Malaysia legislation
Section 45
Section 45
Save as is otherwise expressly provided, nothing in this Act shall authorize the Court to make an order of divorce or an order pertaining to a divorce or to permit a husband to pronounce a talaq except—
(a)
where the marriage has been registered or deemed to be registered under this Act; or
(b)
where the marriage was contracted in accordance with
Hukum Syarak; and
Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) 37
(c)
where the residence of either of the parties to the marriage at the time when the application is presented is in the
Federal Territory.
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