Islamic Family Law Act · s 8

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8.
(1) A marriage may only be solemnised by any person holding an appointment from His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan which empowers him to conduct a solemnisation of marriage.
(2) No marriage shall be solemnised without the permission of the
Registrar of the district where each person who intends to marry is bermastautin.
(3) A wali or his representative may solemnise his mauliah in the presence of a jurunikah after the mauliah has given her consent in the prescribed form.

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(4) A jurunikah may solemnise the marriage of a woman in accordance with the rules of Muslim marriage, divorce and ruju’ after the wali of the woman has given his consent in the prescribed form.
(5) All  jurunikah may solemnise the marriage of a woman who does not have a wali in accordance with the rules of Muslim marriage, divorce and ruju’.
(6) If a wali of a woman who is to be married refuses to be wali or refuses to give his permission without reasons in accordance with Hukum
Syara’, the relevant jurunikah shall refer the matter to the Registrar of the district in which the woman who intends to marry is bermastautin for a decision.
(7) If any marriage involves a woman who does not have a wali from a nasab in accordance with Hukum Syara’, the marriage shall be solemnised by a wali Hakim.

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s 8

(1)

A marriage may only be solemnised by any person holding an appointment from His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan which empowers him to conduct a solemnisation of marriage.

(2)

No marriage shall be solemnised without the permission of the

Registrar of the district where each person who intends to marry is bermastautin.

(3)

A wali or his representative may solemnise his mauliah in the presence of a jurunikah after the mauliah has given her consent in the prescribed form.

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(4)

A jurunikah may solemnise the marriage of a woman in accordance with the rules of Muslim marriage, divorce and ruju’ after the wali of the woman has given his consent in the prescribed form.

(5)

All jurunikah may solemnise the marriage of a woman who does not have a wali in accordance with the rules of Muslim marriage, divorce and ruju’.

(6)

If a wali of a woman who is to be married refuses to be wali or refuses to give his permission without reasons in accordance with Hukum

Syara’, the relevant jurunikah shall refer the matter to the Registrar of the district in which the woman who intends to marry is bermastautin for a decision.

(7)

If any marriage involves a woman who does not have a wali from a nasab in accordance with Hukum Syara’, the marriage shall be solemnised by a wali Hakim.