Law Reform Act Malaysia

This act may be cited as the law reform marriage and divorce act 1976 and shall come into force on such date as the yang di pertuan agong may by notification in the gazette appoint and different dates may be appointed for peninsular malaysia sabah and sarawak.

Law reform act malaysia. The panel speakers are shanti dairiam former member of the un cedaw committee and bina jaya co founder of the foreign spouses support group. The commissioner of law revision malaysia. Whereas the divorce rate for non muslim females aged 16 and above stood at 7 per cent in the same year. Reform urged in malaysia after.

By christine toh and eric toh. As a mental health issue rather than a criminal act. 1 in this act unless the context otherwise requires. Law reform acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation.

The sedition act 1948 is a british colonial era law that criminalises any conduct with a seditious tendency the utterance of seditious words and import or distribution of seditious publications. Human rights groups in malaysia are calling for the repeal of a law that criminalises. Reform or repeal laws that restrict freedom of expression. Under the authority of the revision of laws act 1968.

This act may be cited as the law reform marriage and divorce act 1976 and shall come into force on such date as the yang di pertuan agong may by notification in the gazette appoint and different dates may be appointed for peninsular malaysia sabah and sarawak. Law reform marriage and divorce act 1976 malaysia 5 years ago admin laws and acts governing the system. The law reform marriage and divorce amendment act 2017 came into force on 15 december 2018. Thanks for dropping by.

The laws of malaysia series lom is a compilation and reprint of laws published in volume form pursuant to section 14 a of the revision of laws act 1968 act 1 it is the only official and authentic publication of the laws of malaysia. The labour law reform coalition llrc organised this webinar on 14 october 2020. Law reform act with its variations is a stock short title used for legislation in australia malaysia new zealand and the united kingdom relating to law reform the bill for an act with this short title will have been known as a law reform bill during its passage through parliament. Divorce is becoming increasingly common and the recent amendments to the law reform marriage divorce act 1976 the act.

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