Section 24. Solemnization of marriages in Malaysian Embassies, etc., abroad. (ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW (NEGERI SEMBILAN) ENACTMENT 1983

ENACTMENT NO. 7 OF 1983
ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW (NEGERI SEMBILAN) ENACTMENT 1983

PART II - MARRIAGE
Preliminaries to a Marriage

Section 24. Solemnization of marriages in Malaysian Embassies, etc., abroad.

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a marriage may be solemnized in accordance with Hukum Syara' by the Registrar appointed under section 28 (2) at the Malaysian Embassy, High Commission or Consulate in any country that has not notified the Government of Malaysia of its objection to solemnization of marriages at such Embassy, High Commission or Consulate.

(2) Before solemnizing a marriage under this section, the Registrar shall be satisfied-

(a) that one or both of the parties to the marriage are residents of Negeri Sembilan;

(b) that each party has the capacity to marry according to Hukum Syara' and this Enactment; and

(c) that, where either party is not a resident of Negeri Sembilan, the proposed marriage if solemnized, will be regarded as valid in the place where that party is resident.

(3) The procedure for solemnization and registration of a marriage under this section shall be similar in all respects to that applicable to other marriages solemnized and registered in Negeri Sembilan under this Enactment as if the Registrar appointed for a foreign country were a Registrar for Negeri Sembilan.