Singapore: what is ROMM's role in marriage and polygyny?

ROMM (Registry of Muslim Marriages) is Singapore's registry of Muslim marriages, which administers the Kadis and Naib Kadis and receives polygyny applications. Under AMLA s.96(3) and rule 5 of the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Rules, a man who is still married may not be married to a new wife unless the Kadi has made an inquiry and is satisfied that there is no impediment under Shariah and the law. The husband submits an application to ROMM with financial documents and information about the existing wife. The Kadi may summon the applicant, the prospective wife and her wali, and the existing wife, and weighs the wife's views, financial means and the reasons for marrying again. As a result, polygyny was only 0.18% of Muslim marriages in 2020. See Singapore.