ENACTMENT NO. 1 OF 1966
SHAR'IYAH COURTS AND MUSLIM MATRIMONIAL CAUSES ENACTMENT, 1966

PART III - MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE



Section 60. Betrothal.

If any person shall, either orally or in writing, and personally or through an intermediary, have entered into a contract of betrothal in accordance with Hukum Shara' and shall subsequently refuse without lawful reason to marry the other party being willing to perform the same, the party in default shall be liable, if a male, to pay as damages the amount of the mas-kahwin which would have been payable together with other monies expended in good faith in preparation for the marriage, or, if a female, to return the betrothal gifts, if any, or the value thereof and to pay as damages the amount of such other monies as aforesaid, and the same may be recovered by action in the Court.




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