Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Marriage and Divorce
101. Cancellation or rectification of entry in register or certificate, etc.
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If it appears that any entry in any Register of Marriages or Register of Revocation of Divorces kept or a certificate of marriage or certificate of revocation of divorce issued under this Act has been made or issued in error or contains any error that might be corrected, the Registrar or any person affected by such error may apply to the Syariah Court for the cancellation of the certificate or rectification of such entry.
Register of Marriages
“Register of Marriages” means the Register of Marriages kept by the Registrar under section 100;
If it appears that any entry in the Register of Divorces or a certificate of divorce issued under this Act has been made or issued in error or contains any error that might be corrected, any person affected by such error may apply to the Syariah Court for the cancellation of the certificate or rectification of such entry.
Register of Divorces
“Register of Divorces” means the Register of Divorces kept by the registrar of the Syariah Court under section 100;
The Syariah Court may, after such inquiry as it thinks proper, order the cancellation of the certificate or rectification of the entry accordingly.
court
“court” means a court of competent jurisdiction, other than the Syariah Court;
If it appears that any decree or order of the Syariah Court under this Act has been made or issued in error or contains any error that might be corrected, the Court may, on its own motion or upon the application of any person affected by such error, order the rectification of such error.
Any person may be ordered to surrender any document to the Registrar or any president of the Syariah Court for cancellation or rectification in consequence of any such order.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the person appointed as Registrar of Muslim Marriages under section 90;
If the Registrar is satisfied by statutory declaration or otherwise that any certificate of marriage or certificate of revocation of divorce contains any clerical or typographical error, the Registrar may rectify such certificate.
The Registrar must —
authenticate any rectification made in the certificate of marriage or the certificate of revocation of divorce (as the case may be); and
authenticate any rectification made in the Register of Marriages or Register of Revocation of Divorces (as the case may be).
[Deleted by Act 4 of 2024 wef 01/07/2024]