Section 37. Interference with marriages. (ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1987

ENACTMENT NO. 3 OF 1987
ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1987

PART IV - PENALTIES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SOLEMNIZATION AND REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES

Section 37. Interference with marriages.

Unless permitted under Hukum Syara', any person who uses any force or threat-

(a)

to compel a person to marry against his will; or

(b)

to prevent a man or a woman who has attained the age specified in section 8 from contracting a valid marriage,

commits an offence and shall on conviction be punished with a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or with imprisonment not exceeding six months or with both such fine and imprisonment.