proposal on amending Muslim Marriage & Divorce Act to be passed over to Justice Minister

Sri Lanka's Muslim parliamentarians have decided to handover a concept to Minister of Justice Thalatha Athukorale today (15) involving the amendments required to be made to the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act.

UPFA MP Faiszer Musthapha noted that cupboard approval should be got for the proposed amendments within the near future and that because of this it can be tabled and adopted in the Parliament.

all through a recent discussion held with the participation of the nation's Muslim Ministers and MPs, an agreement had been reached with reference to the sections of the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act that need to be amended.

accordingly the group of Muslim MPs has at this time prepared a idea on how the act should be amended and it's expected to be pesented to the Justice Minister.

The inspiration reportedly carries eleven amendments to the Act including the legal age for a Muslim marriage.

The amendments encompass:

The age of marriage for each the bride and the groom may still be 18 years

The bride should signal the Register of Marriage as an indication of her consent

improve the mandatory qualification of a Kadi to legal professional-at-legislation

permit female Kadis (ladies who will adjudicate family unit legislation of Muslims)

meanwhile UNP MP S.M. Marikkar mentioned the Muslim parliamentarians have agreed on amending the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act.

He also spoke of that steps could be taken to perform the issuance of Halal certification thorough the Sri Lanka specifications establishment (SLSI), similar to what's being accomplished in Singapore.