No. S 51
Administration of Muslim Law Act
(CHAPTER 3)
Muslim Marriage and Divorce (Amendment) Rules 2009
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 145 of the Administration of Muslim Law Act, the President of Singapore hereby makes the following Rules:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Rules may be cited as the Muslim Marriage and Divorce (Amendment) Rules 2009 and shall come into operation on 1st March 2009.
Amendment of rule 9
2.  Rule 9 of the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Rules (R 1) (referred to in these Rules as the principal Rules) is amended —
(a)by deleting “9, 10,” in paragraph (3); and
(b)by inserting, immediately after paragraph (4), the following paragraph:
“(5)  A case statement that has been served on the defendant shall not be amended without the leave of the registrar or the Court.”.
Amendment of rule 12
3.  Rule 12(2) of the principal Rules is amended by deleting “16, 17,”.
Deletion of rule 28
4.  Rule 28 of the principal Rules is deleted.
Deletion of rule 30
5.  Rule 30 of the principal Rules is deleted.
Amendment of rule 32
6.  Rule 32 of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)by inserting, immediately after the word “Court” in paragraph (1), the words “or the registrar”; and
(b)by deleting paragraph (4) and substituting the following paragraph:
“(4)  A party dissatisfied with a decision of the Court or the registrar to appoint hakam under section 50(1) of the Act may, before the hakam makes a decree of divorce under section 50(6) of the Act, appeal against the decision —
(a)to the Court, if the decision was made by the registrar; and
(b)to the Appeal Board, if the decision was made by the Court.”.
Amendment of First Schedule
7.  The First Schedule to the principal Rules is amended —
(a)by deleting Form 3 and substituting the following Form:
“FORM 3
Rule 6(2)
”;
(b)by deleting Forms 6 to 10 and substituting the following Forms:
 
 
(c)by deleting Forms 14 to 17 and substituting the following Forms:
 
(d)by deleting Forms 36, 37 and 39.
Amendment of Second Schedule
8.  The Second Schedule to the principal Rules is amended by deleting paragraphs 4 and 5.
Amendment of Third Schedule
9.  The Third Schedule to the principal Rules is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “16 years” in item 3A and substituting the words “18 years”; and
(b)by deleting item 6.
[G.N. Nos. S 163/2001; S 388/2001; S 101/2002; S 527/2002; S 1/2003; S 600/2005]
Made this 18th day of February 2009.
By Command,
LAU WAH MING
Secretary to the Cabinet,
Singapore.
[MCYS 76-04-02 V42; AG/LEG/SL/3/2002/1 Vol. 3]
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