Administration of Muslim Law Act
(Chapter 3, Section 145)
Muslim Marriage and Divorce Rules
R 1
G.N. No. S 331/1999

REVISED EDITION 2001
(31st January 2001)
[1st August 1999]
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Citation
1.  These Rules may be cited as the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Rules.
Definitions
2.—(1)  In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
“Court” means the Syariah Court constituted under section 34 of the Act and includes a president of the Court sitting in open court or in chambers;
“president” means a president of the Court appointed under section 34A(1) of the Act;
“registrar” means the registrar of the Court appointed under section 34B of the Act;
“Secretary” means the Secretary of the Majlis;
“senior president” means a president designated to be the senior president under section 34A(1) of the Act;
“solicitor” means an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court.
(2)  The forms mentioned in these Rules are those set out in the First Schedule.