Avoidance of marriages where either party is under minimum age for marriage.
Any marriage purported to be solemnized in Malaysia shall be void if at the date of the marriage either party is under the age of eighteen years unless, for a female who has completed her sixteenth year, the solemnization of such marriage was authorized by a licence granted by the Chief Minister under section 21 (2).
Interpretation
* Any marriage shall be void if at marriage either party is under the age of eighteen years.
* exeception - a female who has completed her sixteenth year authorized by "a licence granted by the Chief Minister"
