ENACTMENT NO. 3 OF 1987 ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1987
PART II - MARRIAGE
Section 19. Permission necessary before solemnization.
No marriage shall be solemnized unless permission to marry has been given-
(a) by the Registrar under section 17 or by the Syariah Judge under section 18, where the marriage involves a woman resident in the State of Pahang; or
(b)the proper authority of a State or the Federal Territory, where the marriage involves a woman resident in that State or in the Federal Territory.