Section 28. Appointment of Chief Registrar, Registrars, and Deputy Registrars. (ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1992

ENACTMENT NO. 15 OF 1992
ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1992

PART III - REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES

Section 28. Appointment of Chief Registrar, Registrars, and Deputy Registrars.

(1) Majlis may appoint any qualified public officer to be the Chief Registrar of Muslim Marriages, Divorces, and Ruju’ for the purposes of this Enactment who shall have general supervision and control over Registrars and the registration of marriages, divorces, and ruju’ under this Enactment.

(2) The Majlis may appoint so many qualified persons as may be necessary, to be Registrars, Deputy Registrars, or Assistant Registrars of Muslim Marriages, Divorces, and Ruju’ for such kariah masjid in Sabah as may be specified in the appointment.

(3) Yang di-Pertua Negeri may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint any member of the diplomatic staff of Malaysia in any country to be the Registrar of Muslim Marriages, Divorces, and Ruju’ for the purposes of this Enactment in that country.

(4) Every person appointed under subsections (1) and (2) who is not a public officer shall be deemed to be a public officer for the purposes of the Penal Code [F.M.S. Cap. 45.].