Malaysia legislation
Section 31
Section 31
(a)
within six months after the date of such marriage, appear before the nearest or most conveniently available Registrar abroad; and
(b)
register such marriage.
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(1A)
Where before the expiry of six months under paragraph (1)(a), either or both parties return to Malaysia and the marriage was not registered, such person shall—
(a)
within six months of arrival in Malaysia, appear before any
Registrar; and
(b)
register such marriage.
(1B)
A person who applies to register a marriage under subsection (1) or (1A) shall—
(a)
produce to such Registrar the certificate of such marriage or such evidence either oral or documentary as may satisfy the
Registrar that such marriage took place;
(b)
furnish such particulars as may be required by the Registrar for the due registration of such marriage; and
(c)
apply in the prescribed form for the registration of the marriage to be effected and subscribe the declaration therein.
(2)
A Registrar may dispense with the appearance of one of the parties to the marriage if he is satisfied that there exists good and sufficient reason for the absence of such party and in such case the entry in the marriage register shall include a statement of the reason for his or her absence.
(3)
Upon the registration of any marriage under this section, the
Registrar shall deliver the triplicate copy of the register to the parties to the marriage and the original to the Registrar General and the duplicate to the Superintendent Registrar who shall cause such copies to be bound together to constitute the Foreign Marriages Register.
(4)
Where the parties to a marriage required to be registered under this section have not appeared before a Registrar within the period as prescribed in subsection (1), the marriage may, upon application to the
Registrar, be registered by him on payment of such penalty as may be prescribed.
Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce)
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Unlawful registers