| 1966 |
The Administration of Muslim Law Act (Cap 3)(AMLA) was enacted. ROMM administers the provisions
under the AMLA for marriages solemnized in accordance with the Muslim law and the revocation of
divorces where both parties are Muslim.
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| 1957 - 1983 |
ROMM was originally housed in a bungalow at Fort Canning Park together with the Syariah Court from 1957 till 1983.
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| 1 Jun 1983 |
ROMM (together with the Registry of Marriages for civil marriages) introduced computerization of its marriage records,
called the Marriage Records System (MRS). The Registries were the first department in the then Ministry of Social Affair
to embark on computerization of records. The MRS enabled faster transactions and better storage of the Register of Marriages
electronically.
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| 6 Aug 1983 |
ROMM relocated to its current site at No. 7,
Canning Rise. ROMM and Registry of Marriages (for civil marriages) were housed together in the same building which was
officially opened by Dr. Ahmad Mattar, the then Acting Minister for Social Affairs.
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| 18 Aug 2000 |
The new millennium saw the development of the Registry's online services. The services that were offered were e-Search,
for applications on search records, e-Extract, for application on Extracts and e-Booking, for booking of solemnization dates in ROMM.
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| 18 May 2001 |
Mr. Abdullah Tarmugi, the then Minister for Community Development and Sports (MCDS) officiated at the opening ceremony after the
completion of an upgrading to the 20-year old registry building. To showcase our rich heritage, traditional marriage ornaments used
in a Muslim wedding and old marriage certificates dating back to the 1880s were among the items displayed at ROMM.
ROMM’s corporate logo launched at the opening ceremony. The logo signifies Tranquillity in Unity, Partnership and Harmony.
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| 16 Feb 2002 |
The Registry supported family life and marriage education programmes to strengthen marriages. A Healthy Marriage Programme for Malay
Youth was introduced in collaboration with community partners to target the teenagers. The programme aimed to imbue the importance of
marriage and family as an institution, in preparing oneself psychologically, emotionally, financially, and socially for marriage and
showing responsible sexual behaviour.
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| 25 Feb 2003 |
ROMM received the ISO 9001:2000 certification. With the implementation of the quality system, processes were streamlined and made
more customer-focused.
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| 1 Mar 2009 |
The Administration of Muslim Law Act (AMLA) was amended. The minimum age for marriage was raised from 16 years to 18 years old.
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| 26 Jan 2010 |
ROMM relocated to a temporary office at Ministry of National Development (MND) Building at Maxwell Road while the existing building at Canning Rise underwent major upgrading works.
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| 1 May 2010 |
A free online marriage record search service was implemented for Singapore citizens and permanent residents who have
SingPass access. They get to enjoy two free online searches on the Register of Marriages over a 12-month period.
This saves $35 on their pockets. The free service is especially useful to help a marrying person search for any marriage
record(s) of his/her spouse-to-be.
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| 4 May 2010 |
ROMM was certified with the ISO 9001:2008 standards. The ISO 9001 focuses on the effectiveness of the quality management
system in meeting customer requirements. Since its first certification in 2003, ROMM has continuously been recommended
for continued registration to the ISO standard.
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| June 2011 |
Launch of ROMM’s revamped website which will feature a refreshed look and interesting nuggets of information and statistics about ROMM.
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| 14 June 2011 |
ROMM will be starting operations at Canning Rise after completion of a major upgrading of the building.
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