Section 136. Power to make rules. (ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1987

ENACTMENT NO. 3 OF 1987
ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1987

PART X - GENERAL

Section 136. Power to make rules.

(1) His Royal Highness the Sultan may by notification in the Gazette make rules regulating the practice and procedure in all matrimonial proceedings under this Enactment as he considers expedient and rules to fix and regulate the fees and costs payable in all such proceedings; subject thereto all proceedings under this Enactment shall be regulated by the practice and procedure of the Court laid down by the Administration of the Religion of Islam and the Malay Custom of Pahang Enactment 1982 [Enact. 8/82], to the extent that such practice and procedure are not inconsistent with this Enactment.

(2) In matters of practice and procedure in matrimonial proceedings not expressly provided for in this Enactment or in any rules made under this Enactment or in the Administration of the Religion of Islam and the Malay Custom of Pahang Enactment 1982 [Enact. 8/82], the Court may adopt such practice and procedure as may seem proper for the avoidance of injustice and the disposal of the matters in issue between the parties.

(3) His Royal Highness the Sultan may by notification in the Gazette make rules for the purpose of this Enactment and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such rules may provide for-

(a)

the manner in which the Registrars of Muslim Marriages, Divorces, and

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shall exercise the powers conferred on them by this Enactment;

(b)

the forms of the Marriage, Divorce, and

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Registers and of the certificates of marriage, divorce, and

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and the mode in which they are to be kept;

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Registers, the Registrars' notebooks, and all declarations made for the purposes of this Enactment;

(d)

the preparation and submission of returns of marriages, divorces, and

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registered under this Enactment;

(e)

the form of any certificate, notice, or other document required for the purpose of implementing this Enactment;

(f)

the making of searches and the giving of certified copies;

(g)

the fees chargeable for the purposes of this Enactment;

(h)

the punishment for any breach or failure to comply with any rules made under this Enactment; and

(i)

other matters for the purpose of carrying out this Enactment.