Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 · Updated to 15 Dec 2018 · Part III · Marriage
Section 21
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Chief Minister
“Chief Minister”, in relation to— (a) the States of Malaysia, means the Chief Minister or Menteri Besar of a State; (b) the Federal Territory means the Minister; (c) the Malaysian Embassy, High Commission or Consulate, means the Malaysian Ambassador, High Commissioner or Consul respectively;
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for marriage, and may grant his licence in the prescribed form, authorizing the solemnization of a marriage between the parties named in such licence.
The Chief Minister may in his discretion grant a licence under this section authorizing the solemnization of a marriage although the female party to the marriage is under the age of eighteen years, but not in any case before her completion of sixteen years.
The Chief Minister on being satisfied, by statutory declaration or otherwise as to him seems proper, that it is more convenient that a marriage under section 23 be solemnized in some place other than in the office of a Registrar may issue a licence in the prescribed form for such purpose.
Registrar
“Registrar” means a Registrar of Marriages appointed under this Act and includes the Registrar General, an Assistant Registrar General, a Superintendent Registrar, a Deputy Registrar and an Assistant Registrar of Marriages;
A licence authorizing a marriage to be solemnized in a place other than the office of a Registrar shall specify the place in which such marriage may be solemnized.
If the marriage authorized by a licence under this section is not solemnized within one month from the date of the licence the licence shall become void.
The Chief Minister may in writing delegate his power under this section to the Registrar General, Assistant Registrar General or
Superintendent Registrar and may at any time revoke any such delegation.
No delegation under paragraph (a) shall be deemed to divest the
Chief Minister of his power under this section and he may, if he thinks fit, exercise such power notwithstanding any such delegation.
Solemnization of marriages