ENACTMENT NO. 15 OF 1992 ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1992
PART II - MARRIAGE Preliminaries to a marriage
Section 16. application for permission to marry.
(1) Whenever it is desired to solemnize a marriage in the State of Sabah, each of the parties to the intended marriage shall apply in the prescribed form for permission to marry to the Registrar for the kariah masjid in which the woman is resident.
(2) If the man is resident in a kariah masjid different from that of the woman, or is resident in any State, his application shall bear or be accompanied by a statement of the Registrar of his kariah masjid or by the proper authority of the State, as the case may be, to the effect that as far as he has been able to ascertain the matters stated in the application are true.
(3) The Registrar concerned is not allowed to solemnize a marriage of any person who arrives from outside the State of Sabah, except with the written permission of the Kadi in the place where the person normally resides:
Provided that if there is no Kadi in such place, the permission of any authority in that place.
(4) The application of each party must be delivered to the Registrar at least seven days before the proposed date of marriage, but the Registrar may allow a shorter period in any particular case.
(5) The applications of the parties shall be treated as a joint application.