Malaysia legislation

Section 24

of BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2017

Section 24

Section 33 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

in the shoulder note, by substituting for the words “or death” the words “, death or presumed death”;

(b)

in subsection (1)—

(i)

by substituting for the words “a Certificate of

Birth or a Certificate of Death” the words

“a Certificate of Birth, Certificate of Death or

Certificate of Presumed Death”; and

(ii)

by substituting for the words “such birth or death”

the words “such birth, death or presumed death”;

(c)

in subsection (2)—

(i)

by substituting for the words “a Certificate of

Birth or a Certificate of Death” the words “a

Certificate of Birth, Certificate of Death or

Certificate of Presumed Death”; and

(ii)

by inserting after paragraph (c) the following paragraph:

“(ca)  the entry is an entry of presumed death which has been made upon receiving an order from a Court; or”; and

(d)

in subsection (3), by substituting for the words

“a Certificate of Birth or a Certificate of Death” the words

“a Certificate of Birth, Certificate of Death or Certificate of Presumed Death”.

Amendment of section 34

Section 24 — AKTA PENDAFTARAN KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN (PINDAAN) 2017