ENACTMENT NO. 13 OF 1984 ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1984
PART II - MARRIAGE
Section 17. Permission necessary before solemnization.
No marriage shall be solemnized unless a permission to marry has been given -
(a) by the Registrar under section 15 or by the Syar'iah Judge under section 16, where the marriage involves a woman resident in the State of Perak; or
(b) by the proper authority of a State, where the marriage involves a woman resident in that State.