Section 24. Solemnization of marriages in Malaysian Embassies etc. Abroad. (ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW (STATE OF PENANG) ENACTMENT 1985

ENACTMENT NO. 2 OF 1985
ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW (STATE OF PENANG) ENACTMENT 1985

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(3) 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 the State of Penang;

(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 the State of Penang, 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 the State of Penang under this Enactment as if the Registrar appointed for a foreign country were a Registrar for the State or Penang.