Section 19
Permission necessary before solemnization
of Islamic Family Law (Federal Territory) Act 1984
ActIn forceProvision 18 of 138
Section 19
No marriage shall be solemnized unless a permission to marry has been given—
(a)
by the Registrar under section 17 or by the Syariah Judge under section 18, where the marriage involves a woman resident in the Federal Territory; or
(b)
by the proper authority of a State, where the marriage involves a woman resident in that State.