ENACTMENT NO. 12 OF 2002 ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW (STATE OF MALACCA) ENACTMENT 2002
PART II - MARRIAGE Preliminaries to a Marriage
Section 19. Permission necessary before solemnization.
No marriage shall be solemnized unless permission to marry has been given—
(a) by the Registrar under section 17 or by the Syarie Judge under section 18, where the marriage involves a woman resident in the State of Malacca; or
(b) by the proper authority of a State, where the marriage involves a woman resident in that State.