Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 10 · Miscellaneous
145. Rules
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The President of Singapore may make such rules as seem to him or her necessary or expedient for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act.
Without limiting subsection (1), the power to make rules includes —
regulating and prescribing the procedure and practice of the Syariah Court and the Appeal Board, including the manner of service of summons;
prescribing the manner in which, and the time within which, any application is to be made to the Syariah Court or an Appeal Board under this Act or any other written law;
prescribing the jurisdiction, powers and duties of the registrar of the Syariah Court mentioned in section 34B(2)(b);
providing for any matter concerning an appeal from a decision of the registrar of the Syariah Court;
providing for the appointment of a child representative to represent the interests of a child in any proceedings involving the child, or the custody and welfare of the child, and for the remuneration of the child representative; (da)providing for a right to appeal to the Minister against any decision of the Majlis under any subsidiary legislation made under this Act, and the procedure for such appeals;
prescribing the fees to be charged by the Syariah Court, the Appeal Board, and by the Registrar, Kadis and Naib Kadis and the incidence and application of such fees;
prescribing the form and manner of an application for, and the issuance of, an inheritance certificate under section 115;
providing for the provision of copies of, or extracts from, any record or information contained in the Register of Marriages or Register of Revocation of Divorces (including a copy or an extract that is certified by the Registrar to be a true copy or extract); and
prescribing anything that is required or permitted under this Act to be prescribed.