Code of Muslim Personal Laws

Article 81

The Clerk of Court of the Shari'a District Court shall, in addition to his regular functions, act as District Registrar of Muslim Marriages, Divorces, Revocations of Divorces, and Conversions within the territorial jurisdiction of said court. The Clerk of Court of the Shari'a Circuit Court shall act as Circuit Registrar of Muslim Marriages, Divorces, Revocations of Divorces, and Conversions within his jurisdiction.

Article 82

Every District Registrar shall exercise supervision over Circuit Registrars in every Shari'a District. He shall, in addition to an entry book, keep and bind copies of certificates of Marriage, Divorce, Revocation of Divorce, and Conversion sent to him by the Circuit Registrars in separate general registers. He shall send copies in accordance with Act No. 3753, as amended, to the office of the Civil Registrar-General.

Article 83

Every Circuit Registrar shall: (a) File every certificate of marriage (which shall specify the nature and amount of the dower agreed upon), divorce or revocation of divorce and conversion and such other documents presented to him for registration; (b) Compile said certificates monthly, prepare and send any information required of him by the District Registrar; (c) Register conversions involving Islam; (d) Issue certified transcripts or copies of any certificate or document registered upon payment of the required fees; (e) Send to the District Registrar during the first ten days of each month a copy of the entries made during the previous month; (f) Index the same for easy reference and identification in case any information is required; and (g) Administer oaths, free of charge, for civil registry purposes.

Article 84

Any entry in the District or Circuit Register may, upon verified petition of any interested party, be corrected upon order of the Shari'a District Court, subject to the provisions of the Rules of Court. Every Registrar shall be civilly responsible for any unauthorized alteration made in the registry to any person suffering damage thereby. However, the Registrar may exempt himself from such liability if he proves that he has taken every reasonable precaution to prevent the unlawful alteration.

Article 85

Within seven days after the revocation of a divorce by ruju', the husband shall, with the wife's written consent, file a statement thereof with the Circuit Registrar in whose records that divorce was previously entered.

Article 86

The books making up the registry of marriage, divorce, revocation of divorce, conversion, and all other documents relating thereto shall be considered public documents and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein contained. However, nothing herein provided shall affect the intrinsic validity or invalidity of the acts registered.

Article 87

To the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of this Code, the provisions of other registry laws governing other civil registrars shall be observed by district or circuit registrars.