| REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE |
| GOVERNMENT GAZETTE |
| ACTS SUPPLEMENT |
| Published by Authority |
| NO. 9] | Friday, June 3 | [2016 |
| The following Act was passed by Parliament on 29th February 2016 and assented to by the President on 13th April 2016:— |
| Women’s Charter (Amendment) Act 2016 |
(No. 7 of 2016)
I assent.
President. 13th April 2016. |
| An Act to amend the Women’s Charter (Chapter 353 of the 2009 Revised Edition) and to make a related amendment to the Immigration Act (Chapter 133 of the 2008 Revised Edition). |
| Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows: |
| Short title and commencement |
| 1. This Act is the Women’s Charter (Amendment) Act 2016 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette. |
| Amendment of long title |
| 2. The long title to the Women’s Charter is amended by inserting, immediately after the word “wives”, the words “, incapacitated husbands”. |
| Amendment of section 2 |
3. Section 2 of the Women’s Charter is amended —
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| Amendment of section 3 |
| Amendment of section 5 |
| 5. Section 5(3) of the Women’s Charter is amended by deleting the word “him” and substituting the words “that person”. |
| New section 11A |
6. The Women’s Charter is amended by inserting, immediately after section 11, the following section:
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| Amendment of section 17 |
7. Section 17 of the Women’s Charter is amended —
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| Repeal and re-enactment of section 27 |
8. Section 27 of the Women’s Charter is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:
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| Amendment of section 41 |
9. Section 41 of the Women’s Charter is amended —
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| Repeal and re-enactment of section 43 |
10. Section 43 of the Women’s Charter is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:
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| Repeal of sections 44 and 45 |
| 11. Sections 44 and 45 of the Women’s Charter are repealed. |
| Amendment of section 50 |
12. Section 50 of the Women’s Charter is amended —
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| Amendment of section 64 |
13. Section 64 of the Women’s Charter is amended by deleting the definition of “applicant” and substituting the following definition:
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| Amendment of section 65 |
14. Section 65 of the Women’s Charter is amended —
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| Amendment of heading to Part VIII |
| 15. Part VIII of the Women’s Charter is amended by inserting, immediately after the word “WIFE” in the Part heading, the words “, INCAPACITATED HUSBAND”. |
| Amendment of section 69 |
16. Section 69 of the Women’s Charter is amended —
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| Amendment of section 72 |
| 17. Section 72(1) of the Women’s Charter is amended by deleting the words “his wife” and substituting the words “or that person’s wife, incapacitated husband”. |
| Repeal and re-enactment of section 79 |
18. Section 79 of the Women’s Charter is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:
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| Repeal of section 79A |
| 19. Section 79A of the Women’s Charter is repealed. |
| Amendment of section 80 |
20.—(1) Section 80 of the Women’s Charter is amended —
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| New section 94A |
21. The Women’s Charter is amended by inserting, immediately after section 94, the following section:
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| Amendment of section 105 |
22. Section 105 of the Women’s Charter is amended by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (a), and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:
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| Amendment of section 113 |
23. Section 113 of the Women’s Charter is amended —
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| Amendment of section 114 |
| 24. Section 114(1) of the Women’s Charter is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “former wife,”, the words “or by a woman to her incapacitated husband or incapacitated former husband,”. |
| Amendment of section 117 |
25. Section 117 of the Women’s Charter is amended by deleting paragraphs (a) and (b) and substituting the following paragraphs:
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| Amendment of section 121 |
| 26. Section 121(1) of the Women’s Charter is amended by deleting the word “his” wherever it appears and substituting in each case the words “the defaulter’s”. |
| Amendment of section 121E |
27. Section 121E(1) of the Women’s Charter is amended by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (a), and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:
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| Amendment of section 124 |
| 28. Section 124 of the Women’s Charter is amended by deleting the word “Custody” in the section heading and substituting the words “Orders on welfare”. |
| Amendment of section 125 |
29. Section 125 of the Women’s Charter is amended —
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| Amendment of section 126 |
30. Section 126 of the Women’s Charter is amended —
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| Amendment of section 128 |
31. Section 128 of the Women’s Charter is amended —
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| Amendment of section 129 |
32. Section 129 of the Women’s Charter is amended —
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| Amendment of section 130 |
| 33. Section 130 of the Women’s Charter is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “the custody”, the words “, or the care and control,”. |
| Amendment of section 131 |
| 34. Section 131 of the Women’s Charter is amended by deleting the word “custody” in subsections (1)(b) and (2) and substituting in each case the words “custody, or care and control,”. |
| Amendment of section 132 |
35. Section 132(1) of the Women’s Charter is amended —
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| Amendment of section 146 |
36. Section 146 of the Women’s Charter is amended —
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| New section 146A |
37. The Women’s Charter is amended by inserting, immediately after section 146, the following section:
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| Amendment of section 153 |
38. Section 153 of the Women’s Charter is amended by deleting subsections (4) and (5) and substituting the following subsections:
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| Amendment of section 160 |
39. Section 160 of the Women’s Charter is amended —
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| Amendment of section 161 |
40. Section 161 of the Women’s Charter is amended —
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| Amendment of section 163 |
41. Section 163 of the Women’s Charter is amended —
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| Amendment of section 164 |
42. Section 164 of the Women’s Charter is amended —
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| New section 177A |
43. The Women’s Charter is amended by inserting, immediately after section 177, the following section:
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| Amendment of section 180 |
44. Section 180(1) of the Women’s Charter is amended —
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| New section 180A |
45. The Women’s Charter is amended by inserting, immediately after section 180, the following section:
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| Miscellaneous amendments |
46. The Women’s Charter is amended —
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| Related amendment to Immigration Act |
| 47. Section 57C(4) of the Immigration Act (Cap. 133) is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “believed on reasonable grounds”, the words “, when contracting or entering into the marriage,”. |
| Saving and transitional provisions |
48.—(1) Section 12 applies to all proceedings under the Women’s Charter, whether commenced before, on or after the date of commencement of that section.
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