Section 6
of Islamic Family Law Ordinance, 2001
Section 6
—
(1)
A marriage in the State shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance and shall be solemnized in accordance with Islamic Law by—
(a)
the wali in the presence of the Registrar;
(b)
the representative of the wali in the presence and with the permission of the Registrar; or
(c)
the Registrar as the representative of the wali.
(2)
Where a marriage involves a woman who has no wali from nasab in accordance with Islamic Law, the marriage shall be solemnized only by the wali Hakim.
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(3)
The Yang di-Pertua Negeri may—
(a)
appoint and authorize the Chief Syariah Judge to be a wali Hakim in respect of a woman who has no wali or in circumstances where the duty of a wali is transferred to wali
Hakim according to Islamic Law; and
(b)
give the power of istikhlap to the Chief Syariah Judge to appoint any person whom he thinks fit to solemnize the marriage of a woman who has no wali or in circumstances where the duty of a wali is transferred to wali Hakim according to
Islamic Law.