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Islamic Family Law Act · 2012 Revised Edition · Part IX · Penalty
Islamic Family Law Act · 2012 Revised Edition · Part IX · Penalty
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
A man who has validly divorced his wife, resumes cohabitation as husband and wife during ‘iddah without the pronouncement of a valid ruju’ is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding
$1,000, imprisonment not exceeding 3 months or both.
If the wife is not aware of the divorce at the time of resumption of cohabitation, the man is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000, imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.
Any person who abets an offence under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000, imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.
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