Administration of Muslim Law Act(CHAPTER 3)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 Interpretation
Part II MAJLIS UGAMA ISLAM
3 Constitution of Majlis
4 Majlis to be a corporation
5 Powers of Majlis
6 Devolution of rights, powers, duties, liabilities and property of Board under Muslim and Hindu Endowments Ordinance
7 Membership
8 Secretary
9 Determination of appointments
10 Cancellation of appointment
11 Temporary appointments
12 Appointments to be notified
13 Strangers at meetings
14 Chairman
15 Quorum
16 Use of seal
17 Conduct of business
18 Summoning meetings
19 Powers of President
20 Duties and powers of Secretary
21 Minutes
22 Order of business and voting
23 Certified copies of resolution
24 Appearances by Majlis
25 Acting in emergency
26 Delegation of powers
27 Secrecy
28 Members are public servants
29 Majlis may prescribe own procedure
30 Appointment of Mufti
31 Legal Committee
32 Rulings (Fatwa)
33 Authorities to be followed
Part III THE SYARIAH COURT
34 Constitution of Syariah Court
35 Jurisdiction
36 Use of seal
37 Languages and records
38 Representation
39 Service of summons
40 Issue of warrant in lieu of or in addition to summons
41 Reciprocal arrangements with States of Malaysia
42 Evidence
43 Powers of Court
44 Adjournment
45 Time
46 Courts to be open
47 Divorce at wife’s request
48 Cerai taklik
49 Fasakh
50 Appointment of hakam
51 Maintenance of wife
52 Claims for emas kahwin and mutaah
53 Enforcement of orders
54 Presumption of death
55 Appeal
56 Revision
Part IV FINANCIAL
57 Establishment of General Endowment Fund
58 Wakaf or nazar
59 Vesting
60 Restrictions on creation of Muslim charitable trusts
61 Income of wakaf or nazar
62 Property and assets of wakaf or nazar am
63 Construction of instruments
64 Annual report
65 Audit
66 Wakaf and nazar property
67 Estimates
68 Expenses of Majlis
69 Bankers
70 Collection of zakat and fitrah
71 Rules
72 Appeal
73 Charitable collections
Part V MOSQUES AND RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS
74 Majlis to be trustee
75 Restriction of new mosques
76 Establishment of Mosque Building and Mendaki Fund
77 Application of Mosque Building and Mendaki Fund
78 Contributions to Mosque Building and Mendaki Fund
79 Muslim employees may decide not to pay contributions
80 Contributions from other persons
81 Power to make rules
82 Repairs
83 Boundaries of daerah masjid
84 Register of pegawai masjid
85 Appointment of pegawai masjid
86 Rules for appointment of jawatankuasa daerah
87 Religious schools
88 Grants to religious schools
Part VI MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
89 Application
90 Appointment of Registrar
91 Appointment of Kadis and Naib Kadis
92 Deputy Registrars
93 Registers
94 Betrothal
95 Solemnization of marriage
96 Restriction on solemnization of marriages
97 Marriage of janda
98 Place of marriage
99 Copies of certificates to be sent to Registrar
100 General Registers
101 Cancellation or rectification of entries in registers or certificates
102 Registration compulsory
103 Registers how signed; and inquiries by Kadi
104 Refusal to register
105 Appeal
106 Where Appeal Board orders registration
107 Extended time for registration
108 Copy of entry to be given to parties
109 Legal effect of registration
Part VII PROPERTY
110 Saving
111 Disposition by will to be in accordance with Muslim law
112 Distribution of Muslim estates to be according to Muslim law
113 Petition for probate and letters of administration
114 Proof of Muslim law
115 Inheritance certificate
116 Administration of husband’s estate
117 Administration of wife’s estate
118 Wills of married women
119 Property at marriage
120 Property of a Muslim married woman
121 Right to sue and liability to be sued
122 Liability on her own contracts
123 Antenuptial debts
124 Effect of marriage on property
125 Household property
Part VIII CONVERSIONS
126 Register of converts
127 Control of conversions
128 Report of conversions
Part IX OFFENCES
129 This Part to apply only to Muslims
130 Omission to register within prescribed time
131 Omitting to hand over books or seals or being in possession thereof without lawful excuse
132 Unlawful registers
133 Unlawful solemnization of marriage and unlawful registration of marriage, divorce or revocation of divorce
134 Cohabitation outside marriage
135 Enticing unmarried woman from wali
136 Permission to leave Singapore
137 Non-payment of zakat or fitrah
138 Neglect or failure to report conversion
139 False doctrine
140 Abetment
Part X MISCELLANEOUS
141 Registrar, Kadi and Naib Kadi public servants within Penal Code
142 Witnesses
143 Inspection and search
144 Proof
145 Rules
146 Delegation
Legislative History