Malaysia legislation
Section 6
Section 6
Amendment of section 173A
Section 173A of the Code is amended by inserting after subsection (7) the following subsection:
"(8)This section shall not apply—
(a)
if the offender is charged with a serious offence; or
(b)
if the offender is charged with the commission of an act of domestic violence as defined under section 2 of the Domestic Violence Act 1994 [Act 521]."
New sections 265A, 265B and 265C