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Duty D12-428, published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice [D12-428]

As at 7 September 2026. In force from 17 April 2020.

Record DEPA/2020/2173, published 17 April 2020. Synthetic record: the register composed these words to show what the department could publish. No department published them.

Cite: Duty DEPA/2020/2173, Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice [D12-428]. Machine: D12-428.

Addressee: Every registered priest.

Required: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II.

Period: thirty days from the end of every financial year.

Form: Form II.

Source: Section 7, Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 [S28-ZQ5].

Penalty provision: Section 66, Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 [S29-1JG].

Published by: Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice.

In force: from 17 April 2020.

Duty D12-428, published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice [D12-428]