Section 109. Recognition of Muslim marriages contracted outside the State of Malacca. (ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW (STATE OF MALACCA) ENACTMENT 2002

ENACTMENT NO. 12 OF 2002
ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW (STATE OF MALACCA) ENACTMENT 2002

PART VIII - MISCELLANEOUS

Section 109. Recognition of Muslim marriages contracted outside the State of Malacca.

A Muslim marriage solemnized outside the State of Malacca 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

(d)

either of the parties is a resident of the State of Malacca, both parties had capacity to marry according to this Enactment.