Section 20
Place of marriage
of Islamic Family Law Enactment 2004
(1)
No marriage shall be solemnized except in the area in which the woman who intends to marry resides.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), a marriage may be solemnized in an area other than where the woman resides if -
(a)
in a case where the woman resides in the State of Sabah, the Registrar or
Syar’ie Judge giving permission to marry under section 17 or 18 gives permission for t he marriage to be solemnized in the area other than where the woman resides; or
(b)
in a case where the woman resides in a State, a permission to marry and a permission for the marriage to be solemnized in another area have been given by the proper authority of that State.
(3)
A permission under subsection (2) may be expressed in the permission to marry given under section 17 or 18.