Malaysia legislation
Section 6
Section 6
(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.
Minimum age for marriage