respect of his or her marriage.</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr106-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 106 Grounds on which marriage is voidable</title><description>Grounds on which marriage is voidable A marriage which takes place after is voidable on the following grounds only: that the marriage has not been consummated owing to the incapac...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr107-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 107 Bars to relief where marriage is voidable</title><description>Bars to relief where marriage is voidable The court shall not, in proceedings instituted after , grant a judgment of nullity on the ground that a marriage is voidable (whether the...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr109-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 109 Application of sections 97 and 99 to nullity proceedings</title><description>Application of sections 97 and 99 to nullity proceedings Sections 97 and 99 apply in relation to proceedings for nullity of marriage as if for any reference in those sections to d...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr110-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 110 Effect of judgment of nullity in case of voidable marriage</title><description>Effect of judgment of nullity in case of voidable marriage If the court finds that the plaintiff’s case has been proved, it shall grant a judgment of nullity. A judgment of nullit...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr111-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 111 Legitimacy of children of annulled marriages</title><description>Legitimacy of children of annulled marriages Where a marriage is annulled, any child who would have been the legitimate child of the parties to the marriage if it had been dissolv...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=P110-P44_112-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - CHAPTER 4 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS CONSEQUENT ON MATRIMONIAL PROCEEDINGS</title><description>FINANCIAL PROVISIONS CONSEQUENT ON MATRIMONIAL PROCEEDINGS</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr112-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 112 Power of court to order division of matrimonial assets</title><description>Power of court to order division of matrimonial assets The court has power, when granting or subsequent to the grant of a judgment of divorce, judicial separation or nullity of ma...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr113-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 113 Power of court to order maintenance</title><description>Power of court to order maintenance The court may order a man to pay maintenance to his wife or former wife, or order a woman to pay maintenance to her incapacitated husband or in...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr114-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 114 Assessment of maintenance</title><description>Assessment of maintenance In determining the amount of any maintenance to be paid by a man to his wife or former wife, or by a woman to her incapacitated husband or incapacitated ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr115-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 115 Power of court to order security for maintenance</title><description>Power of court to order security for maintenance A maintenance order may provide for the payment of a lump sum or such periodical payment as the court may determine. The court may...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr116-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 116 Compounding of maintenance</title><description>Compounding of maintenance An agreement for the payment, in money or other property, of a capital sum in settlement of all future claims to maintenance, is not effective until it ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr117-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 117 Duration of orders for maintenance</title><description>Duration of orders for maintenance Except where an order for maintenance is expressed to be for any shorter period or where any such order has been rescinded, an order for mainten...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr118-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 118 Power of court to vary orders for maintenance</title><description>Power of court to vary orders for maintenance The court may at any time vary or rescind any subsisting order for maintenance, whether secured or unsecured, on the application of t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr119-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 119 Power of court to vary agreements for maintenance</title><description>Power of court to vary agreements for maintenance Subject to section 116, the court may at any time and from time to time vary the terms of any agreement as to maintenance made be...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr120-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 120 Maintenance payable under order of court to be inalienable</title><description>Maintenance payable under order of court to be inalienable Maintenance payable to any person under any order of court is not assignable or transferable or liable to be attached, s...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr121-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 121 Recovery of arrears of maintenance</title><description>Recovery of arrears of maintenance Subject to subsection (3), arrears of unsecured maintenance, whether payable by arrangement or under an order of court, are recoverable as a deb...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=P110-P44A_121A-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - CHAPTER 4A FINANCIAL RELIEF CONSEQUENTIAL ON FOREIGN MATRIMONIAL PROCEEDINGS</title><description>FINANCIAL RELIEF CONSEQUENTIAL ON FOREIGN MATRIMONIAL PROCEEDINGS</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr121A-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 121A Interpretation and application of this Chapter</title><description>Interpretation and application of this Chapter In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires — applicant means the person who applies for an order for financial relief; c...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr121B-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 121B Applications for financial relief after overseas divorce, etc.</title><description>Applications for financial relief after overseas divorce, etc. Where — a marriage has been dissolved or annulled, or the parties to a marriage have been legally separated, by mean...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr121C-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 121C Jurisdiction of court</title><description>Jurisdiction of court The court has jurisdiction to hear an application for an order for financial relief only if — one of the parties to the marriage was domiciled in Singapore o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr121D-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 121D Leave of court required for applications for financial relief</title><description>Leave of court required for applications for financial relief No application for an order for financial relief is to be made unless the leave of the court has been obtained in acc...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr121E-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 121E Interim orders for financial provision</title><description>Interim orders for financial provision Where leave is granted under section 121D and it appears to the court that the applicant or any child of the marriage is in immediate financ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr121F-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 121F Duty of court to consider whether Singapore is appropriate forum for application</title><description>Duty of court to consider whether Singapore is appropriate forum for application Before making an order for financial relief, the court is to consider whether in all the circumsta...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr121G-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 121G Orders for financial relief</title><description>Orders for financial relief On an application by a party to a marriage for an order for financial relief, the court may make any one or more of the orders which it could have made...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr122-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 122 Meaning of "child"</title><description>Meaning of child In this Chapter, wherever the context so requires, child means a child of the marriage as defined in section 92 but who is below 21 years of age.</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr123-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 123 Arrangements for welfare of children</title><description>Arrangements for welfare of children Subject to this section, the court shall not make final any judgment of divorce or nullity of marriage or grant a judgment of judicial separat...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr124-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 124 Orders on welfare of children</title><description>Orders on welfare of children In any proceedings for divorce, judicial separation or nullity of marriage, the court may, at any stage of the proceedings, or after a final judgment...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr125-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 125 Paramount consideration to be welfare of child</title><description>Paramount consideration to be welfare of child The court may at any time by order place a child in the custody, or in the care and control, of the child’s father or mother or (whe...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr126-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 126 Orders subject to conditions</title><description>Orders subject to conditions An order for custody may be made subject to such conditions as the court may think fit to impose and, subject to such conditions (if any) as may from ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr127-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 127 Power of court to order maintenance for children</title><description>Power of court to order maintenance for children During the pendency of any matrimonial proceedings or when granting or at any time subsequent to the grant of a judgment of divorc...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr128-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 128 Power of court to vary order for custody, etc.</title><description>Power of court to vary order for custody, etc. The court may at any time vary or rescind any order for the custody, or the care and control, of a child on the application of any i...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr129-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 129 Power of court to vary agreement for custody, etc.</title><description>Power of court to vary agreement for custody, etc. The court may, at any time and from time to time, vary the terms of any agreement relating to the custody, or the care and contr...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr130-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 130 Court to have regard to advice of welfare officers, etc.</title><description>Court to have regard to advice of welfare officers, etc. When considering any question relating to the custody, or the care and control, of any child, the court is to, whenever it...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr131-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 131 Power of court to restrain taking of child out of Singapore</title><description>Power of court to restrain taking of child out of Singapore The court may, on the application of the father or mother of a child — where any matrimonial proceedings are pending; o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr132-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 132 Power of court to set aside and prevent dispositions intended to defeat claims to maintenance</title><description>Power of court to set aside and prevent dispositions intended to defeat claims to maintenance Where — any matrimonial proceedings are pending; an order has been made under section...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=P110-P46_133-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - CHAPTER 6 GENERAL PROVISIONS</title><description>GENERAL PROVISIONS</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr133-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 133 Procedure</title><description>Procedure Subject to the provisions of this Part, all proceedings under this Part are regulated by the Family Justice Rules made under section 139. 27/2014</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr134-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 134 Evidence</title><description>Evidence In proceedings under this Part, the parties and the husbands and wives of such parties are competent and compellable to give evidence. No witness whether a party to the p...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr135-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 135 (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 27 of 2014</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr136-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 136 Power to rescind interim judgment in certain cases</title><description>Power to rescind interim judgment in certain cases Where the court on granting a judgment of divorce held that the only fact mentioned in section 95(3) on which the plaintiff was ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr137-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 137 Appeals</title><description>Appeals All judgments and orders made by the court in proceedings under this Part are to be enforced, and may be appealed from, as if they were judgments or orders made by the cou...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr138-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 138 Power to allow intervention on terms</title><description>Power to allow intervention on terms In any case in which any person is alleged to have committed adultery with any party to any proceedings under this Part, or in which the court...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr139-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 139 Family Justice Rules</title><description>Family Justice Rules The Family Justice Rules Committee constituted under section 46(1) of the Family Justice Act 2014 may make Family Justice Rules regulating and prescribing the...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=P111-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Part 11 OFFENCES AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS</title><description>OFFENCES AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr140-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 140 Offences relating to prostitution</title><description>Offences relating to prostitution Any person who — sells, lets for hire or otherwise disposes of or buys or hires or otherwise obtains possession of any woman or girl with intent ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr141-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 141 Traffic in women and girls</title><description>Traffic in women and girls Any person who buys, sells, procures, traffics in, or brings into or takes out of Singapore for the purpose of such traffic, and whether or not for the ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr142-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 142 Importation of woman or girl by false pretences</title><description>Importation of woman or girl by false pretences Any person who by or under false pretence, false representation or fraudulent or deceitful means made or used either within or with...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr143-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 143 Permitting girl below the age of 16 to use premises for sexual penetration</title><description>Permitting girl below the age of 16 to use premises for sexual penetration Any person who is the owner or occupier of any premises, or who has, or acts or assists in, the manageme...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr144-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 144 Permitting mental defective to use premises for sexual penetration</title><description>Permitting mental defective to use premises for sexual penetration Subject to subsection (2), any person who is the owner or occupier of any premises or who has, or acts or assist...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr145-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 145 Causing or encouraging prostitution of, girl below the age of 18 or sexual penetration with, or indecent assault on, girl below the age of 16</title><description>Causing or encouraging prostitution of, girl below the age of 18 or sexual penetration with, or indecent assault on, girl below the age of 16 Any person who causes or encourages t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr146-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 146 Persons living on or trading in prostitution, etc.</title><description>Persons living on or trading in prostitution, etc. Any person who knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings of the prostitution of another person (being a woman or girl) s...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr146A-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 146A Remote communication service used for offering or facilitating provision of sexual services, etc.</title><description>Remote communication service used for offering or facilitating provision of sexual services, etc. A person in or outside Singapore who, in the course of business, uses a remote co...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr147-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 147 Suppression of places of assignation</title><description>Suppression of places of assignation Any person who keeps, manages or assists in the management of a place of assignation shall be guilty of an offence. 36/2019 A person who is gu...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr148-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 148 Suppression of brothels</title><description>Suppression of brothels Any person who keeps, manages or assists in the management of a brothel shall be guilty of an offence. 36/2019 Any person who is the tenant, lessee, occupi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr149-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 149 Notice to owner and occupier</title><description>Notice to owner and occupier Where the Director‑General has reason to believe that a place is being used as a brothel or as a place of assignation, the Director‑General may serve ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr150-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 150 Termination of tenancy of places on conviction for permitting use as brothel, etc.</title><description>Termination of tenancy of places on conviction for permitting use as brothel, etc. Upon the conviction of the occupier of any place for any offence under section 147(1) or (2) or ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr151-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 151 Demolition of structural contrivances for facilitating running of place of assignation or of brothel</title><description>Demolition of structural contrivances for facilitating running of place of assignation or of brothel Whenever it appears to a court, upon the trial of any offence under section 14...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr152-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 152 Authority of courts to issue arrest and search warrants</title><description>Authority of courts to issue arrest and search warrants If any court has reason to believe that any place is used by a woman or girl for the purpose of prostitution and that any o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr154-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 154 Trial of offences</title><description>Trial of offences All offences under this Part are triable by a District Court. 15/2010 No prosecution is to be instituted in respect of any such offence without the consent of th...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr155-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 155 Detention pending judicial proceedings</title><description>Detention pending judicial proceedings Any court inquiring into or trying an offence punishable under this Part or under section 312, 313, 317, 354, 370, 371, 372, 373, 373A, 375,...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr156-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 156 Director‑General may examine women and girls and person in charge of them</title><description>Director‑General may examine women and girls and person in charge of them If the Director‑General has reasonable cause to believe that — any woman or girl has been brought into Si...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr157-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 157 Inspection</title><description>Inspection The Director‑General or any officer generally or specially authorised in that behalf in writing by the Director‑General may at any time visit and inspect the place wher...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr158-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 158 Security on departure of woman or girl from Singapore</title><description>Security on departure of woman or girl from Singapore Whenever the Director‑General is of opinion that it is in the interests of any woman or girl as is referred to in section 156...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr159-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 159 Woman or girl below the age of 21 trained or used for immoral purposes, etc.</title><description>Woman or girl below the age of 21 trained or used for immoral purposes, etc. If the Director‑General has reasonable cause to believe that any woman or girl below 21 years of age i...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr160-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 160 Director‑General may order detention or commitment of woman or girl in certain cases</title><description>Director‑General may order detention or commitment of woman or girl in certain cases Any woman or girl — whose lawful guardian requests the Director‑General in writing to detain h...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr161-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 161 Period of detention or commitment of woman or girl</title><description>Period of detention or commitment of woman or girl A woman or girl must not be detained under this Part, except for the purpose of an inquiry, after such arrangements have been ma...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr162-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 162 Marriage not to be contracted without consent of Director‑General</title><description>Marriage not to be contracted without consent of Director‑General No woman or girl detained under the provisions of this Part or in respect of whom security has been furnished und...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr163-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 163 Women and girls in urgent need of refuge</title><description>Women and girls in urgent need of refuge Any woman or girl may on her own application be received by the Director‑General into a place of safety, or be committed by the Director‑G...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr164-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 164 Transfer of women or girls from one place of safety to another place of safety within Singapore, etc.</title><description>Transfer of women or girls from one place of safety to another place of safety within Singapore, etc. Whenever an order has been made under section 155(3), 156 or 159 for the dete...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr165-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 165 Removal of women or girls to Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam or Hong Kong by order of Minister</title><description>Removal of women or girls to Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam or Hong Kong by order of Minister Whenever an order has been made under section 155(3), 156, 159 or 160 for the detention ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr166-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 166 Appeal</title><description>Appeal An appeal shall lie from any order made by the Director‑General under this Part to the Minister whose decision is final and is not to be questioned in any court. 30/2019</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr167-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 167 Women and girls may be received into and detained in Singapore</title><description>Women and girls may be received into and detained in Singapore Whenever the government of Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam or Hong Kong makes a representation to the Minister that it i...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr168-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 168 Women and girls so received to be subject to local law</title><description>Women and girls so received to be subject to local law Any woman or girl received into Singapore under section 167 shall be dealt with in Singapore in like manner as if her detent...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr169-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 169 Women and girls detained to be subject to rules</title><description>Women and girls detained to be subject to rules Every woman or girl detained under this Part is to be subject to such rules as are made under section 180. 27/2014 Every woman or g...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr170-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 170 Director‑General may cause persons to be photographed</title><description>Director‑General may cause persons to be photographed Whenever the Director‑General, after inquiry, has reason to believe that a breach of any of the provisions of this Part is ab...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr171-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 171 Power to summon and examine persons in certain circumstances</title><description>Power to summon and examine persons in certain circumstances The Director‑General may summon any person who he or she has reason to believe can give any information — regarding an...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr172-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 172 Record of evidence</title><description>Record of evidence The Director‑General must, at any inquiry held by him or her, take down and record the evidence taken by the Director‑General upon such inquiry and of his or he...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr173-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 173 Power of search</title><description>Power of search The Director‑General, or any public officer, being either a police officer not below the rank of sergeant, an immigration officer within the meaning of the Immigra...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr174-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 174 Power of arrest and seizure</title><description>Power of arrest and seizure The Director‑General, or any public officer, being either a police officer not below the rank of sergeant, an immigration officer within the meaning of...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr175-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 175 Presumption arising out of warrants</title><description>Presumption arising out of warrants Every warrant or summons purporting to be issued pursuant to this Part and to be under the hand and seal of the Director‑General is to be recei...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr176-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 176 Appointment of officers</title><description>Appointment of officers The Minister may, by notification in the Gazette , appoint such officers as the Minister thinks fit for the purposes of this Part and may by that notificat...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr177-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 177 Minister may establish places of safety</title><description>Minister may establish places of safety The Minister may, by order in the Gazette , establish such places of safety as may be necessary for the purposes of this Part.</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr177A-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 177A Restriction on publication of information on place of safety or resident of place of safety</title><description>Restriction on publication of information on place of safety or resident of place of safety A person must not, without the Director‑General’s approval, publish or broadcast any in...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr178-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 178 Boards of Visitors</title><description>Boards of Visitors The Minister may, by notification in the Gazette , appoint for every place of safety a Board of Visitors to advise and make recommendations to the Director‑Gene...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr179-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 179 Discharge Committees</title><description>Discharge Committees The Minister may appoint for every place of safety a Discharge Committee which must advise and make recommendations to the Director‑General on the discharge a...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=P112-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Part 12 MISCELLANEOUS</title><description>MISCELLANEOUS</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr181-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 181 Marriages solemnised before 15 September 1961 deemed to be registered under this Act</title><description>Marriages solemnised before deemed to be registered under this Act Nothing in this Act affects the validity of any marriage solemnised under any law, religion, custom or usage pri...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr183-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 183 Recognition of marriages contracted in Embassies, etc., in Singapore</title><description>Recognition of marriages contracted in Embassies, etc., in Singapore Nothing in this Act prevents the solemnisation in Singapore of a marriage in any foreign Embassy, High Commiss...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr184-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 184 Validity of customary marriages contracted on or after 15 September 1961 and before 2 June 1967</title><description>Validity of customary marriages contracted on or after and before To avoid doubt, every marriage contracted or effected on or after and before in accordance with the law, religion...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr185-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 185 Saving for petitions presented before 1 June 1981</title><description>Saving for petitions presented before The Women’s Charter (Amendment) Act 1980 (including the repeals and amendments made by it) does not have effect in relation to any petition f...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr186-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 186 Savings for proceedings before 1 May 1997</title><description>Savings for proceedings before Nothing in section 12 affects any proceedings under the Women’s Charter commenced before or any decree, order or judgment made or given (whether bef...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=Sc1-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - First Schedule Kindred and affinity prohibited degrees of relationship</title><description>Section 10 Kindred and affinityprohibited degrees of relationship Mother. Father. Daughter. Son. Father’s mother. Father’s father. Mother’s mother. Mother’s father. Son’s daughter...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=xy-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - Comparative Table</title><description>This Act has undergone renumbering in the 2020 Revised Edition. This Comparative Table is provided to help readers locate the corresponding provisions in the last Revised Edition....</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=pr65-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 65 Protection order</title><description>Protection order The court may, upon satisfaction on a balance of probabilities that family violence has been committed or is likely to be committed against a family member and th...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=pr69-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 69 Court may order maintenance of wife, incapacitated husband and children</title><description>Court may order maintenance of wife, incapacitated husband and children The court may, on the application of a wife, and on due proof that her husband has neglected or refused to ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20230925?ValidDate=20230925&amp;ProvIds=pr72-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 72 Rescission and variation of order</title><description>Rescission and variation of order On the application of any person receiving or ordered to pay a monthly allowance under this Part and on proof of a change in the circumstances of...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=P110-P41_92-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - CHAPTER 1 DIVORCE</title><description>DIVORCE</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr95-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 95 Irretrievable breakdown of marriage to be sole ground for divorce</title><description>Irretrievable breakdown of marriage to be sole ground for divorce Either party to a marriage may file a writ for divorce on the ground that the marriage has irretrievably broken d...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr98-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 98 Relief for defendant in divorce proceedings</title><description>Relief for defendant in divorce proceedings If in any proceedings for divorce the defendant alleges and proves any such fact as is mentioned in section 95(3) (treating the defenda...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr101-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 101 Judicial separation</title><description>Judicial separation A writ for judicial separation may be filed in court by either party to a marriage on the ground and circumstances set out in section 95(3), and that section a...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20240131?ValidDate=20240131&amp;ProvIds=pr136-</link><title>Women’s Charter 1961 - 136 Power to rescind interim judgment in certain cases</title><description>Power to rescind interim judgment in certain cases Where the court on granting a judgment of divorce held that the only fact mentioned in section 95(3) on which the plaintiff was ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — brothel means any place — habitually used by any 2 or more women or girls (whether or not at the same time or a...</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr71-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 71 Enforcement of maintenance order</title><description>Enforcement of maintenance order If any person fails to make one or more payments required to be made under a maintenance order, the court which made the order may do all or any o...</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr76-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 76 Power of Family Court to refuse order where proceedings more convenient in General Division of High Court</title><description>Power of Family Court to refuse order where proceedings more convenient in General Division of High Court If in the opinion of the Family Court the matters in question between the...</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr77-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 77 Appeal</title><description>Appeal Subject to the provisions of this Part and Part VII, an appeal shall lie from any order or the refusal of any order by a Family Court under this Part and Part VII to the Fa...</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr81-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 81 Power of court to make attachment of earnings order</title><description>Power of court to make attachment of earnings order A court may, when ordering the payment of maintenance under Part VIII or at any time thereafter, if the court considers just, m...</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr153-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 153 Trials in camera in certain cases</title><description>Trials in camera in certain cases When any person is charged with or convicted of having committed any offence under this Part, or of having committed or attempted to commit or at...</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr172-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 172 Record of evidence</title><description>Record of evidence The Director‑General shall, at any inquiry held by him, take down and record the evidence taken by him upon such inquiry and of his decision thereon and shall f...</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Women’s Charter . It is not part of the Act. Ordinance 18 of 1961 Women’s Charter 1961 Date of First Readi...</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200807?ValidDate=20200807&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — brothel means any place — habitually used by any 2 or more women or girls (whether or not at the same time or a...</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200807?ValidDate=20200807&amp;ProvIds=pr140-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 140 Offences relating to prostitution</title><description>Offences relating to prostitution Any person who — sells, lets for hire or otherwise disposes of or buys or hires or otherwise obtains possession of any woman or girl with intent ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200807?ValidDate=20200807&amp;ProvIds=pr141-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 141 Traffic in women and girls</title><description>Traffic in women and girls Any person who buys, sells, procures, traffics in, or brings into or takes out of Singapore for the purpose of such traffic, and whether or not for the ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr142-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 142 Importation of woman or girl by false pretences</title><description>Importation of woman or girl by false pretences Any person who by or under false pretence, false representation or fraudulent or deceitful means made or used either within or with...</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200807?ValidDate=20200807&amp;ProvIds=pr143-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 143 Permitting girl below the age of 16 to use premises for sexual penetration</title><description>Permitting girl below the age of 16 to use premises for sexual penetration Any person who is the owner or occupier of any premises, or who has, or acts or assists in, the manageme...</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200807?ValidDate=20200807&amp;ProvIds=pr144-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 144 Permitting mental defective to use premises for sexual penetration</title><description>Permitting mental defective to use premises for sexual penetration Subject to subsection (2), any person who is the owner or occupier of any premises or who has, or acts or assist...</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200807?ValidDate=20200807&amp;ProvIds=pr145-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 145 Causing or encouraging prostitution of, girl below the age of 18 or sexual penetration with, or indecent assault on, girl below the age of 16</title><description>Causing or encouraging prostitution of, girl below the age of 18 or sexual penetration with, or indecent assault on, girl below the age of 16 Any person who causes or encourages t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr146-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 146 Persons living on or trading in prostitution, etc.</title><description>Persons living on or trading in prostitution, etc. Any person who knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings of the prostitution of another person (being a woman or girl) s...</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200807?ValidDate=20200807&amp;ProvIds=pr146A-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 146A Remote communication service used for offering or facilitating provision of sexual services, etc.</title><description>Remote communication service used for offering or facilitating provision of sexual services, etc. A person in or outside Singapore who, in the course of business, uses a remote co...</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200807?ValidDate=20200807&amp;ProvIds=pr147-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 147 Suppression of places of assignation</title><description>Suppression of places of assignation Any person who keeps, manages or assists in the management of a place of assignation shall be guilty of an offence. Act 36 of 2019 A person wh...</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200807?ValidDate=20200807&amp;ProvIds=pr148-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 148 Suppression of brothels</title><description>Suppression of brothels Any person who keeps, manages or assists in the management of a brothel shall be guilty of an offence. Act 36 of 2019 Any person who is the tenant, lessee,...</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr150-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 150 Determination of tenancy of places on conviction for permitting use as brothel, etc.</title><description>Determination of tenancy of places on conviction for permitting use as brothel, etc. Upon the conviction of the occupier of any place for any offence under section 147(1) or (2) o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200807?ValidDate=20200807&amp;ProvIds=pr151-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 151 Demolition of structural contrivances for facilitating the running of a place of assignation or of a brothel</title><description>Demolition of structural contrivances for facilitating the running of a place of assignation or of a brothel Whenever it appears to a court, upon the trial of any offence under se...</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200807?ValidDate=20200807&amp;ProvIds=pr174-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 174 Power of arrest and seizure</title><description>Power of arrest and seizure The Director‑General, or any public officer, being either a police officer not below the rank of sergeant, an immigration officer within the meaning of...</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200807?ValidDate=20200807&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Women’s Charter . It is not part of the Act. Ordinance 18 of 1961 Women’s Charter 1961 Date of First Readi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200807?ValidDate=20200807&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — brothel means any place — habitually used by any 2 or more women or girls (whether or not at the same time or a...</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200807?ValidDate=20200807&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Women’s Charter . It is not part of the Act. Ordinance 18 of 1961 Women’s Charter 1961 Date of First Readi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200730?ValidDate=20200730&amp;ProvIds=pr57-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 57 Wife’s antenuptial debts and liabilities</title><description>Wife’s antenuptial debts and liabilities A woman after her marriage shall continue to be liable for all debts contracted and all contracts entered into or wrongs committed by her ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200730?ValidDate=20200730&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Women’s Charter . It is not part of the Act. Ordinance 18 of 1961 Women’s Charter 1961 Date of First Readi...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200730?ValidDate=20200730&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Women’s Charter . It is not part of the Act. Ordinance 18 of 1961 Women’s Charter 1961 Date of First Readi...</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200701?ValidDate=20200701&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — brothel means any place occupied or used by any 2 or more women or girls whether at the same time or at differe...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200807?ValidDate=20200807&amp;ProvIds=pr71B-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 71B Financial counselling</title><description>Financial counselling Where a court has made an order under section 71(1)(e ) requiring a maintenance defaulter to attend financial counselling or any other related programme but ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200701?ValidDate=20200701&amp;ProvIds=pr141-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 141 Traffic in women and girls</title><description>Traffic in women and girls Any person who buys, sells, procures, traffics in, or brings into or takes out of Singapore for the purpose of such traffic, and whether or not for the ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200807?ValidDate=20200807&amp;ProvIds=pr149-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 149 Notice to owner and occupier</title><description>Notice to owner and occupier Where the Director‑General has reason to believe that a place is being used as a brothel or as a place of assignation, he may serve or cause to be ser...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200701?ValidDate=20200701&amp;ProvIds=pr152-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 152 Authority of courts to issue arrest and search warrants</title><description>Authority of courts to issue arrest and search warrants If any court has reason to believe that any place is used by a woman or girl for the purpose of prostitution and that any o...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr154-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 154 Trial of offences</title><description>Trial of offences All offences under this Part shall be triable by a District Court. 15/2010 wef 02/01/2011 No prosecution shall be instituted in respect of any such offence witho...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200701?ValidDate=20200701&amp;ProvIds=pr155-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 155 Detention pending judicial proceedings</title><description>Detention pending judicial proceedings Any court inquiring into or trying an offence punishable under this Part or under section 312, 313, 317, 354, 370, 371, 372, 373, 373A, 375,...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200730?ValidDate=20200730&amp;ProvIds=pr156-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 156 Director‑General may examine women and girls and person in charge of them</title><description>Director‑General may examine women and girls and person in charge of them If the Director‑General has reasonable cause to believe that — any woman or girl has been brought into Si...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200701?ValidDate=20200701&amp;ProvIds=pr157-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 157 Inspection</title><description>Inspection The Director‑General or any officer generally or specially authorised in that behalf in writing by the Director‑General may at any time visit and inspect the place wher...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr158-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 158 Security on departure of woman or girl from Singapore</title><description>Security on departure of woman or girl from Singapore Whenever the Director‑General is of opinion that it is in the interests of any woman or girl as is referred to in section 156...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200701?ValidDate=20200701&amp;ProvIds=pr159-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 159 Woman or girl below the age of 21 trained or used for immoral purposes, etc.</title><description>Woman or girl below the age of 21 trained or used for immoral purposes, etc. If the Director‑General has reasonable cause to believe that any woman or girl below the age of 21 yea...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200807?ValidDate=20200807&amp;ProvIds=pr160-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 160 Director‑General may order detention or commitment of woman or girl in certain cases</title><description>Director‑General may order detention or commitment of woman or girl in certain cases Any woman or girl — whose lawful guardian requests the Director‑General in writing to detain h...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200701?ValidDate=20200701&amp;ProvIds=pr161-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 161 Period of detention or commitment of woman or girl</title><description>Period of detention or commitment of woman or girl A woman or girl shall not be detained under this Part, except for the purpose of an inquiry, after such arrangements have been m...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr162-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 162 Marriage not to be contracted without consent of Director‑General</title><description>Marriage not to be contracted without consent of Director‑General No woman or girl detained under the provisions of this Part or in respect of whom security has been furnished und...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200701?ValidDate=20200701&amp;ProvIds=pr163-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 163 Women and girls in urgent need of refuge</title><description>Women and girls in urgent need of refuge Any woman or girl may on her own application be received by the Director‑General into a place of safety, or be committed by the Director‑G...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200730?ValidDate=20200730&amp;ProvIds=pr164-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 164 Transfer of women or girls from one place of safety to another place of safety within Singapore, etc.</title><description>Transfer of women or girls from one place of safety to another place of safety within Singapore, etc. Whenever an order has been made under section 155(3), 156 or 159 for the dete...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200701?ValidDate=20200701&amp;ProvIds=pr166-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 166 Appeal</title><description>Appeal An appeal shall lie from any order made by the Director‑General under this Part to the Minister whose decision shall be final and shall not be questioned in any court. Act ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr168-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 168 Women and girls so received to be subject to local law</title><description>Women and girls so received to be subject to local law Any woman or girl received into Singapore under section 167 shall be dealt with in Singapore in like manner as if her detent...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200701?ValidDate=20200701&amp;ProvIds=pr169-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 169 Women and girls detained to be subject to rules</title><description>Women and girls detained to be subject to rules Every woman or girl detained under this Part shall be subject to such rules as are made under section 180. Act 27 of 2014 Every wom...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200807?ValidDate=20200807&amp;ProvIds=pr170-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 170 Director‑General may cause persons to be photographed</title><description>Director‑General may cause persons to be photographed Whenever the Director‑General , after inquiry, has reason to believe that a breach of any of the provisions of this Part is a...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200701?ValidDate=20200701&amp;ProvIds=pr171-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 171 Power to summon and examine persons in certain circumstances</title><description>Power to summon and examine persons in certain circumstances The Director‑General may summon any person who he has reason to believe can give any information — regarding any woman...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200701?ValidDate=20200701&amp;ProvIds=pr172-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 172 Record of evidence</title><description>Record of evidence The Director‑General shall, at any inquiry held by him, take down and record the evidence taken by him upon such inquiry and of his decision thereon and shall f...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200701?ValidDate=20200701&amp;ProvIds=pr173-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 173 Power of search</title><description>Power of search The Director‑General , or any public officer, being either a police officer not below the rank of sergeant, an immigration officer within the meaning of the Immigr...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200701?ValidDate=20200701&amp;ProvIds=pr174-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 174 Power of arrest and seizure</title><description>Power of arrest and seizure The Director‑General , or any public officer, being either a police officer not below the rank of sergeant, an immigration officer within the meaning o...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200701?ValidDate=20200701&amp;ProvIds=pr175-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 175 Presumption arising out of warrants</title><description>Presumption arising out of warrants Every warrant or summons purporting to be issued in pursuance of this Part and to be under the hand and seal of the Director‑General shall be r...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200730?ValidDate=20200730&amp;ProvIds=pr176-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 176 Appointment of officers</title><description>Appointment of officers The Minister may, by notification in the Gazette , appoint such officers as he may think fit for the purposes of this Part and may by that notification con...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200701?ValidDate=20200701&amp;ProvIds=pr177A-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 177A Restriction on publication of information on place of safety or resident of place of safety</title><description>Restriction on publication of information on place of safety or resident of place of safety A person must not, without the Director‑General’s approval, publish or broadcast any in...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr178-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 178 Boards of Visitors</title><description>Boards of Visitors The Minister may, by notification in the Gazette , appoint for every place of safety a Board of Visitors to advise and make recommendations to the Director‑Gene...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200701?ValidDate=20200701&amp;ProvIds=pr179-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 179 Discharge Committees</title><description>Discharge Committees The Minister may appoint for every place of safety a Discharge Committee which shall advise and make recommendations to the Director‑General on the discharge ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200807?ValidDate=20200807&amp;ProvIds=pr180A-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 180A Protection from personal liability</title><description>Protection from personal liability No liability shall lie personally against the Director‑General , or any person appointed by and acting under the direction of the Director‑Gener...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200701?ValidDate=20200701&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Women’s Charter . It is not part of the Act. Ordinance 18 of 1961 Women’s Charter 1961 Date of First Readi...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200701?ValidDate=20200701&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Women’s Charter . It is not part of the Act. Ordinance 18 of 1961 Women’s Charter 1961 Date of First Readi...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200730?ValidDate=20200730&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — brothel means any place occupied or used by any 2 or more women or girls whether at the same time or at differe...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200730?ValidDate=20200730&amp;ProvIds=pr141-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 141 Traffic in women and girls</title><description>Traffic in women and girls Any person who buys, sells, procures, traffics in, or brings into or takes out of Singapore for the purpose of such traffic, and whether or not for the ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200730?ValidDate=20200730&amp;ProvIds=pr174-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 174 Power of arrest and seizure</title><description>Power of arrest and seizure The Director‑General , or any public officer, being either a police officer not below the rank of sergeant, an immigration officer within the meaning o...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200807?ValidDate=20200807&amp;ProvIds=pr172-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 172 Record of evidence</title><description>Record of evidence The Director‑General shall, at any inquiry held by him, take down and record the evidence taken by him upon such inquiry and of his decision thereon and shall f...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200730?ValidDate=20200730&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 3 Application</title><description>Application Except as otherwise provided, this Act shall apply to all persons in Singapore and shall also apply to all persons domiciled in Singapore. 26/80 Parts II to VI (except...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200701?ValidDate=20200701&amp;ProvIds=P1II-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Part II MONOGAMOUS MARRIAGES</title><description>Part II MONOGAMOUS MARRIAGES</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200101?ValidDate=20200101&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 6 Offence</title><description>Offence Any person lawfully married under any law, religion, custom or usage who during the continuance of that marriage purports to contract a marriage in Singapore or elsewhere ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200730?ValidDate=20200730&amp;ProvIds=pr6A-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 6A Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife</title><description>Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife Whoever, having a husband or wife living, marries in any case in which such marriage is void by reason of its taking place during...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr6B-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 6B Cohabitation caused by deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage</title><description>Cohabitation caused by deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage Any person (A ), who by deceit causes any person of the opposite sex (B ) who is not lawfully married to A ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200701?ValidDate=20200701&amp;ProvIds=pr6C-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 6C Marriage ceremony gone through fraudulently without lawful marriage</title><description>Marriage ceremony gone through fraudulently without lawful marriage Any person who dishonestly or fraudulently goes through the ceremony of being married, knowing that he or she i...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200101?ValidDate=20200101&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 17 Registrar to issue marriage licence on proof of conditions by statutory declaration</title><description>Registrar to issue marriage licence on proof of conditions by statutory declaration The Registrar shall, at any time after the expiration of 21 days and before the expiration of 3...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200730?ValidDate=20200730&amp;ProvIds=pr140-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 140 Offences relating to prostitution</title><description>Offences relating to prostitution Any person who — sells, lets for hire or otherwise disposes of or buys or hires or otherwise obtains possession of any woman or girl with intent ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200101?ValidDate=20200101&amp;ProvIds=pr145-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 145 Causing or encouraging prostitution of, girl below the age of 18 or sexual penetration with, or indecent assault on, girl below the age of 16</title><description>Causing or encouraging prostitution of, girl below the age of 18 or sexual penetration with, or indecent assault on, girl below the age of 16 Any person who causes or encourages t...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200101?ValidDate=20200101&amp;ProvIds=pr155-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 155 Detention pending judicial proceedings</title><description>Detention pending judicial proceedings Any court inquiring into or trying an offence punishable under this Part or under section  312, 313, 317, 354, 370, 371, 372, 373, 373A, 375...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200101?ValidDate=20200101&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Women’s Charter . It is not part of the Act. Ordinance 18 of 1961 Women’s Charter 1961 Date of First Readi...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200101?ValidDate=20200101&amp;ProvIds=pr155-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 155 Detention pending judicial proceedings</title><description>Detention pending judicial proceedings Any court inquiring into or trying an offence punishable under this Part or under section  312, 313, 317, 354, 370, 371, 372, 373, 373A, 375...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200101?ValidDate=20200101&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Women’s Charter . It is not part of the Act. Ordinance 18 of 1961 Women’s Charter 1961 Date of First Readi...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200730?ValidDate=20200730&amp;ProvIds=pr140-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 140 Offences relating to prostitution</title><description>Offences relating to prostitution Any person who — sells, lets for hire or otherwise disposes of or buys or hires or otherwise obtains possession of any woman or girl with intent ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200730?ValidDate=20200730&amp;ProvIds=pr145-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 145 Causing or encouraging prostitution of, girl below the age of 18 or sexual penetration with, or indecent assault on, girl below the age of 16</title><description>Causing or encouraging prostitution of, girl below the age of 18 or sexual penetration with, or indecent assault on, girl below the age of 16 Any person who causes or encourages t...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20181219?ValidDate=20181219&amp;ProvIds=pr65-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 65 Protection order</title><description>Protection order The court may, upon satisfaction on a balance of probabilities that family violence has been committed or is likely to be committed against a family member and th...</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20181219?ValidDate=20181219&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Women’s Charter . It is not part of the Act. Ordinance 18 of 1961 Women’s Charter 1961 Date of First Readi...</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20181219?ValidDate=20181219&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Women’s Charter . It is not part of the Act. Ordinance 18 of 1961 Women’s Charter 1961 Date of First Readi...</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20171001?ValidDate=20171001&amp;ProvIds=pr50-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 50 Court may refer parties for mediation, etc.</title><description>Court may refer parties for mediation, etc. A court before which any proceedings under this Act (other than proceedings under section 104) are being heard may give consideration t...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20171001?ValidDate=20171001&amp;ProvIds=pr65-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 65 Protection order</title><description>Protection order The court may, upon satisfaction on a balance of probabilities that family violence has been committed or is likely to be committed against a family member and th...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20171001?ValidDate=20171001&amp;ProvIds=pr131-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 131 Power of court to restrain taking of child out of Singapore</title><description>Power of court to restrain taking of child out of Singapore The court may, on the application of the father or mother of a child — where any matrimonial proceedings are pending; o...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20171001?ValidDate=20171001&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Women’s Charter . 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Ordinance 18 of 1961 Women’s Charter 1961 Date of First Readi...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20181219?ValidDate=20181219&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 17 Registrar to issue marriage licence on proof of conditions by statutory declaration</title><description>Registrar to issue marriage licence on proof of conditions by statutory declaration The Registrar shall, at any time after the expiration of 21 days and before the expiration of 3...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20170101?ValidDate=20170101&amp;ProvIds=pr80-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 80 Interpretation of this Part</title><description>Interpretation of this Part In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires — Deleted by Act 27 of 2014 defendant , in relation to a maintenance order or a related attachment ...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20170101?ValidDate=20170101&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Women’s Charter . It is not part of the Act. Ordinance 18 of 1961 Women’s Charter 1961 Date of First Readi...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20170101?ValidDate=20170101&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Women’s Charter . It is not part of the Act. Ordinance 18 of 1961 Women’s Charter 1961 Date of First Readi...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20181219?ValidDate=20181219&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 17 Registrar to issue marriage licence on proof of conditions by statutory declaration</title><description>Registrar to issue marriage licence on proof of conditions by statutory declaration The Registrar shall, at any time after the expiration of 21 days and before the expiration of 3...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20171001?ValidDate=20171001&amp;ProvIds=P1X-P41_92-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Chapter 1 DIVORCE</title><description>DIVORCE</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20171001?ValidDate=20171001&amp;ProvIds=pr94A-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 94A Parenting programme</title><description>Parenting programme Every prescribed party must complete a parenting programme within the time prescribed by rules made under section 180. For the purposes of subsection (1), diff...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20161201?ValidDate=20161201&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Women’s Charter . It is not part of the Act. Ordinance 18 of 1961 Women’s Charter 1961 Date of First Readi...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20161201?ValidDate=20161201&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Women’s Charter . It is not part of the Act. Ordinance 18 of 1961 Women’s Charter 1961 Date of First Readi...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20170101?ValidDate=20170101&amp;ProvIds=P1III-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Part III SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES</title><description>Part III SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20161201?ValidDate=20161201&amp;ProvIds=pr11A-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 11A Avoidance of marriages of convenience</title><description>Avoidance of marriages of convenience A marriage solemnized on or after the date of commencement of section 6 of the Women’s Charter (Amendment) Act 2016, whether in Singapore or ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20161001?ValidDate=20161001&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 17 Registrar to issue marriage licence on proof of conditions by statutory declaration</title><description>Registrar to issue marriage licence on proof of conditions by statutory declaration The Registrar shall, at any time after the expiration of 21 days and before the expiration of 3...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20161001?ValidDate=20161001&amp;ProvIds=pr105-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 105 Grounds on which marriage is void</title><description>Grounds on which marriage is void A marriage which takes place after shall be void on the following grounds only: that it is not a valid marriage by virtue of sections 3(4), 5, 9,...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20161001?ValidDate=20161001&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Women’s Charter . It is not part of the Act. Ordinance 18 of 1961 Women’s Charter 1961 Date of First Readi...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20161001?ValidDate=20161001&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Women’s Charter . It is not part of the Act. Ordinance 18 of 1961 Women’s Charter 1961 Date of First Readi...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20161201?ValidDate=20161201&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 17 Registrar to issue marriage licence on proof of conditions by statutory declaration</title><description>Registrar to issue marriage licence on proof of conditions by statutory declaration The Registrar shall, at any time after the expiration of 21 days and before the expiration of 3...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=al-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Long Title</title><description>An Act to provide for monogamous marriages and for the solemnization and registration of such marriages; to amend and consolidate the law relating to divorce, the rights and dutie...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20170101?ValidDate=20170101&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — brothel means any place occupied or used by any 2 or more women or girls whether at the same time or at differe...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20181219?ValidDate=20181219&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 3 Application</title><description>Application Except as otherwise provided, this Act shall apply to all persons in Singapore and shall also apply to all persons domiciled in Singapore. 26/80 Parts II to VI and Par...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200807?ValidDate=20200807&amp;ProvIds=pr5-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 5 Void marriages</title><description>Void marriages Every marriage contracted in Singapore or elsewhere in contravention of section 4 shall be void. 9/67; 26/80 If any male person lawfully married under any law, reli...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 17 Registrar to issue marriage licence on proof of conditions by statutory declaration</title><description>Registrar to issue marriage licence on proof of conditions by statutory declaration The Registrar shall, at any time after the expiration of 21 days and before the expiration of 3...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr24-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 24 Religious ceremony</title><description>Religious ceremony If the parties to any marriage contracted and solemnized under this Act or under any previous written law relating to Christian or civil marriages shall desire ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr27-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 27 State Marriage Register</title><description>State Marriage Register The Registrar must maintain a State Marriage Register containing such records and information as the Registrar may determine on marriages solemnized or reg...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr39-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 39 Unauthorised solemnization of marriage</title><description>Unauthorised solemnization of marriage Any person who, not being authorised thereto under this Act, solemnizes or purports to solemnize any marriage shall be guilty of an offence ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr40-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 40 Offences relating to solemnization of marriages</title><description>Offences relating to solemnization of marriages Any person who knowingly and contrary to this Act solemnizes or purports to solemnize or officiates at a marriage — without first r...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr41-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 41 Destroying or falsifying State Marriage Register, etc.</title><description>Destroying or falsifying State Marriage Register, etc. Any person who by himself or another — wilfully destroys or causes damage to — the State Marriage Register; any record or in...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr43-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 43 Correction of errors</title><description>Correction of errors If the Registrar is satisfied by statutory declaration or otherwise that any entry in the State Marriage Register, or in any record or information contained i...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr44-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 44 (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 7 of 2016</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr45-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 45 (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 7 of 2016</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr50-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 50 Court may refer parties for mediation, etc.</title><description>Court may refer parties for mediation, etc. A court before which any proceedings under this Act (other than proceedings under section 104) are being heard may give consideration t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr64-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 64 Interpretation of this Part</title><description>Interpretation of this Part In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires — applicant means the person who applies for a protection order or, where the application is made b...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr65-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 65 Protection order</title><description>Protection order The court may, upon satisfaction on a balance of probabilities that family violence has been committed or is likely to be committed against a family member and th...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=P1VIII-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Part VIII MAINTENANCE OF WIFE, INCAPACITATED HUSBAND AND CHILDREN</title><description>MAINTENANCE OF WIFE, INCAPACITATED HUSBAND AND CHILDREN Act 7 of 2016</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr69-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 69 Court may order maintenance of wife, incapacitated husband and children</title><description>Court may order maintenance of wife, incapacitated husband and children The court may, on the application of a wife, and on due proof that her husband has neglected or refused to ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr71-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 71 Enforcement of maintenance order</title><description>Enforcement of maintenance order If any person fails to make one or more payments required to be made under a maintenance order, the court which made the order may do all or any o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr71A-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 71A Bankerʼs guarantee</title><description>Bankerʼs guarantee Where a person has been ordered by the court under section 71(1)(d ) to furnish a bankerʼs guarantee, that person shall hand the original bankerʼs guarantee to ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr71C-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 71C Community service orders</title><description>Community service orders A court shall not make a community service order under section 71(1)(f ) against a maintenance defaulter unless the court is satisfied that suitable arran...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr72-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 72 Rescission and variation of order</title><description>Rescission and variation of order On the application of any person receiving or ordered to pay a monthly allowance under this Part and on proof of a change in the circumstances of...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr79-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 79 Procedure</title><description>Procedure The Family Justice Rules Committee constituted under section 46(1) of the Family Justice Act 2014 (Act 27 of 2014) may make Family Justice Rules regulating and prescribi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr79A-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 79A (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 7 of 2016</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr80-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 80 Interpretation of this Part</title><description>Interpretation of this Part In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires — Deleted by Act 27 of 2014 defendant , in relation to a maintenance order or a related attachment ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr113-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 113 Power of court to order maintenance</title><description>Power of court to order maintenance The court may order a man to pay maintenance to his wife or former wife, or order a woman to pay maintenance to her incapacitated husband or in...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr114-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 114 Assessment of maintenance</title><description>Assessment of maintenance In determining the amount of any maintenance to be paid by a man to his wife or former wife, or by a woman to her incapacitated husband or incapacitated ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr117-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 117 Duration of orders for maintenance</title><description>Duration of orders for maintenance Except where an order for maintenance is expressed to be for any shorter period or where any such order has been rescinded, an order for mainten...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr121-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 121 Recovery of arrears of maintenance</title><description>Recovery of arrears of maintenance Subject to subsection (3), arrears of unsecured maintenance, whether payable by arrangement or under an order of court, shall be recoverable as ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr121E-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 121E Interim orders for financial provision</title><description>Interim orders for financial provision Where leave is granted under section 121D and it appears to the court that the applicant or any child of the marriage is in immediate financ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr124-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 124 Orders on welfare of children</title><description>Orders on welfare of children In any proceedings for divorce, judicial separation or nullity of marriage, the court may, at any stage of the proceedings, or after a final judgment...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr125-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 125 Paramount consideration to be welfare of child</title><description>Paramount consideration to be welfare of child The court may at any time by order place a child in the custody, or in the care and control, of the child’s father or mother or (whe...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr126-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 126 Orders subject to conditions</title><description>Orders subject to conditions An order for custody may be made subject to such conditions as the court may think fit to impose and, subject to such conditions, if any, as may from ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr128-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 128 Power of court to vary order for custody, etc.</title><description>Power of court to vary order for custody, etc. The court may at any time vary or rescind any order for the custody, or the care and control, of a child on the application of any i...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr129-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 129 Power of court to vary agreement for custody, etc.</title><description>Power of court to vary agreement for custody, etc. The court may, at any time and from time to time, vary the terms of any agreement relating to the custody, or the care and contr...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr130-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 130 Court to have regard to advice of welfare officers, etc.</title><description>Court to have regard to advice of welfare officers, etc. When considering any question relating to the custody, or the care and control, of any child, the court shall, whenever it...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr131-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 131 Power of court to restrain taking of child out of Singapore</title><description>Power of court to restrain taking of child out of Singapore The court may, on the application of the father or mother of a child — where any matrimonial proceedings are pending; o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr132-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 132 Power of court to set aside and prevent dispositions intended to defeat claims to maintenance</title><description>Power of court to set aside and prevent dispositions intended to defeat claims to maintenance Where — any matrimonial proceedings are pending; an order has been made under section...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=P1XI-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Part XI OFFENCES AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS</title><description>Part XI OFFENCES AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr140-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 140 Offences relating to prostitution</title><description>Offences relating to prostitution Any person who — sells, lets for hire or otherwise disposes of or buys or hires or otherwise obtains possession of any woman or girl with intent ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr141-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 141 Traffic in women and girls</title><description>Traffic in women and girls Any person who buys, sells, procures, traffics in, or brings into or takes out of Singapore for the purpose of such traffic, and whether or not for the ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr142-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 142 Importation of woman or girl by false pretences</title><description>Importation of woman or girl by false pretences Any person who by or under false pretence, false representation or fraudulent or deceitful means made or used either within or with...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr146-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 146 Persons living on or trading in prostitution, etc.</title><description>Persons living on or trading in prostitution, etc. Any person who knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings of the prostitution of another person (being a woman or girl) s...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr146A-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 146A Remote communication service operated or maintained for offering or facilitating provision of sexual services, etc.</title><description>Remote communication service operated or maintained for offering or facilitating provision of sexual services, etc. A person in Singapore who, in the course of business, operates ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr153-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 153 Trials in camera in certain cases</title><description>Trials in camera in certain cases When any person is charged with or convicted of having committed any offence under this Part, or of having committed or attempted to commit or at...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr160-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 160 Director may order detention or commitment of woman or girl in certain cases</title><description>Director may order detention or commitment of woman or girl in certain cases Any woman or girl — whose lawful guardian requests the Director in writing to detain her in a place of...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr161-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 161 Period of detention or commitment of woman or girl</title><description>Period of detention or commitment of woman or girl A woman or girl shall not be detained under this Part, except for the purpose of an inquiry, after such arrangements have been m...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr163-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 163 Women and girls in urgent need of refuge</title><description>Women and girls in urgent need of refuge Any woman or girl may on her own application be received by the Director into a place of safety, or be committed by the Director to the ca...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr164-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 164 Transfer of women or girls from one place of safety to another place of safety within Singapore, etc.</title><description>Transfer of women or girls from one place of safety to another place of safety within Singapore, etc. Whenever an order has been made under section 155(3), 156 or 159 for the dete...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr177A-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 177A Restriction on publication of information on place of safety or resident of place of safety</title><description>Restriction on publication of information on place of safety or resident of place of safety A person must not, without the Director’s approval, publish or broadcast any informatio...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=P1XII-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Part XII MISCELLANEOUS</title><description>Part XII MISCELLANEOUS</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr180-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 180 Rules</title><description>Rules Subject to sections 79 and 139, the Minister may make rules generally for carrying out the provisions of this Act and, in particular, may make rules providing for — the form...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr180A-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 180A Protection from personal liability</title><description>Protection from personal liability No liability shall lie personally against the Director, or any person appointed by and acting under the direction of the Director, who, acting i...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Women’s Charter . It is not part of the Act. Ordinance 18 of 1961 Women’s Charter 1961 Date of First Readi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 17 Registrar to issue marriage licence on proof of conditions by statutory declaration</title><description>Registrar to issue marriage licence on proof of conditions by statutory declaration The Registrar shall, at any time after the expiration of 21 days and before the expiration of 3...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Women’s Charter . It is not part of the Act. Ordinance 18 of 1961 Women’s Charter 1961 Date of First Readi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20161201?ValidDate=20161201&amp;ProvIds=pr80-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 80 Interpretation of this Part</title><description>Interpretation of this Part In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires — Deleted by Act 27 of 2014 defendant , in relation to a maintenance order or a related attachment ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20170101?ValidDate=20170101&amp;ProvIds=pr50-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 50 Court may refer parties for mediation, etc.</title><description>Court may refer parties for mediation, etc. A court before which any proceedings under this Act (other than proceedings under section 104) are being heard may give consideration t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20170101?ValidDate=20170101&amp;ProvIds=pr65-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 65 Protection order</title><description>Protection order The court may, upon satisfaction on a balance of probabilities that family violence has been committed or is likely to be committed against a family member and th...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20170101?ValidDate=20170101&amp;ProvIds=pr131-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 131 Power of court to restrain taking of child out of Singapore</title><description>Power of court to restrain taking of child out of Singapore The court may, on the application of the father or mother of a child — where any matrimonial proceedings are pending; o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20181219?ValidDate=20181219&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 3 Application</title><description>Application Except as otherwise provided, this Act shall apply to all persons in Singapore and shall also apply to all persons domiciled in Singapore. 26/80 Parts II to VI and Par...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20181219?ValidDate=20181219&amp;ProvIds=pr140-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 140 Offences relating to prostitution</title><description>Offences relating to prostitution Any person who — sells, lets for hire or otherwise disposes of or buys or hires or otherwise obtains possession of any woman or girl with intent ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200101?ValidDate=20200101&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — brothel means any place occupied or used by any 2 or more women or girls whether at the same time or at differe...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200101?ValidDate=20200101&amp;ProvIds=pr141-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 141 Traffic in women and girls</title><description>Traffic in women and girls Any person who buys, sells, procures, traffics in, or brings into or takes out of Singapore for the purpose of such traffic, and whether or not for the ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200101?ValidDate=20200101&amp;ProvIds=pr160-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 160 Director may order detention or commitment of woman or girl in certain cases</title><description>Director may order detention or commitment of woman or girl in certain cases Any woman or girl — whose lawful guardian requests the Director in writing to detain her in a place of...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200101?ValidDate=20200101&amp;ProvIds=pr161-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 161 Period of detention or commitment of woman or girl</title><description>Period of detention or commitment of woman or girl A woman or girl shall not be detained under this Part, except for the purpose of an inquiry, after such arrangements have been m...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200101?ValidDate=20200101&amp;ProvIds=pr163-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 163 Women and girls in urgent need of refuge</title><description>Women and girls in urgent need of refuge Any woman or girl may on her own application be received by the Director into a place of safety, or be committed by the Director to the ca...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200101?ValidDate=20200101&amp;ProvIds=pr164-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 164 Transfer of women or girls from one place of safety to another place of safety within Singapore, etc.</title><description>Transfer of women or girls from one place of safety to another place of safety within Singapore, etc. Whenever an order has been made under section 155(3), 156 or 159 for the dete...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200101?ValidDate=20200101&amp;ProvIds=pr177A-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 177A Restriction on publication of information on place of safety or resident of place of safety</title><description>Restriction on publication of information on place of safety or resident of place of safety A person must not, without the Director’s approval, publish or broadcast any informatio...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200101?ValidDate=20200101&amp;ProvIds=pr180A-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 180A Protection from personal liability</title><description>Protection from personal liability No liability shall lie personally against the Director, or any person appointed by and acting under the direction of the Director, who, acting i...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200730?ValidDate=20200730&amp;ProvIds=pr142-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 142 Importation of woman or girl by false pretences</title><description>Importation of woman or girl by false pretences Any person who by or under false pretence, false representation or fraudulent or deceitful means made or used either within or with...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200730?ValidDate=20200730&amp;ProvIds=pr146-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 146 Persons living on or trading in prostitution, etc.</title><description>Persons living on or trading in prostitution, etc. Any person who knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings of the prostitution of another person (being a woman or girl) s...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200730?ValidDate=20200730&amp;ProvIds=pr146A-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 146A Remote communication service operated or maintained for offering or facilitating provision of sexual services, etc.</title><description>Remote communication service operated or maintained for offering or facilitating provision of sexual services, etc. A person in Singapore who, in the course of business, operates ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200807?ValidDate=20200807&amp;ProvIds=pr71-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 71 Enforcement of maintenance order</title><description>Enforcement of maintenance order If any person fails to make one or more payments required to be made under a maintenance order, the court which made the order may do all or any o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20200807?ValidDate=20200807&amp;ProvIds=pr153-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 153 Trials in camera in certain cases</title><description>Trials in camera in certain cases When any person is charged with or convicted of having committed any offence under this Part, or of having committed or attempted to commit or at...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20150101?ValidDate=20150101&amp;ProvIds=pr67-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 67 Supplementary provisions with respect to orders under sections 65 and 66</title><description>Supplementary provisions with respect to orders under sections 65 and 66 The court shall, on an application made by the applicant or the person against whom a protection order or ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20150101?ValidDate=20150101&amp;ProvIds=pr71-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 71 Enforcement of maintenance order</title><description>Enforcement of maintenance order If any person fails to make one or more payments required to be made under a maintenance order, the court which made the order may do all or any o...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20150101?ValidDate=20150101&amp;ProvIds=pr79-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 79 Procedure</title><description>Procedure Except as otherwise provided in Family Justice Rules made under this section , all applications to a Family Court under this Part and Part VII shall be made and heard in...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr94-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 94 Restriction on filing of writ for divorce during first 3 years of marriage</title><description>Restriction on filing of writ for divorce during first 3 years of marriage No writ for divorce shall be filed in the court unless at the date of the filing of the writ 3 years hav...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr96-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 96 Rules to provide for agreements to be referred to court</title><description>Rules to provide for agreements to be referred to court Provision may be made by the Family Justice Rules made under section 139 for enabling the parties to a marriage, or either ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr121B-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 121B Applications for financial relief after overseas divorce, etc.</title><description>Applications for financial relief after overseas divorce, etc. Where — a marriage has been dissolved or annulled, or the parties to a marriage have been legally separated, by mean...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr121D-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 121D Leave of court required for applications for financial relief</title><description>Leave of court required for applications for financial relief No application for an order for financial relief shall be made unless the leave of the court has been obtained in acc...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr133-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 133 Procedure</title><description>Procedure Subject to the provisions of this Part, all proceedings under this Part shall be regulated by the Family Justice Rules made under section 139 . 42/2005 Act 27 of 2014 01...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr139-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 139 Family Justice Rules</title><description>Family Justice Rules The Family Justice Rules Committee constituted under section 46(1) of the Family Justice Act 2014 may make Family Justice Rules regulating and prescribing the...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20150101?ValidDate=20150101&amp;ProvIds=pr180-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 180 Rules</title><description>Rules Subject to sections 79 and 139 , the Minister may make rules generally for carrying out the provisions of this Act and, in particular, may make rules providing for — the for...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20150101?ValidDate=20150101&amp;ProvIds=Sc1-</link><title>Women’s Charter - First Schedule Kindred and affinity prohibited degrees of relationship</title><description>Section 10 Kindred and affinityprohibited degrees of relationship Mother. Father. Daughter. Son. Father’s mother. Father’s father. Mother’s mother. Mother’s father. Son’s daughter...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20150101?ValidDate=20150101&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Women’s Charter . It is not part of the Act. Ordinance 18 of 1961 Women’s Charter 1961 Date of First Readi...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20150101?ValidDate=20150101&amp;ProvIds=pr71-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 71 Enforcement of maintenance order</title><description>Enforcement of maintenance order If any person fails to make one or more payments required to be made under a maintenance order, the court which made the order may do all or any o...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20150101?ValidDate=20150101&amp;ProvIds=pr79-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 79 Procedure</title><description>Procedure Except as otherwise provided in Family Justice Rules made under this section , all applications to a Family Court under this Part and Part VII shall be made and heard in...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20150101?ValidDate=20150101&amp;ProvIds=pr180-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 180 Rules</title><description>Rules Subject to sections 79 and 139 , the Minister may make rules generally for carrying out the provisions of this Act and, in particular, may make rules providing for — the for...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20150101?ValidDate=20150101&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Women’s Charter - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Women’s Charter . 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Ordinance 18 of 1961 Women’s Charter 1961 Date of First Readi...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20141001?ValidDate=20141001&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — brothel means any place occupied or used by any 2 or more women or girls whether at the same time or at differe...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20141001?ValidDate=20141001&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 13 Consents</title><description>Consents Subject to this section, a marriage licence under section 17 or a special marriage licence under section 21 for the marriage of a minor shall not be issued or granted wit...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20141001?ValidDate=20141001&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 17 Registrar to issue marriage licence on proof of conditions by statutory declaration</title><description>Registrar to issue marriage licence on proof of conditions by statutory declaration The Registrar shall, at any time after the expiration of 21 days and before the expiration of 3...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/WC1961/Historical/20160701?ValidDate=20160701&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Women’s Charter - 20 Proceedings if caveat entered</title><description>Proceedings if caveat entered If a caveat is entered in accordance with section 19, the Registrar shall not issue a licence for the marriage against which the caveat has been ente...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item></channel></rss>