Section 53. Correction of errors. (ADMINISTRATION OF ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1985

ENACTMENT NO. 12 OF 1985
ADMINISTRATION OF ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1985

PART V - DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

Section 53. Correction of errors.

(1) If the Registrar is satisfied by statutory declaration or otherwise that any entry in the Register of Divorces and Annulments is erroneous in form or substance, he may, in the presence of two credible witnesses; correct the error by ruling through the entry and making the correct entry.

(2) The Registrar shall sign and date the correction made in the divorce or annulment certificate.

(3) Every entry made under subsection (1) shall be attested by the witnesses in whose presence it was made.

(4) A certified copy of the correction shall be sent forthwith to the Chief Registrar for a similar correction to be made in his Register of Divorces and Annulments.