Syariah Court of Singapore
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The Syariah Court of Singapore is a specialized religious court that administers Muslim personal and family law, particularly matters such as marriage, divorce, and inheritance, for the Muslim community in Singapore.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Syariah Court of Singapore canonical | 2 |
| Syariah Court | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
ⓘ
government agency ⓘ religious court ⓘ |
| appliesLaw |
Administration of Muslim Law Act provisions on marriage and divorce
ⓘ
Islamic law as administered in Singapore ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Muslims in Singapore
ⓘ
persons registered as Muslims under Singapore law ⓘ |
| canIssue |
divorce certificates under Muslim law
ⓘ
orders on custody of children under Muslim law ⓘ orders on division of matrimonial assets under Muslim law ⓘ orders on maintenance under Muslim law ⓘ |
| country | Singapore ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Government of Singapore ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Administration of Muslim Law Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Administration of Muslim Law Act (AMLA)
Singapore statute law ⓘ |
| handlesMatter |
Muslim divorce
ⓘ
Muslim inheritance ⓘ Muslim marriage ⓘ matrimonial property division under Muslim law ⓘ mutʿah (consolatory gift) under Muslim law ⓘ nafkah (maintenance) under Muslim law ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | SYC ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType | courthouse ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.syariahcourt.gov.sg ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfCase |
fasakh proceedings
ⓘ
khuluk proceedings ⓘ talaq proceedings ⓘ taʿliq proceedings ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Singapore ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Singapore ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
Malay ⓘ |
| legalArea |
Muslim family law
ⓘ
Muslim personal law ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Administration of Muslim Law Act ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Singapore ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth ⓘ |
| partOf | judicial system of Singapore ⓘ |
| providesService |
counselling for Muslim couples in marital disputes
ⓘ
mediation for Muslim family disputes ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| servesCommunity | Muslim community in Singapore ⓘ |
| shortName |
Syariah Court of Singapore
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Syariah Court
|
| subjectOf | Muslim family law reforms in Singapore ⓘ |
| subjectToReviewBy |
High Court of Singapore
ⓘ
surface form:
High Court of Singapore (on certain questions of law or jurisdiction)
|
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Syariah Court