Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 · Updated to 15 Dec 2018 · Part III · Marriage
26. Solemnization of marriages in Malaysian Embassies, etc., abroad
Feedback & supportA marriage may be solemnized by the Registrar appointed under subsection 28(4) at the Malaysian Embassy, High Commission or Consulate in any country which has not notified the Government of
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;
Malaysia of its objection to solemnization of marriages at such
Malaysian Embassy, High Commission or Consulate:
Provided that the Registrar shall be satisfied—
that one or both of the parties to the marriage is a citizen of
Malaysia;
that each party has the capacity to marry according to this
Act;
that, where either party is not domiciled in Malaysia, the proposed marriage, if solemnized, will be regarded as valid in the country where such party is domiciled; and
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that notice of the proposed marriage has been given at least twenty-one days and not more than three months previously, which notice has been published both at the office of the Registrar in the Embassy, High Commission or Consulate where the marriage is to be solemnized and at the Registry of the marriage district in Malaysia where each party to the marriage was last ordinarily resident and no caveat or notice of objection has been received.
The procedure for solemnization and registration of marriages at a Malaysian Embassy, High Commission or Consulate shall be similar in all respects to that which applies to marriages solemnized and registered in Malaysia under this Act as if the Registrar appointed for a foreign country were a Registrar in Malaysia.
A marriage solemnized under this section shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be a marriage solemnized in Malaysia, and subsection 7(2) shall apply mutatis mutandis in relation to any offence under this Act, in respect of such marriage.