Islamic Family Law (Federal Territory) Act 1984 s 18
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s 18 Reference to and action by Syariah Judge
(1) In any of the following cases, that is to say—
(a) where either of the parties to the intended marriage is below the age specified in section 8; or
(b) where the woman is a janda to whom subsection 14(3) applies; or
(c) where the woman has no wali from nasab, according to Hukum Syarak,
the Registrar shall, instead of acting under section 17, refer the application to the Syariah Judge having jurisdiction in the place where the woman resides.
(2) The Syariah Judge on being satisfied of the truth of the matters stated in the application and the legality of the intended marriage and that the case is one that merits the giving of permission for the purposes of section 8, or permission for the purposes of subsection 14(3), or his consent to the marriage being solemnized by wali Raja for the purposes of paragraph 13(b), as the case may be, shall, at any time after reference of the application to him and upon payment of the prescribed fee, issue to the applicants his permission to marry in the prescribed form.
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Dalam mana-mana kes berikut, iaitu—
(a) jika salah satu pihak kepada perkahwinan yang dicadangkan itu adalah di bawah umur yang dinyatakan dalam seksyen 8; atau
(b) Jıka pihak perempuan adalah seorang Janda yang tersabit oleh seksyen 14 (3); atau
[Bah. II, S. 18-20]
(c) jika pihak perempuan tidak mempunyai wali dari nasab mengikut Hukum Syara', maka Pendaftar hendaklah, sebagai ganti bertindak di bawah seksyen 17, merujukkan permohonan itu kepada Hakim Svar'iah yang mempunyai bidangkuasa di tempat perempuan itu bermastautin
(2) Hakim Syar'iah, apabila berpuas hati tentang ebenaran perkara-perkara yang disebut dalam per nohonan itu dan tentang sahnya perkahwinan yan dıcadangkan itu dan bahawa kes itu adalah kes yang mewajarkan • pemberian kebenaran bagi maksudmaksud seksyen 8, atau kebenaran bagi maksudmaksud seksyen 14 (3), atau persetujuannya terhadap perkahwinan itu diakadnikahkan oleh wali Raja bagi maksud-maksud seksyen 13 (b), mengikut mana yang pemohor kebenarannya oorang yang dıtetapkan
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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
