Singapore legislation

Clause 24

of Administration of Muslim Law (Amendment) Bill

Clause 24

Savings

(1)

Subject to subsection (2), nothing in section 8 or 23(2) shall affect any proceedings involving matters relating to maintenance, disposition or division of property on divorce or the custody of children, where the parties are Muslims or were married under the provisions of the Muslim law —

(a)

commenced in any court before the appointed day; or

(b)

commenced in any court on or after the appointed day which relate to any order made in any proceedings referred to in paragraph (a).

(2)

Section 35B(1)(b) and (c) of the principal Act shall also apply to civil proceedings commenced before the appointed day.

(3)

Section 12(a) shall not apply to any decision of the Syariah Court made before the appointed day and section 55(1), (2) and (3) of the principal Act in force before that day shall apply to any such decision as if this Act had not been enacted.

(4)

In this section, “appointed day” means the date of commencement of this Act.

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