Singapore legislation

Section 143

of Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966

Section 143

Inspection and search

Amended by33/201733/201733/2017

(1)

Any person may, upon application to the Registrar and upon payment of the prescribed fee, obtain a copy of or extract from any information contained in the Register of Marriages or Register of Revocation of Divorces (including a copy or extract that is certified by the Registrar to be a true copy or extract).

Amended by33/2017

(2)

The Register of Divorces, and the general index of that Register, are to be open to inspection by any person upon payment of the prescribed fee.

Amended by33/2017

(3)

A president or the registrar of the Syariah Court must furnish a copy of an entry in the Register of Divorces, certified under the signature and seal of office of the president of the Syariah Court, to any person requiring that copy, upon the payment of the prescribed fee by that person.

Amended by33/2017