Section 42
Correction of errors
of Islamic Family Law (Federal Territory) Act 1984
If the Registrar is satisfied by an iqrar or otherwise that any entry relating to a marriage is erroneous in form or substance, he may, in the presence of the persons married, or, if they are absent, in the presence of two credible witnesses, correct the error by ruling through the entry and making the correct entry and he shall thereupon cause the entry in the local Marriage Register to be corrected in the same manner.
(2)
The Registrar shall sign and date the correction made in the certificate of marriage and the local Marriage Register.
(3)
Every entry made under subsection (1) shall be attested by the witnesses in whose presence it was made.
(4)
A certified copy of the correction shall be sent forthwith to the
Chief Registrar for a similar correction to be made in his Marriage
Register.
36 Laws of Malaysia ACT 303