Malaysia legislation
Section 20
Section 20
(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.
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