Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 · Updated to 15 Dec 2018 · Part VI · Divorce
67. Extent of power to grant relief
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court
Defined · s 2
“court” means the High Court or a Judge thereof or, where a Sessions Court Judge has jurisdiction by virtue of subsection (2), the Sessions Court or a Sessions Court Judge of that Court;
(a)
where the marriage has been registered or deemed to be registered under this Act; or
(b)
where the marriage between the parties was contracted under a law providing that, or in contemplation of which, marriage is monogamous; and
(c)
where both the parties to the marriage reside in Malaysia at the time of the commencement of the proceedings.