Section 109. Recognition of Muslim marriages solemnized outside the State of Sabah. (ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 2004

ENACTMENT NO. 8 OF 2004
ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 2004

PART VIII - MISCELLANEOUS

Section 109. Recognition of Muslim marriages solemnized outside the State of Sabah.

A Muslim marriage solemnized outside the State of Sabah 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 Sabah, both parties had capacity to marry according to his Enactment.