LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966

 

This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act.
Pictorial Overview of Predecessor Acts

Legislative History Details
PART 1
MUSLIMS ORDINANCE
(CHAPTER 46, 1955 REVISED EDITION)
1.  
Ordinance V of 1880—The Mahomedan Marriage Ordinance, 1880
Bill
:
S.S.G.G. No. 22/1880
First Reading
:
20 May 1880
Second Reading
:
1 June 1880
Notice of Amendments
:
17 August 1880
Third Reading
:
24 August 1880
Commencement
:
24 August 1880
2.  
Ordinance XXV of 1908—The Muhammadan Marriage Ordinance 1908
Bill
:
G.N. No. 547/1908
First Reading
:
29 October 1908
Second Reading
:
30 October 1908
Notice of Amendments
:
6 November 1908
Third Reading
:
13 November 1908
Commencement
:
1 July 1909
3.  
Ordinance XVII of 1909—The Muhammadan Marriage Ordinance 1908 Amendment Ordinance 1909
Bill
:
G.N. No. 1034/1909
First Reading
:
8 October 1909
Second Reading
:
5 November 1909
Notice of Amendments
:
12 November 1909
Third Reading
:
19 November 1909
Commencement
:
19 November 1909
4.  
Ordinance 4 of 1917—Muhammadan Marriage (Amendment) Ordinance 1917
Bill
:
G.N. No. 1139/1916
First Reading
:
29 September 1916
Second Reading
:
10 November 1916
Notice of Amendments
:
8 January 1917
Third Reading
:
20 March 1917
Commencement
:
24 March 1917
5.  
1920 Revised Edition—Ordinance No.26 (Mahomedans)
Operation
:
28 November 1921
Note: This Revised Edition consolidated The Mahomedan Marriage Ordinance, 1880 (Ordinance V of 1880) and The Muhammadan Marriage Ordinance 1908 (Ordinance XXV of 1908).
6.  
Ordinance 26 of 1923—Ordinance No. 26 (Mahomedans) Amendment Ordinance, 1923
Bill
:
G.N. No. 1483/1922
First Reading
:
11 September 1922
Second Reading
:
30 October 1922
Select Committee Report
:
Information not available
Notice of Amendments
:
29 October 1923
Third Reading
:
17 December 1923
Commencement
:
31 December 1923
7.  
Ordinance 35 of 1934—The Mohammedans (Amendment) Ordinance 1934
Bill
:
G.N. No. 1900/1934
First Reading
:
24 September 1934
Second and Third Readings
:
17 October 1934
Commencement
:
2 November 1934
8.  
1936 Revised Edition—Mohammedans Ordinance (Chapter 57)
Operation
:
1 September 1936
9.  
Ordinance 41 of 1936—Statute Law (Revised Edition) Amendment Ordinance, 1936
(Amendments made by section 2 read with item IV of the Schedule to the above Ordinance)
Bill
:
G.N. No. 3285/1936
First and Second Readings
:
7 December 1936
Notice of Amendments
:
7 December 1936
Third Reading
:
7 December 1936
Commencement
:
30 December 1936 (section 2 read with item IV of the Schedule)
10.  
Ordinance 37 of 1952—Law Revision (Penalties Amendment) Ordinance, 1952
(Amendments made by section 2 read with item 16 of the Schedule to the above Ordinance)
Bill
:
32/1952
First Reading
:
16 September 1952
Second and Third Readings
:
14 October 1952
Commencement
:
30 April 1955 (section 2 read with item 16 of the Schedule)
11.  
1955 Revised Edition—Muslims Ordinance (Chapter 46)
Operation
:
1 July 1956
PART 2
MUSLIMS ORDINANCE, 1957
(ORDINANCE 25 OF 1957)
12.  
Ordinance 25 of 1957—Muslims Ordinance, 1957
Bill
:
68/1956
First Reading
:
3 October 1956
Second Reading
:
5 November 1956
Select Committee Report
:
Sessional Paper No. L.A. 5 of 1957
Third Reading
:
26 April 1957
Commencement
:
25 November 1958
PART 3
ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW ACT 1966
(2020 REVISED EDITION)
13.  
Act 27 of 1966—Administration of Muslim Law Act, 1966
Bill
:
61/1965
First Reading
:
13 December 1965
Second Reading
:
30 December 1965
Select Committee Report
:
Parl. 3 of 1966
Notice of Amendments
:
17 August 1966
Third Reading
:
17 August 1966
Commencement
:
1 July 1968 (except sections 81 and 82)
1 March 1990 (sections 81 and 82, renumbered as sections 87 and 88 respectively when the Act was revised in the 1985 Revised Edition)
14.  
1970 Revised Edition—Administration of Muslim Law Act (Chapter 42)
Operation
:
1 March 1971
15.  
Act 34 of 1973—Statutes of the Republic of Singapore (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Act, 1973
(Amendments made by section 2 read with item (d) of the Schedule to the above Act)
Bill
:
27/1973
First Reading
:
11 July 1973
Second and Third Readings
:
25 July 1973
Commencement
:
24 August 1973 (section 2 read with item (d) of the Schedule)
16.  
Act 31 of 1975—Administration of Muslim Law (Amendment) Act, 1975
Bill
:
31/1975
First Reading
:
29 July 1975
Second and Third Readings
:
19 August 1975
Commencement
:
1 October 1975
17.  
G.N. No. S 156/1977—Administration of Muslim Law Act (Variation of Schedule) Notification, 1977
Commencement
:
1 July 1977
18.  
Act 31 of 1984—Administration of Muslim Law (Amendment) Act 1984
Bill
:
26/1984
First Reading
:
24 July 1984
Second and Third Readings
:
24 August 1984
Commencement
:
1 October 1984
19.  
1985 Revised Edition—Administration of Muslim Law Act (Chapter 3)
Operation
:
30 March 1987
20.  
Act 14 of 1990—Administration of Muslim Law (Amendment) Act 1990
Bill
:
13/1990
First Reading
:
11 June 1990
Second and Third Readings
:
18 July 1990
Commencement
:
1 October 1990
21.  
G.N. No. S 234/1991—Administration of Muslim Law Act (Variation of Schedule) Notification 1991
Commencement
:
1 July 1991
22.  
G.N. No. S 457/1995—Administration of Muslim Law Act (Variation of Schedule) Notification 1995
Commencement
:
1 November 1995
23.  
Act 20 of 1999—Administration of Muslim Law (Amendment) Act 1999
Bill
:
18/1998
First Reading
:
20 April 1998
Second Reading
:
30 June 1998
Select Committee Report
:
Information not available
Third Reading
:
15 April 1999
Commencement
:
1 August 1999
24.  
1999 Revised Edition—Administration of Muslim Law Act (Chapter 3)
Operation
:
1 August 1999
25.  
Act 45 of 2004—Trustees (Amendment) Act 2004
(Amendments made by section 25(4) read with item (2) of the Schedule to the above Act)
Bill
:
43/2004
First Reading
:
21 September 2004
Second and Third Readings
:
19 October 2004
Commencement
:
15 December 2004 (section 25(4) read with item (2) of the Schedule)
26.  
G.N. No. S 409/2005—Administration of Muslim Law Act (Variation of Schedule) Notification 2005
Commencement
:
1 July 2005
27.  
Act 42 of 2005—Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Act 2005
(Amendments made by section 5 read with item (1) of the First Schedule and section 6 read with item (1) of the Fourth Schedule to the above Act)
Bill
:
30/2005
First Reading
:
17 October 2005
Second and Third Readings
:
21 November 2005
Commencement
:
1 January 2006 (section 5 read with item (1) of the First Schedule and section 6 read with item (1) of the Fourth Schedule)
28.  
Act 35 of 2005—Administration of Muslim Law (Amendment) Act 2005
Bill
:
22/2005
First Reading
:
15 August 2005
Second Reading
:
18 October 2005
Notice of Amendments
:
18 October 2005
Third Reading
:
18 October 2005
Commencement
:
19 March 2007 (except sections 2, 3(a) and (c), 4, 8(a), 9 and 12)
7 August 2013 (sections 2, 3(a) and (c), 4, 8(a), 9 and 12)
29.  
Act 29 of 2008—Administration of Muslim Law (Amendment) Act 2008
Bill
:
24/2008
First Reading
:
15 September 2008
Second and Third Readings
:
17 November 2008
Commencement
:
2 January 2009 (except sections 5 to 13, 17, 19 and 21 to 33)
1 March 2009 (sections 5 to 13, 17, 19 and 21 to 33)
30.  
G.N. No. S 2/2009—Administration of Muslim Law Act (Variation of Schedule) Notification 2009
Commencement
:
1 March 2009
31.  
Act 3 of 2009—Insurance (Amendment) Act 2009
(Amendments made by section 8 of the above Act)
Bill
:
28/2008
First Reading
:
20 October 2008
Second and Third Readings
:
19 January 2009
Commencement
:
1 September 2009 (section 8)
32.  
2009 Revised Edition—Administration of Muslim Law Act (Chapter 3)
Operation
:
31 October 2009
33.  
Act 15 of 2010—Criminal Procedure Code 2010
(Amendments made by section 430 read with item 2 of the Sixth Schedule to the above Act)
Bill
:
11/2010
First Reading
:
26 April 2010
Second Reading
:
18 May 2010
Third Reading
:
19 May 2010
Commencement
:
2 January 2011 (section 430 read with item 2 of the Sixth Schedule)
34.  
Act 27 of 2014—Family Justice Act 2014
(Amendments made by section 49 of the above Act)
Bill
:
21/2014
First Reading
:
8 July 2014
Second Reading
:
4 August 2014
Notice of Amendments
:
4 August 2014
Third Reading
:
4 August 2014
Commencement
:
1 October 2014 (section 49(a) and (b))
1 January 2015 (section 49(c))
35.  
G.N. No. S 144/2016—Administration of Muslim Law Act (Variation of Schedule) Notification 2016
Commencement
:
1 June 2016
36.  
Act 33 of 2017—Administration of Muslim Law (Amendment) Act 2017
Bill
:
27/2017
First Reading
:
3 July 2017
Second and Third Readings
:
1 August 2017
Commencement
:
1 October 2017 (sections 3, 4(a) and (d), 6, 8, 13, 14, 15(a) and (b), 16, 18 to 22, 26, 27, 28(d), 29(b), 30, 32 to 36 and 40)
1 January 2018 (sections 2, 17 and 39)
22 October 2018 (sections 4(b) and (c), 5, 7, 9 to 12, 15(c), 23, 24, 25, 28(a), (b) and (c), 29(a) and (c), 31, 37 and 38)
37.  
Act 5 of 2018—Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018
(Amendments made by section 47 of the above Act)
Bill
:
45/2017
First Reading
:
6 November 2017
Second Reading
:
8 January 2018
Notice of Amendments
:
8 January 2018
Third Reading
:
8 January 2018
Commencement
:
1 April 2018 (section 47)
38.  
2020 Revised Edition—Administration of
Muslim Law Act 1966
Operation
:
31 December 2021
39.  
Act 25 of 2021—Courts (Civil and Criminal Justice) Reform Act 2021
(Amendments made by section 80 of the above Act)
Bill
:
18/2021
First Reading
:
26 July 2021
Second and Third Readings
:
14 September 2021
Commencement
:
1 April 2022
40.  
Act 11 of 2022—Administration of Muslim Law (Amendment) Act 2022
(Amendments made by the above Act)
Bill
:
3/2022
First Reading
:
10 January 2022
Second and Third Readings
:
14 February 2022
Commencement
:
17 August 2022
41.  
Act 11 of 2022—Administration of Muslim Law (Amendment) Act 2022
(Amendments made by the above Act)
Bill
:
3/2022
First Reading
:
10 January 2022
Second and Third Readings
:
14 February 2022
Commencement
:
30 November 2022