Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Marriage and Divorce
100. Registers of Marriages, Divorces and Revocation of Divorces
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The Registrar —
Registrar
“Registrar” means the person appointed as Registrar of Muslim Marriages under section 90;
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
may keep the Register of Marriages in such form as the Registrar may determine.
The Registrar —
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
may keep the Register of Revocation of Divorces in such form as the Registrar may determine.
The registrar of the Syariah Court —
court
“court” means a court of competent jurisdiction, other than the Syariah Court;
must maintain a Register of Divorces containing the copies of the certificates of divorce issued by that Court; and
may keep the Register of Divorces in the form that the registrar of the Syariah Court may determine.
[Deleted by Act 11 of 2022 wef 30/11/2022]