ENACTMENT NO 4 OF 1955
ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW ENACTMENT, 1955 (1374H)

PART VII - MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE



Section 97. Authority to solemnize marriages.

(1) A marriage may be solemnized by any person holding a Tauliah from His Highness the Sultan authorizing him to solemnize marriages.

(2) A marriage may be solemnized by any other person permitted under Muslim law to solemnize such marriage, if the marriage takes place in the presence and with the permission of a Registrar.

(3) No person shall solemnize any marriage save in pursuance of sub-section (1) or (2) of this section:

Provided that a marriage solemnized in breach of the provisions of this sub-section, but in accordance with the provisions of Muslim law, shall be valid and shall be registered under the provisions of this Enactment.




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