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Part IX · Miscellaneous

104. Recognition of marriage contracted abroad

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A marriage contracted outside Malaysia other than a marriage solemnized in a Malaysian Embassy, High Commission or Consulate under section 26, shall be recognised as valid for all purposes of the law of Malaysia if—

(a)

it was contracted in a form required or permitted by the law of the country where it was contracted;

(b)

each of the parties had, at the time of the marriage, capacity to marry under the law of the country of his or her domicile;

and

(c)

where either of the parties is a citizen of or is domiciled in

Malaysia, both parties had capacity to marry according to this Act.

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