Section 19. Permission necessary before solemization. (ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1992

ENACTMENT NO. 15 OF 1992
ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1992

PART II - MARRIAGE
Preliminaries to a marriage

Section 19. Permission necessary before solemization.

No marriage shall be solemnized unless permission to marry has been given –

(a)

by the Registrar under section 17 or by the Syarie Judge under section 18, where the marriage involves a woman resident in Sabah; or

(b)

by the proper authority of a State, where the marriage involves a woman resident in that State.