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Islamic Family Law Act · s 19
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Islamic Family Law Act · s 19
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No marriage shall be solemnised except in the area in which either the woman or man who intends to marry is bermastautin.
Notwithstanding subsection (1), a marriage may be solemnised in an area other than where either the woman or man is bermastautin if —
in a case where the woman or man is bermastautin in
Brunei Darussalam, the Registrar or Syar’ie Judge giving permission to marry under section 16 or 17 gives permission for the marriage to be solemnised in an area agreed by both parties;
in a case where the woman or man is bermastautin in a country outside Brunei Darussalam, a permission to marry and a permission for the marriage to be solemnised elsewhere have been given by the proper authority of that country.
A permission under subsection (2) may be included in the permission to marry given under section 16 or 17.
Islamic Family Law