ENACTMENT No. 7 Of 2008 ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW (KEDAH DARUL AMAN) ENACTMENT 2008
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 Kedah Darul Aman; or
(b) by the proper authority of a state, where the marriage involves a woman resident in that state.