He said the existing state law was strict enough. “Actually, the state government policy on the matter is a bit strict, we do allow underage marriage but it must get approval from the (shariah) court first.

“There is no reason for the state government to amend or enact a new law,” he told reporters after the state assembly sitting here today.

Aminuddin who also heads the state Islamic Religious Action Committee, said the state government would not allow underage marriage to simply take place without control.

Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said recently that the draft of the National Strategic Plan to tackle the problem of underage marriages was at the final stage.

Yesterday, minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Mujahid Yusof, said that a new procedure being drafted would require all states to abide by the minimum marriage age of 18.