Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
—(1) The Legislature may, by law, define, regulate, protect,
- Jurisdiction
- Singapore
- Provision
- 156
- Source language
- English
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- in force
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Official source156.—(1) The Legislature may, by law, define, regulate, protect,
safeguard, support, foster and promote the institution of marriage.
(2) Subject to any written law, the Government and any public
authority may, in the exercise of their executive authority, protect,
safeguard, support, foster and promote the institution of marriage.
(3) Nothing in Part 4 invalidates a law enacted before, on or after
the date of commencement of the Constitution of the Republic of
Singapore (Amendment No. 3) Act 2022 by reason that the law —
(a) defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman;
or
(b) is based on such a definition of marriage.
(4) Nothing in Part 4 invalidates an exercise of executive authority
before, on or after the date of commencement of the Constitution of
the Republic of Singapore (Amendment No. 3) Act 2022 by reason
that the exercise is based on a definition of marriage as a union
between a man and a woman.
[Act 40 of 2022 wef 03/01/2023]
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Constitution of the Republic of Singapore · sso.agc.gov.sg · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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