Section 109. Recognition of Muslim marriages contracted outside the State of Penang. (ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW (STATE OF PENANG)

ENACTMENT 3
ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW (STATE OF PENANG)
ENACTMENT 2004

PART VIII - MISCELLANEOUS

Section 109. Recognition of Muslim marriages contracted outside the State of Penang.

A Muslim marriage solemnized outside the State of Penang other than a marriage solemnized in a Malaysian Embassy, High Commission, or Consulate under section 24 shall be recognized as valid for all purposes of this Enactment if—

(a) it was solemnized in a form required or permitted by the law of the place where it was solemnized;

(b) each of the parties had, at the time of the marriage, capacity to marry under the law of the place of his or her residence; and

(c) where either of the parties is a resident of the State of Penang, both parties had capacity to marry according to this Enactment.