The Registry of Marriages (abbreviated to ROM) is a government agency in Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

 that administers all marriages carried out in the Lion city and solemnizes civil marriages. The Registry keeps a record of all couples

Couples

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 married in Singapore and issues the official marriage certificate after solemnisation

Wedding

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. Part of the mission of ROM is to administer the Women Charter Act

Women's Charter (Singapore)

The Women's Charter was an Act of the Singaporean Parliament passed in 1961. The Act was designed to improve and protect the rights of females in Singapore and to guarantee greater legal equality for women in legally sanctioned relationships...

 in civil marriages. ROM is an agency of the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports.

History

Marriage records in Singapore date back to the year 1875. On 15 September 1961 Civil Marriages came into force under legislation. The Registry was formed at the same time.

ROM was originally located in Fort Canning Park, opposite Park Mall Shopping Centre, but in 1983 it moved to its current premises at Canning Rise.