Malaysia legislation
Section 31
Section 31
(2)
Where, before the expiry of the period of six months, the return of either or both parties to the Federal Territory is contemplated and the marriage has not been registered abroad, registration of the marriage shall be effected within six months of the first arrival of either or both of the parties in the Federal Territory by the party or both parties appearing before any Registrar in the Federal
Territory and—
(a)
producing 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)
applying in the prescribed form for the registration of the marriage and subscribing the iqrar 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.
(5)
Where the parties to a marriage required to be registered under this section have not appeared before a Registrar within the
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period specified in subsection (1), the marriage may, upon application to the Registrar, be registered later on payment of such penalty as may be prescribed.
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