Women’s Charter (Registration of Marriages) Rules

Women’s Charter

(Chapter 353, Section 180(1))

R 3

G.N. No. S 152/1981

REVISED EDITION 2002

(30th September 2002)

[1st June 1981]

Citation

1. These Rules may be cited as the Women’s Charter (Registration of Marriages) Rules.

Notice of intended marriage

2. A notice of an intended marriage to be given to the Registrar under section 14 of the Act shall be in Form A set out in the Schedule.

Caveat

3.—(1) A caveat entered with the Registrar under section 19 of the Act against the issue of a marriage licence shall be in such form as the Registrar may require.

(2) Where a caveat has been entered against the issue of a marriage licence, the Registrar shall send by registered post a copy of the caveat to the parties of the intended marriage.

(3) A fee of $52 shall be payable for entering a caveat with the Registrar.

Application for licence

4.—(1) An application for the grant of a licence under section 10(2) of the Act shall be in such form as the Registrar may require.

(2) A fee of $200 shall be payable for the licence.

Fees for marriage licences

5.—(1) The following fees shall be payable to the Registrar for the issue of a marriage licence under section 17 of the Act:

(a)

where at least one party to the marriage is a citizen of Singapore and the marriage is to be solemnized by the Registrar or by a person licensed to do so under section 8(2) of the Act — $26; and

(b)

where both parties to the marriage are not citizens of Singapore and the marriage is to be solemnized on the following days:

(i) Monday to Friday

$128;

(ii) Saturday

$198;

(iii) a special marriage solemnization date

$298.

(2) A fee of $15 shall be payable for each application for a change of date, time or venue for marriage solemnization.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), “special marriage solemnization date” means such date as the Minister may determine.

Special marriage licence

6.—(1) An application for the grant of a special marriage licence under section 21 of the Act shall be in Form A set out in the Schedule.

(2) A special marriage licence granted under section 21 of the Act shall be in Form B set out in the Schedule.

(3) A fee of $200 shall be payable for the issue of a special marriage licence under section 21 of the Act if the marriage is to be solemnized by the Registrar or by a person licensed to do so under section 8(2) of the Act.

(4) A fee of $250 shall be payable for the issue of a special marriage licence under section 21 of the Act for the solemnization of a marriage where any party to the marriage is below the age of 18 years.

Certificate of marriage

7.—(1) The Registrar shall keep every certificate of marriage in Form C set out in the Schedule.

(2) The copy of a certificate of marriage issued by the Registrar or a Deputy Registrar after the solemnization of the marriage shall be in Form D set out in the Schedule.

Registration of marriage by Deputy Registrar

8. Every Deputy Registrar who registers a marriage under section 29 of the Act shall require the parties to the marriage to submit to him the notice of the marriage given to the Registrar under section 14 of the Act and the marriage licence issued by the Registrar under section 17 of the Act.

Documents, forms, etc., to be supplied by Registrar

9. All forms, books and documents specified in these Rules and the seal of office of a Deputy Registrar shall be supplied by the Registrar to the Deputy Registrar.

Fee to solemnize marriage

10. A person who has been granted a licence under section 8(2) of the Act to solemnize marriages may charge a fee of $5 for solemnizing a marriage.

Penalty

11. A penalty of $66 shall be payable under section 30 of the Act for the registration of a marriage under that section.

Fee for correction of entry in a certificate of marriage

12. The fee payable for the correction of any entry in a certificate of marriage under section 43 of the Act shall be $42 per amendment.

Fee for certified copy of entry in register

13.—(1) The fee payable for the issue of a certified true copy of any entry in the register of marriages shall be —

(a)	$70 for any marriage solemnized in Singapore before 15th September 1961; and
(b)	$50 for any marriage solemnized in Singapore on or after 15th September 1961.

(2) No fee shall be payable for any such certified copy furnished to a Government department.

Fee for search or inspection of register

14.—(1) A fee of $35 shall be payable for a search or inspection of the register of marriages.

(2) An officer of the Government who carries out a search or inspection of a register of marriages or index for official purposes shall be exempted from payment of fees specified in paragraph (1).

(3) No fee shall be payable for the search or inspection of a marriage register or index for official, statistical or research purposes by a person approved by the Permanent Secretary.

Registration of valid customary marriage

15.—(1) An application for the registration of a valid customary marriage under section 182 of the Act shall be made in Form A set out in the Schedule.

(2) The fee payable for the registration of such a marriage shall be $55.

Variation of forms

16. Any form set out in the Schedule may be used with such variations of a formal nature as the Registrar thinks necessary.

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