ENACTMENT NO 17 OF 2003 ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW (STATE OF JOHORE) ENACTMENT 2003
PART VIII - MISCELLANEOUS
Section 109. Recognition of Muslim marriages contracted outside the State of Johor
A Muslim marriage solemnized outside the State of Johor other than a marriage solemnized in a Malaysian Embassy, High Commission, or Consulate under section 24 shall be recognized as valid for all purposes of this Enactment if -
(a) it was solemnized in a form required or permitted by the law of the place where it was solemnized;
(b) each of the parties had, at the time of the marriage, capacity to marry under the law of the place of his or her residence; and
(c) where either of the parties is a resident of the State of Johor, both parties had capacity to marry according to this Enactment.