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Laws
Married Women Act 1957
s 7

In forceUpdated to 28 Nov 2024Current version · Updated to 28 Nov 2024Read it in Bahasa Malaysia

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Married Women Act 1957

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1Short title and application
2Interpretation
3Application of Act to Muslims to be subject to Islamic law
4Capacity of married women
4ACapacity of husband and wife to sue each other for personal injuries
5Property of married women
6Abolition of husband’s liability for wife’s torts and ante-nuptial contracts, debts and obligations
7Deleted
8Gifts by husband to wife
9Remedies of married women for protection and security of separate property
10Wife’s ante-nuptial debts and liabilities
11Questions between husband and wife as to property to be decided in a summary way
12Married woman as an executrix or trustee
13Saving of existing settlements and the power to make future settlements
14Legal representative of married woman
15Saving
16Omitted

Married Women Act 1957 · Updated to 28 Nov 2024

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