Singapore legislation

Clause 35

of Administration of Muslim Law (Amendment) Bill

Clause 35

Amendment of section 141

Section 141 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) Each of the following is a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code (Cap. 224):

(a)

every president of the Syariah Court;

(b)

every ad‑hoc president of the Syariah Court;

(c)

the registrar of the Syariah Court;

(d)

every deputy registrar of the Syariah Court;

(e)

every member of an Appeal Board;

(f)

the Registrar;

(g)

every Kadi;

(h)

every Naib Kadi.”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “before the Syariah Court” in subsection (2), the words “, before the Appeal Board”; and

(c)

by deleting the section heading and substituting the following section heading:“Public servants and judicial proceedings”.

Clause 35 — Administration of Muslim Law (Amendment) Bill