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Marriage Introduction
Marriage Procedure
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| [ Publication date Jan 01, 2001 ] |
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- Either party must give notice of the intended marriage to the Registrar of Marriages who will put the notice on the notice board of the Registry. The parties must also take an oath stating that all the requirements have been complied with. If no one files a notice of objection to the intended marriage after 21 days from the date of the notice, the Registrar will then issue a marriage license.
- The marriage will have to be solemnized within 3 months from the date of notice, by the Registrar or any person licensed to do so. Failing which a fresh notice has to be given to the Registrar again.
- If a DR has solemnized the marriage, then the DR shall immediately after the solemnisation, register the marriage. The marriage certificate signed by the DR, the parties to the marriage and 2 witnesses, will be sent to the Registrar first before it is released to the newlyweds.
- After solemnization and registration of the marriage, the parties may still go through a customary form of marriage on production of the certificate of marriage to the person officiating at the ceremony.
- If the marriage has not been solemnized by the Registrar, the parties will have to :
- Appear before the Deputy Registrar(DR) within a month of the marriage;
- Produce evidence of the marriage;
- Furnish particulars as may be required by the DR; and
- Apply in the prescribed form for the registration of the marriage.
The Women's Charter does not apply to any marriage where both parties are Muslims.Q: Why are Muslims not included? If both parties to a marriage are Muslims, Singapore law recognises that they have adopted Muslim law as their “personal system”. The Women's Charter, which governs aspects of family matters like divorces for example, is not applicable to them. |
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