| 1.
| | This Act may be cited as the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act. |
| 2.
| | Application of Act. |
| 3.
| | Supervisory powers of Registrar-General and District Registrars. |
| 4.
| | The Muslim Marriage and Advisory Board. |
| 5.
| | Nominated members of the Board. |
| 6.
| | Function of the board. |
| 7.
| | Meetings of the board. |
| 8.
| | Registrars of Muslim Marriages. [2, 40 of 2006] |
| 9.
| | Temporary Registrars. [2,32 of 1969] |
| 10.
| | Special registrars. |
| 11.
| | Registration of marriages outside area of appointment. |
| 12.
| | Quazis. [2,1 of 1965] |
| 13.
| | Temporary Quazis. [3,1 of 1965] |
| 14.
| | Special Quazis. [4,1 of 1965] |
| 15.
| | Board or Quazis. [5,1 of 1965] |
| 16.
| | Validity or invalidity of Muslim marriages. |
| 17.
| | Duty of causing marriages to be registered |
| 18.
| | Declaration and form of registration [2, 24 of 2013] |
| 19.
| | Entries of marriage to be signed and attested. [7,41 of 1975] |
| 19A.
| | Issue of copy of registration entry free. [7,41 of 1975] |
| 20.
| | Marriages to be registered and numbered consecutively. |
| 21.
| | Attendance of registrar at marriage. |
| 22.
| | Marriage during iddat not to be registered. |
| 23.
| | Marriage of girl who has not attained the age of twelve not to be registered without Quazi's permission. |
| 24.
| | Second or subsequent marriages. |
| 25.
| | Declaration of Snaffle law as to marriage of women of that sect |
| 26.
| | Wali of bride. |
| 27.
| | Divorce by husband. |
| 28.
| | Divorce by wife. |
| 29.
| | Registration of divorce.[7,41 of 1975] |
| 30.
| | Registration of divorces in cases where proof of divorce is inadequate |
| 31.
| | Effect of registration of divorce or remarriage. |
| 32.
| | Power to register marriages and divorces omitted to be registered and to rectify errors in registration. |
| 33.
| | Certain powers of District Registrar under section 32 exercisable by Registrar-General. [4,32 of 1969] |
| 34.
| | Claims for wife's maintenance. |
| 35.
| | Claims for child's maintenance. |
| 36.
| | Orders for payment of maintenance from date of claim. |
| 37.
| | Representation of woman in claiming for mahr or kaikuli. |
| 38.
| | Disposal of moneys received by Quazi in claims where party is represented under section 37. |
| 39.
| | Prescription of action for mahr. |
| 40.
| | Power of Registrar-General and District Registrars to inspect registers, &c [5,32 of 1969] |
| 41.
| | Power of District Registrar to dispose of money paid under section 52. |
| 42.
| | Duty of District Registrar to cause copies of Quazis' entries to be bound. |
| 43.
| | Power of Board of Quazis to call for records. |
| 44.
| | Revisory powers of Board of Quazis. |
| 45.
| | Duty of Board of Quazis to furnish Registrar-General with opinions on questions of Muslim law. |
| 46.
| | Duty of Board of Quazis to advise on questions of law submitted by a Quazi. |
| 47.
| | General powers of Quazis. |
| 48.
| | Quazi to have exclusive jurisdiction to inquire into matters specified in section 47. |
| 49.
| | Quazis' oath of office. |
| 50.
| | Power of Quazi to administer oaths |
| 51.
| | Quazis to enter into security bonds. |
| 52.
| | Quazis to keep record of moneys received and paid by them. |
| 53.
| | Quazis to report to District Registrar sums deposited or withdrawn under section 38. |
| 54.
| | Quazis to send copies of entries and indexes to District Registrar each month. |
| 55.
| | Quazis and registrars to keep indexes of books and registers. |
| 56.
| | Custody of registers, &c, by Quazis and registrars. |
| 57.
| | Muslim assessor's oath. |
| 58.
| | Duty to send to District duplicates from marriage and divorce registers. |
| 59.
| | Fees chargeable by registrars |
| 60.
| | Appeals from Quazis' orders. |
| 61.
| | Appeals from the Registrar-General's or District Registrars' orders. [6,32 of 1969] |
| 62.
| | Appeals to court of Appeal . |
| 63.
| | Appeal not withstanding lapse of time |
| 64.
| | Recovery of sums due on claims, &c, under section 47 other than claims for mahr or kaikuli |
| 65.
| | Recovery of sums due on claims for mahr or kaikuli. |
| 66.
| | Procedure on failure to orders for maintenance. |
| 67.
| | Transfer of proceedings from one Quazi to another. [7,32 of 1969] |
| 68.
| | Registers and indexes to be open to inspection. |
| 69.
| | Records kept under earlier law to be open to inspection. |
| 70.
| | Registers and copies to be evidence.[ 7,41 of 1975] |
| 71.
| | Entry in the register of marriages or in the register of divorces to be best evidence. |
| 72.
| | Books, &c, to be supplied free [7,41 of 1975] |
| 73.
| | Members of the Board of Quazis, secretary to the Board of Quazis and Quazis deemed to be public servants. |
| 74.
| | Representation of parties and witnesses before Quazis. |
| 75.
| | Duty of police officers and grama seva niladharis to assist Quazis. |
| 76.
| | Damage of duplicate and original entries, and reconstruction of duplicate and original entries. [7,41 of 1975] |
| 77.
| | Correction of clerical errors in registers. |
| 78.
| | Forms. |
| 79.
| | Penalty for destruction of registers, &c |
| 80.
| | Penalty for incestuous marriage, &c |
| 81.
| | Penalty for offences relating to marriage divorce &c |
| 82.
| | Penalty for registering marriage in contravention of section 22, section 23 or section 24 (4). |
| 83.
| | Penalty for unauthorized registration of marriage, divorce, ;. |
| 84.
| | Penalty for Quazi's failure to pay money to person entitled. |
| 85.
| | Penalty for making false statement in declaration. |
| 86.
| | Penalty for breach of duty by registrars. |
| 87.
| | Penalty for registration of marriage contracted during iddat. |
| 88.
| | Penalty for failure to deliver registers & c to District Registrar. |
| 89.
| | Penalty for intermeddling with suitors. |
| 90.
| | Penalty for failure to discharge duty imposed by section 75. |
| 91.
| | Penalty for refusing to sign register or to provide necessary stamps. |
| 92.
| | General penalty. |
| 93.
| | Misconduct while the Board of Quazis or a Quazi is sitting. |
| 94.
| | Regulations. |
| 95.
| | Saving of actions in civil courts. |
| 96.
| | Construction of references to District Registrar. |
| 97.
| | Interpretation. |
| 98.
| | Saving of Muslim-law of marriage and divorce. |
| 99.
| | Savings. |
|