Section 37
Unless permitted under Hukum Syarak, any person who uses any force or threat –
of Islamic Family Law Enactment 2004
State EnactmentIn forceProvision 38 of 137
Section 37
(a)
to compel a person to marry against his will; or
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(b)
to prevent a man who has attained the age of eighteen years or a woman who has attained the age of sixteen years from solemnizing a valid marriage, commits an offence and shall be punished with a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or with imprisonment not exceeding six months or with both such fine and imprisonment.