Singapore legislation

Clause 25

of Administration of Muslim Law (Amendment) Bill

Clause 25

Amendment of section 95

Section 95 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsections (1), (2) and (3) and substituting the following subsections:“(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a marriage may be solemnized according to the Muslim law —

(a)

by the wali of the woman to be wedded;

(b)

by a Kadi or Naib Kadi, at the request of the wali of the woman to be wedded; or

(c)

by a Kadi, where —

(i)

there is no wali of the woman to be wedded; or

(ii)

the wali of the woman to be wedded refuses his consent to the marriage, on grounds that the Kadi does not consider satisfactory.(2) On or after the date of commencement of section 25 of the Administration of Muslim Law (Amendment) Act 2017, both of the following conditions must be satisfied before the wali of the woman to be wedded can solemnize the marriage:

(a)

the parties to be wedded have applied to a Kadi or Naib Kadi for, and he has given, his written consent to the solemnization of the marriage by the wali;

(b)

a Kadi or Naib Kadi is present during the solemnization of the marriage by the wali.(3) Before solemnizing a marriage or giving his written consent to the solemnization of a marriage by a wali, a Kadi or Naib Kadi must satisfy himself after inquiry that there is no lawful obstacle, according to the Muslim law or this Act, to the marriage.”.

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