Section 100. Offences relating to solemnisation of marriages. (ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1983

ENACTMENT NO. 1 OF 1983
ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1983

PART VII - OFFENCES

Section 100. Offences relating to solemnisation of marriages.

(1) Any person who knowingly solemnises or purports to solemnise or officiates a marriage-

(a) without first receiving any permission required for the marriage; or

(b) otherwise than in the presence at least two credible witnesses other than the person solemnising the marriage,

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or both.

(2) Any person who marries or purports to marry or goes through a form of marriage with any person contrary to any of the provisions of Part III of this Enactment shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or both.