ENACTMENT NO 17 OF 2003 ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW (STATE OF JOHORE) ENACTMENT 2003
PART II - MARRIAGE
Section 13. Consent required
A marriage shall not be recognized and shall notbe registered under this Enactment unless both parties to the marriage have consented thereto, and either -
(a) the wali of the woman has consented there to in accordance with hukum syarak; or
(b) the Syarie Judge having jurisdiction in the place where the woman resides or any person generally or specially authorized in that behalf by the Syarie Judge has, after due inquiry in the presence of all parties concerned, granted his consent to the Wali Raja to solemnized in accordance with Hukum Syarak; such consent may be given wherever there is no wali by nasab in accordance with Hukum Syarak available to act or if the wali cannot be found or where the wali refuses his consent without sufficient reason.