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NO. 23 OF 2020


(5) In this section—

"control measure" and "COVID-19" have the meanings given by section 2(6);
"Minister" means the Minister charged with the responsibility for the registration of Muslim marriages;
"Registrar" has the meaning given by section 2 of the Administration of Muslim Law Act;
"specified period" means—
(a) any period a control measure is in force; or
(b) any further period that the Minister, having determined that it is necessary or expedient for the purposes of conducting any matter under this section in a safe and efficient manner and to prevent the spread of COVID-19, prescribes by order in the Gazette.

Making of statutory declarations

4. Despite section 11(1)(b) of the Oaths and Declarations Act (Cap. 211), a statutory declaration required for any purpose in section 2 or 3 may be made by a person appearing before another person, who is empowered under any written law to take or receive the statutory declaration, using a remote communication technology approved by the appropriate Registrar.