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This Act may be cited as the Age of Majority Act 1971.
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Age of Majority Act 1971 is Malaysia Act, cited as Act 21 1971, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1971.
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ACT 1971
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PREPARED FOR PUBLICATION BY
MALAYAN LAW JOURNAL SDN BHD
AND PRINTED BY
KUALA LUMPUR BRANCH
2006 2
Date of Royal Assent
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22 April 1971
Date of publication in the Gazette…… …
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29 April 1971
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1992
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Opening note
Preamble
- An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the age of majority. [Throughout Malaysia—30 April 1971] BE IT ENACTED by the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong with the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara and Dewan Rakyat in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: Short title
Section 2
Age of majority
Subject to section 4, the minority of all males and females shall cease and determine within Malaysia at the age of eighteen years and every such male and female attaining that age shall be of the age of majority.
Section 3
Interpretation
(1)
All computations of age under this Act shall be reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar.
(2)
In computing the age of any person the day on which he was born shall be included as a whole day, and he shall be deemed to have attained the age of eighteen years at the beginning of the eighteenth anniversary of that day.
Section 4
Savings
Nothing in this Act shall affect—
(a)
the capacity of any person to act in the following matters, namely, marriage, divorce, dower and adoption;
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(b)
the religion and religious rites and usages of any class of persons within Malaysia;
(c)
any provision in any other written law contained fixing the age of majority for the purposes of that written law.
Repeal
Section 5
The written laws specified in the Schedule are hereby repealed.
Schedule
[Section 5]
1. Age of Majority Act 1961 [Act 9 of 1961].
2. The definition of “ ‘infant’ or ‘minor’ ” in subsection 2(1) of the Interpretation
Ordinance of Sabah [Cap. 63].
3. The definition of “ ‘infant’ or ‘minor’ ” in subsection 3(1) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Enactment 1963 of Sabah [En. 34 of 1963].
4. The definition of “ ‘infant’ or ‘minor’ ” in subsection 3(1) of the Interpretation
Ordinance of Sarawak [Cap. 1].
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LIST OF AMENDMENTS
LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED
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Common questions
- What is Akta Umur Dewasa 1971?
- Age of Majority Act 1971 is Malaysia Act, cited as Act 21 1971, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1971.
- Is Akta Umur Dewasa 1971 still in force?
- Yes — Akta Umur Dewasa 1971 is currently in force.
- When did Akta Umur Dewasa 1971 take effect?
- Akta Umur Dewasa 1971 was first recorded in 1971.
- How many sections does Akta Umur Dewasa 1971 have?
- Akta Umur Dewasa 1971 contains 6 sections.
- Where can I read the official version of Akta Umur Dewasa 1971?
- The official text of Akta Umur Dewasa 1971 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.
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