2.—(1) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —| “additional CPF information” means any information (not contained in a relevant CPF statement) that the Court may require a person to obtain from the Central Provident Fund Board; |
| “agreed matrimonial property plan” means a plan, signed by both parties to a marriage, setting out the parties’ agreement as to the way in which an HDB matrimonial asset is to be divided; |
“arrangements for the welfare of every dependent child of the parties” includes arrangements in relation to —| (a) | the custody, care and control of, and access to, the child; | | (b) | the education of the child; and | | (c) | any other parental responsibility for the child; |
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| “child of the parties” means any child of the parties to a marriage (including a purported marriage that is annulled), and includes any legally adopted child; |
| “Corppass” means the identity authentication service known as Singapore Corporate Access, by which an entity authenticates its identity in order to carry out an online transaction with the Government or a public authority; [S 910/2022 wef 30/11/2022] |
| “Corppass credential” means any username, password or 2-factor authentication detail required to authenticate, using Corppass, the identity of an entity; [S 910/2022 wef 30/11/2022] |
| “Court” means the Syariah Court constituted under section 34 of the Act, or a president of the Court, and includes, in any case where the registrar is empowered to act, the registrar; |
| “dependent child of the parties” means a child of the parties who is below 21 years of age; |
| “electronic system” means the electronic filing and case management system established under rule 38A(1); [S 910/2022 wef 30/11/2022] |
| “entity” means a sole proprietorship, an incorporated or unincorporated partnership (including a limited liability partnership and a limited partnership), a law corporation, a company or other body corporate, a department of the Government or a public authority; [S 910/2022 wef 30/11/2022] |
“HDB matrimonial asset” means any property, as defined in section 52(14) of the Act, that consists of —| (a) | any HDB flat; or | | (b) | any right or interest arising under an agreement to purchase an HDB flat; |
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| [Deleted by S 910/2022 wef 30/11/2022] |
| “identification code” means a Singpass credential, a Corppass credential or an SYCPass credential; [S 910/2022 wef 30/11/2022] |
| “marriage counselling programme” means a programme or course that provides counselling and other support services, and information on matters relating to marriage, divorce, and reconciliation; |
| “parenting programme” means a programme or course that provides counselling and other support services, and information on matters relating to how a divorce may affect a child of the parties, and parenting skills; |
| “person lacking capacity” means a person who lacks capacity within the meaning of the Mental Capacity Act (Cap. 177A) in relation to matters concerning the person’s property and affairs; |
| “practice directions” means any practice directions issued by the senior president of the Court under section 34A(7) of the Act; |
| “president of the Court” means a president of the Court appointed under section 34A(1) of the Act, and includes an ad-hoc president of the Court appointed under section 34A(4) of the Act; |
| “proposed matrimonial property plan” means a plan setting out the proposal of a party to a marriage as to the way in which an HDB matrimonial asset is to be divided; |
| “public authority” means a body established or constituted by or under a public Act to perform or discharge a public function; [S 910/2022 wef 30/11/2022] |
| “registrar” means the registrar of the Court appointed under section 34B of the Act, and includes a deputy registrar; |
“relevant CPF statement” means a statement issued by the Central Provident Fund Board containing such information as the Court may require, relating to —| (a) | any account maintained by the Central Provident Fund Board for any person who is a member of the Central Provident Fund; and | | (b) | the amount withdrawn from any such account (including any accrued interest) for the purpose of any immovable property or for any other purpose; |
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| “senior president of the Court” means a president of the Court designated to be the senior president of the Court under section 34A(1) of the Act; |
| “Singpass” means the identity authentication service known as Singapore Personal Access, by which an individual authenticates the individual’s identity in order to carry out an online transaction with the Government or a public authority; [S 910/2022 wef 30/11/2022] |
| “Singpass credential” means any username, password or 2-factor authentication detail required to authenticate, using Singpass, the identity of an individual; [S 910/2022 wef 30/11/2022] |
| “solicitor” means an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court; |
| “SYCPass” means the identification method known as SYCPass, by which an individual presents the individual’s identity in order to access the electronic system; [S 910/2022 wef 30/11/2022] |
| “SYCPass credential” means any username, password or 2-factor authentication detail required for an individual to present, via SYCPass, the individual’s identity; [S 910/2022 wef 30/11/2022] |
| “variation application” means an application under section 52(6) of the Act to vary or rescind an order made under section 52 of the Act. |
(2) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —| (a) | any reference in Part II to a form by a number or title is to be construed as a reference to the current version of the form bearing that number or title set out on the website of the Registry of Muslim Marriages at http://www.romm.gov.sg; | | (b) | any reference in Part IIA or III to a form by a number or title is to be construed as a reference to the current version of the form bearing that number or title set out in the practice directions; [S 910/2022 wef 30/11/2022] | | (c) | [Deleted by S 910/2022 wef 30/11/2022] | | (d) | any reference to the “relevant Form” for any purpose for which a specific form is required to be used in Part IIA or III is to be construed as a reference to the current version of the relevant form for that purpose set out in the practice directions; and | | (e) | any reference in Part IV to a form by a number or title is to be construed as a reference to the current version of the form bearing that number or title set out on the website of the Majlis at http://www.muis.gov.sg. |
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| (3) The forms set out in the practice directions may be used with such variations as the circumstances of the particular case require. [S 639/2018 wef 22/10/2018] |
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