Administration of Muslim Law Bill
Table of Contents
Long Title
Enacting Formula
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 the 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 the 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 (Fetua)
33 Authorities to be followed
Part III THE SHARIAH COURT
34 Constitution of Shariah 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 the Court
44 Adjournment
45 Time
46 Courts to be open
47 Divorce at wife’s request
48 Cherai taalik
49 Fasakh
50 Appointment of hakam
51 Nushuz
52 Maintenance of wife
53 Claims for mas-kahwin and matta’ah
54 Enforcement of orders
55 Presumption of death
56 Appeal
57 Revision
Part IV FINANCIAL
58 Establishment of General Endowment Fund
59 Wakaf or nazr
60 Vesting
61 Restrictions on creation of Muslim charitable trusts
62 Income of wakaf or nazr
63 Property and assets of wakaf or nazr ’am
64 Construction of instruments
65 Annual report
66 Audit
67 Wakaf and nazr property
68 Estimates
69 Expenses of the Majlis
70 Bankers
71 Collection of zakat and fitrah
72 Rules
73 Appeal
74 Charitable collections
Part V MOSQUES AND RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS
75 Majlis to be trustee
76 Restriction of new mosques
77 Repairs
78 Closure or demolition of mosques
79 Boundaries of daerah masjid
80 Register of pegawai masjid
81 Appointment of pegawai masjid
82 Appointment of jawatan kuasa daerah
83 Religious schools
84 Grants to religious schools
Part VI MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
85 Application
86 Appointment of Registrar
87 Appointments of Kathis and Naib Kathis
88 Deputy Registrars
89 Registers
90 Betrothal
91 Solemnization of marriage
92 Restriction on solemnization of marriages
93 Marriage of janda
94 Place of marriage
95 Copies to be sent to Registrar
96 General Registers
97 Cancellation or rectification of entries in registers or certificates
98 Registration compulsory
99 Registers how signed; and inquiries by the Kathi
100 Refusal to register
101 Appeal
102 Where the Appeal Board orders registration
103 Extended time for registration
104 Copy of entry to be given to parties
105 Legal effect of registration
Part VII PROPERTY
106 Modifications of law of property
107 Disposition by will to be in accordance with Muslim law
108 Distribution of Muslim estates to be according to the Muslim law
109 Petition for probate and letters of administration
110 Proof of the Muslim law
111 Inheritance certificate
112 Administration of husband’s estate
113 Administration of wife’s estate
114 Wills of married women
115 Property at marriage
116 Property of a Muslim married woman
117 Right to sue and liability to be sued
118 Liability on her own contracts
119 Antenuptial debts
120 Effect of marriage on property
121 Household property
Part VIII CONVERSIONS
122 Register of converts
123 Control of conversions
124 Report of conversions
Part IX OFFENCES
125 This Part to apply only to Muslims
126 Omission to register within prescribed time
127 Omitting to hand over books or seals or being in possession thereof without lawful excuse
128 Unlawful registers
129 Unlawful solemnization of marriage and unlawful registration of marriage, divorce or revocation of divorce
130 Cohabitation outside marriage
131 Enticing unmarried woman from wali
132 Desertion of wife
133 Disobedience of wife
134 Permission to leave Singapore
135 Unlawful mosques
136 Non-payment of zakat or fitrah
137 Neglect or failure to report conversion
138 Religious lecture
139 False doctrine
140 Abetment
Part X MISCELLANEOUS
141 Registrar, Kathi and Naib Kathi public servants within Penal Code
142 Witnesses
143 Inspection and search
144 Proof
145 Rules
146 Delegation
147 Repeal
Explanatory Statement
Expenditure of Public Money
Table of Derivations