Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 · Updated to 15 Dec 2018 · Part IX · Miscellaneous
105. Recognition of marriages contracted in Embassies, etc., in Malaysia
Feedback & supportA marriage contracted in any foreign Embassy, High
Commission or Consulate in Malaysia 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 whose Embassy, High Commission or
Consulate it is, or in a form permitted under this Act;
(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 under this Act.