Islamic Family Law (Terengganu) Enactment 2017

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• Section 22 is a single sentence. It requires the written permission of the “Hakim Syarie”. There are no listed conditions, no iqrar on income and commitments, no summons to or service on the existing wife, and no power to order maintenance or the division of assets in that section.
• Section 22 says “Hakim Syarie”, while the offence section s.126 says “Mahkamah”. Section 2 defines “Mahkamah” as the Syariah Subordinate Court or the Syariah High Court, as the case may be.
• The s.126 penalty is heavier than Act 303 s.123: a fine not exceeding RM2,000 or imprisonment not exceeding one year or both. Section 125 is a separate offence, “Perkahwinan tanpa kebenaran”: a fine not exceeding RM5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding three years or both.
• Section numbers run one lower than Act 303 for s.12 to s.24: consent s.12, permission before the akad s.18, polygamy s.22, registration s.24. Section 24 sets the time limit: a marriage solemnised in Terengganu must be registered within twenty-one days. Division of harta sepencarian on divorce is s.59.
• According to the gazette notice printed in this copy (Tr. G.N. 1176, Terengganu Government Gazette, 23 November 2017), this enactment is deemed to have come into force on 1 July 2017. Section 141(1) repeals the Enakmen Undang-Undang Pentadbiran Keluarga Islam 1985.
• Polygamy applications are heard in the Syariah High Court because of JKSM Practice Direction No. 14 of 2006 (in effect from 1 June 2006), not because of this enactment; the text of that practice direction was read on 14 October 2026.