Section 35
Unless permitted under Islamic Law, any person who uses any force or threat—
of Islamic Family Law Ordinance, 2001
State OrdinanceIn forceProvision 35 of 139
Section 35
(a)
to compel a person to marry against his or her will; or
(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.