Singapore legislation

Section 100

of Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966

Section 100

Registers of Marriages, Divorces and Revocation of Divorces

Amended by33/201733/201729/200820/99

(1)

The Registrar —

(a)

must maintain a Register of Marriages containing such records and information as the Registrar may determine on every marriage solemnised and registered under this Act; and

(b)

may keep the Register of Marriages in such form as the Registrar may determine.

Amended by33/2017

(2)

The Registrar —

(a)

must maintain a Register of Revocation of Divorces containing such records and information as the Registrar may determine on every revocation of divorce registered under this Act; and

(b)

may keep the Register of Revocation of Divorces in such form as the Registrar may determine.

Amended by33/2017

(3)

Any president of the Syariah Court must cause the copies of the certificates of divorce issued by that Court to be bound in a Register of Divorces.

Amended by29/2008

(4)

Any president of the Syariah Court must keep an index of the Register of Divorces kept by the president.

Amended by20/99