{
  "id": 15364318,
  "title": "General : Civil Marriage Solemnisation Does Not Usurp Role Of Religious Leaders - NRD",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/general-civil-marriage-solemnisation-does-not-usurp-role-of-religious",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T04:40:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2622021"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA, Oct 18 (Bernama) -- The solemnisation of civil marriages by authorised parties under the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 (Act 164) cannot be equated with the performance of religious rituals or regarded as taking over the role of religious leaders.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Civil marriage solemnisation does not usurp role of religious leaders, says JPN",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/civil-marriage-solemnisation-does-not-usurp-role-of-religious-leaders",
        "published": "2026-10-18T04:49:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Marriage, live-ins, halala: what Maharashtra is asking citizens on a Uniform Civil Code",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/marriage-live-ins-halala-what-maharashtra-is-asking-citizens-on-a",
        "published": "2026-10-18T09:03:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}