Section 27

by renumbering the existing section as subsection (1);

Births and Deaths Registration (Amendment)

in paragraph (j), 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”;

in paragraph (k), by substituting for the words “Certificate of Birth or Certificate of Death” the words “Certificate of Birth, Certificate of Death or Certificate of Presumed

Death”;

in paragraph (l), by deleting the word “or” at the end of the paragraph;

in paragraph (m), by substituting for the comma at the end of the paragraph the words “; or”;

by inserting after paragraph (m) the following paragraph:

“(n)  knowingly possesses or makes use of a fake

Certificate of Birth, Certificate of Death or

Certificate of Presumed Death,”;

by substituting for the words “of two thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for twelve months or to both such fine and imprisonment” the words “not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both”; and

by inserting after the renumbered subsection (1) the following subsection:

“(2)  Every offence under paragraph (1)(a), (b),

, (h), (i), (j), (k), (m) or (n) shall be a seizable offence for the purpose of the law relating to criminal procedure.”.

Deletion of section 37a