Malaysia legislation

Section 25

of BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2017

Section 25

Section 34 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

in paragraph (a)—

(i)

by inserting after the word “death” the words “or presumed death”; and

(ii)

by substituting for the words “qualified informant”

the words “qualified person under section 7 or 19 or a person under section 24a”; and

(b)

by substituting for the words “of five hundred ringgit”

the words “not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both”.

Amendment of section 35

Section 25 — AKTA PENDAFTARAN KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN (PINDAAN) 2017