Malaysia legislation
Section 31
Section 31
(1)
[Deleted by En. 6 of 2023]
(2)
Where any person who is a resident of the State of Sabah has solemnized a valid marriage according to Hukum Syarak abroad, he shall, within six months upon his first arrival in the State of Sabah, register his marriage before any Registrar and –
(a)
produce to the Registrar the certificate of marriage or such evidence, either oral or documentary, as may satisfy the Registrar that the marriage did take place;
(b)
furnishing such particulars as may be required by the Registrar for the due registration of the marriage; and
(c)
apply in the prescribed form for the Registration of the marriage and subscribing the declaration therein.
(3)
The Registrar may dispense with the appearance of one of the parties if he is satisfied that there exists good and sufficient reason for the absence of the party and in that case the entry in the Marriage Register shall include a statement of the reason for the absence.
(4)
Upon the registration of a marriage under this section, a certified copy of the entry in the Marriage Register signed by the Registrar shall be delivered or sent to the husband and another copy to the wife, and another certified copy shall be sent, within such period as may be prescribed, to the Chief Registrar who shall cause all such certified copies to be bound together to constitute the Foreign Muslim Marriages Register.
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(5)
Where the parties to a marriage required to be registered under this section have not appeared before a Registrar within the period specified in subsection (2), the marriage may, upon application to the Registrar, be registered later on payment of such penalty as may be prescribed.
Unlawful registers