Administration of Muslim Law (Amendment) Act 1999
(No. 20 of 1999)

Long Title

Enacting Formula

1 Short title and commencement
2 Amendment of section 2
3 Repeal and re-enactment of section 3
4 Amendment of section 5
5 Amendment of section 7
6 Repeal and re-enactment of section 26
7 New sections 34A and 34B
8 Amendment of section 35
9 New sections 35A and 35B
10 Repeal of section 39
11 Amendment of section 47
12 Amendment of section 49
13 Amendment of section 51
14 Amendment of section 52
15 Repeal and re-enactment of section 53 and new sections 53A and 53B
16 Amendment of section 55
17 New sections 56A and 56B
18 Repeal and re-enactment of sections 64, 65 and 66
19 Amendment of section 67
20 Amendment of section 69
21 Amendment of section 87
22 New Part VA
23 Amendment of section 102
24 Amendment of section 139
25 Amendment of section 145
26 Amendment of First Schedule
27 New Third Schedule
28 Related amendments to Act and other written laws
29 Savings

THE SCHEDULE

Amendment of section 49
12.  Section 49 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (5), the following subsection:
“(6)  Subsections (1) (g) to (5) shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to a married man as they apply to a married woman.”.