Application to have marriage solemnized
8.—(1)  Whenever any persons desire to have their marriage solemnized or registered by a Kadi or Naib Kadi under the provisions of the Act, they shall apply in writing to the Kadi or Naib Kadi, as the case may be.
(2)  The application shall be made in Form 6 in the Schedule.
(3)  The application shall be made —
(a)by the man to be wedded;
(b)by the woman to be wedded; and
(c)if the woman has a wali and her wali consents to the marriage, by the wali.
(4)  Every application shall be verified by a statutory declaration.
(5)  An application for the solemnization or registration of a marriage by a Kadi or Naib Kadi shall cease to be valid if the marriage is not so solemnized or registered within 6 months of the date of the application.
[Inserted by S 296/94 wef 01/08/1994]