Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 · Updated to 15 Dec 2018 · Part V · Penalties and Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to the Solemnization and
39. False allegation in caveat
Feedback & supportAny person who enters a caveat against the issue by a
Registrar of a certificate for marriage and makes any false representation in or in support of the caveat knowing or believing such representation to be false or not having reason to believe it to be true, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to a fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit or to both.
Registrar
“Registrar” means a Registrar of Marriages appointed under this Act and includes the Registrar General, an Assistant Registrar General, a Superintendent Registrar, a Deputy Registrar and an Assistant Registrar of Marriages;
Any person who enters a caveat against the issue of a certificate for marriage and pretends or falsely represents himself to be a person whose consent to the marriage is required by law knowing or believing such pretence or representation to be false or not believing it to be true shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to
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imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to a fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit or to both.