Section 19. New section 55A (ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW (STATE OF PENANG) (AMENDMENT) ENCTMENT 1993

ENACTMENT NO 6 OF 1993
ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW (STATE OF PENANG) (AMENDMENT) ENCTMENT 1993

Section 19. New section 55A

The principal Enactment is amended by inserting immediately after section 55 the following new section 55A:

55A.

"Divorce out of Court

(1) Notwithstanding the provision of section 54, a man who divorced his wife by pronouncing

talaq

in any form out of court and without consent of the court shall within seven days of the pronouncement of

talaq

report such pronouncement of

talaq

to the court.

(2) The court shall conduct a hearing to determine whether the talaq was validly pronounced according to

Hukum Syara'.

(3) If the court is satisfied that the

talaq

was validly pronounced according to

Hukum Syara

', the court shall, subject to section 124, make an order certifying such divorce by

talaq,

The court shall record such divorce and send a certified copy of the record to the appropriate Registrar and to the Chief Registrar for registration."