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Akta Pendaftaran Kelahiran dan Kematian (Pindaan) 2017 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1524 2017, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2017.

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UNDANG-UNDANG

MALAYSIA

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AKTA PENDAFTARAN KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN

(PINDAAN) 2017

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Tarikh Perkenan Diraja

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20 Januari 2017

Tarikh penyiaran dalam Warta

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26 Januari 2017

Hakcipta Pencetak H

Pendaftaran Kelahiran dan Kematian (Pindaan)

Opening note

Preamble

  1. Suatu Akta untuk meminda Akta Pendaftaran Kelahiran dan Kematian 1957. [ ] DIPERBUAT oleh Parlimen Malaysia seperti yang berikut: Tajuk ringkas dan permulaan kuat kuasa
(1)

Akta ini bolehlah dinamakan Akta Pendaftaran Kelahiran dan Kematian (Pindaan) 2017.

(2)

Akta ini mula berkuat kuasa pada tarikh yang ditetapkan oleh Menteri melalui pemberitahuan dalam Warta.

Pindaan seksyen 2

Akta Pendaftaran Kelahiran dan Kematian 1957 [Akta 299], yang disebut “Akta ibu” dalam Akta ini, dipinda dalam seksyen 2

dengan memasukkan selepas takrif “Certificate of Death” takrif yang berikut:

‘ “Certificate of Presumed Death” means a certificate issued pursuant to section 24b or subsection 32(1);’.

UNDANG-UNDANG MALAYSIA

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AKTA PENDAFTARAN KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN

(PINDAAN) 2017

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Pindaan seksyen 4

Seksyen 4 Akta ibu dipinda—

(a)

dengan menggantikan subseksyen (1) dengan subseksyen yang berikut:

“(1)  The Registrar-General shall keep and maintain a sufficient number of registers in a form to be determined by the Registrar-General for the recording of births, deaths and presumed deaths.”; dan

Pindaan seksyen 4a

Seksyen 4a Akta ibu dipinda dengan memasukkan selepas perkataan “birth” di mana-mana jua terdapat perkataan “or death”.

Pindaan seksyen 6

Seksyen 6 Akta ibu dipinda—

(a)

dengan menggantikan nota bahu dengan nota bahu yang berikut:

“Inspection of registers, etc.”;

(b)

dengan menomborkan semula seksyen yang sedia ada sebagai subseksyen (1); dan

(c)

dengan memasukkan selepas subseksyen (1) yang dinomborkan semula subseksyen yang berikut:

“(2)  A public officer may, in the performance of his duties and with the authorization of the Registrar-General, inspect the registers and indices.”.

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Pindaan seksyen 7

Seksyen 7 Akta ibu dipinda—

(i)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “for the registration area in which the child was born” dengan perkataan

“in any registration area”; dan

(ii)

dengan memotong perkataan “in duplicate in manner prescribed”; dan

Seksyen 8 Akta ibu dipinda—

(a)

dalam nota bahu, dengan menggantikan perkataan “fourteen”

dengan perkataan “sixty”; dan

(b)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “fourteen” dengan perkataan

“sixty”.

Seksyen baharu 10a

Akta ibu dipinda dengan memasukkan selepas seksyen 10

seksyen yang berikut:

“Special provision as to registration of birth

Quoted provision

Seksyen 10a

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Part, the

Registrar-General may, if he is satisfied from evidence adduced before him that a birth had occurred, cause such birth to be registered by entering in a register such particulars concerning the birth.”.

Pemotongan seksyen 11

Akta ibu dipinda dengan memotong seksyen 11.

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Pindaan seksyen 12

Seksyen 12 Akta ibu dipinda—

(i)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “forty-two days from the date of the birth or any child or” dengan perkataan “sixty days from the date of the birth of any child or fourteen days”; dan

(ii)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “subject to such conditions” dengan perkataan “subject to such fees and conditions”; dan

(b)

dengan memasukkan selepas subseksyen (1) subseksyen yang berikut:

“(1a)  The Registrar-General may waive, in whole or in part, the fees prescribed for late registration referred to in subsection (1) subject to such criteria and conditions as the Minister may determine.”.

Pindaan seksyen 18

Seksyen 18 Akta ibu dipinda—

(a)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “for the registration area in which the death occurred” dengan perkataan “in any registration area”; dan

(b)

dengan memotong perkataan “in duplicate in manner prescribed”.

Pindaan seksyen 19

Subseksyen 19(2) Akta ibu dipinda dengan menggantikan perkataan “twelve hours (exclusive of the time necessary for the journey and of any intervening hours of darkness)” dengan perkataan “seven days”.

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Seksyen baharu 19a

Akta ibu dipinda dengan memasukkan selepas seksyen 19

seksyen yang berikut:

“Special provision as to registration of death

Quoted provision

Seksyen 19a

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Part, the

Registrar-General may, if he is satisfied from evidence adduced before him that a death had occurred, cause such death to be registered by entering in a register such particulars concerning the death.”.

Seksyen 21 Akta ibu dipinda—

(a)

dengan menomborkan semula seksyen yang sedia ada sebagai subseksyen (1);

(i)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “three” dengan perkataan “seven”;

(ii)

dengan memotong perkataan “or the period specified in section 20 whichever be the longer”; dan

(iii)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “subject to such conditions” dengan perkataan “subject to such fees and conditions”; dan

(c)

dengan memasukkan selepas subseksyen (1) yang dinomborkan semula subseksyen yang berikut:

“(2)  The Registrar-General may waive, in whole or in part, the fees prescribed for late registration referred to in subsection (1) subject to such criteria and conditions as the Minister may determine.”.

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Pindaan seksyen 22

Subseksyen 22(1) Akta ibu dipinda dengan menggantikan perkataan “twelve hours” dengan perkataan “seven days”.

Pindaan seksyen 23

Seksyen 23 Akta ibu dipinda dengan menggantikan perkataan

“twenty-four hours” dengan perkataan “seven days”.

Pindaan seksyen 24

Seksyen 24 Akta ibu dipinda—

(a)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “twenty-four hours”

dengan perkataan “seven days”; dan

(b)

dengan memotong perkataan “for the registration area within which the death took place or the body of such person was found”.

Seksyen baharu 24a dan 24b

Akta ibu dipinda dengan memasukkan selepas seksyen 24

seksyen yang berikut:

“Registration of presumed death

Quoted provision

Seksyen 24a

(1)

When an order from a Court has been granted pertaining to a missing person’s presumed death under any written law, the person who has been granted the order may forward the order to the Registrar for the purpose of registering the particulars of the missing person’s presumed death.

(2)

On receipt of the order under subsection (1), the

Registrar shall make an entry in a register containing the name of the missing person and such other information as may be necessary in relation to the missing person’s presumed death.

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Quoted provision

Seksyen 24b

Certificate of Presumed Death

The Registrar, upon registering a missing person’s presumed death, shall issue a Certificate of Presumed Death to the person forwarding the Court order under section 24a.”.

Pindaan seksyen 26

Seksyen 26 Akta ibu dipinda—

(a)

dalam nota bahu, dengan memotong perkataan

“Superintendent-Registrar and”;

(i)

dengan memasukkan selepas perkataan “as may be appointed” perkataan “, and in such manner as may be determined,”; dan

(ii)

d e n g a n m e n g g a n t i k a n p e r k a t a a n

“Superintendent-Registrar” dengan perkataan

“Registrar-General”;

(d)

dengan menomborkan semula subseksyen (1) yang sedia ada sebagai seksyen 26.

Pindaan seksyen 27

Seksyen 27 Akta ibu dipinda—

(a)

dalam subseksyen (3), dengan memotong perkataan “by entry (without any alteration of the original entry)”;

(b)

dengan memasukkan selepas subseksyen (3) subseksyen yang berikut:

“(3 a)  Where the Registrar-General, the

Superintendent-Registrar or the Registrar is satisfied that from an inquiry held under section 37b an error of fact or substance in any register exists, the error of fact or substance may be corrected by the

Registrar-General.”;

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(i)

dengan memotong perkataan “(without any alteration of the original entry)”; dan

(ii)

dengan memotong perkataan “, who shall place his initials opposite the entry in which such error occurs and shall add thereto the day and the month and the year when such correction is made”; dan

(d)

dengan memotong subseksyen (5) dan (6).

Pindaan seksyen 30

Subseksyen 30(1) Akta ibu dipinda—

(a)

dengan memotong perkataan “in duplicate”; dan

(b)

dengan memotong perkataan “One copy of the indices shall be kept by the Registrar-General and the other copy shall be kept by the appropriate

Superintendent-Registrar”.

Pindaan seksyen 32

Seksyen 32 Akta ibu dipinda—

(a)

dalam nota bahu, dengan menggantikan perkataan

“Certificates of Birth and Certificates of Death” dengan perkataan “Certificates of Birth, Certificates of Death and Certificates of Presumed Death”;

(b)

dalam subseksyen (1), dengan menggantikan perkataan

“a Certificate of Birth or a Certificate of Death” dengan perkataan “a Certificate of Birth, Certificate of Death or Certificate of Presumed Death”;

(c)

dalam subseksyen (2), dengan menggantikan perkataan

“Certificate of Birth or Certificate of Death” dengan perkataan “Certificate of Birth, Certificate of Death or

Certificate of Presumed Death”;

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(i)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “Certificate of

Birth or a Certificate of Death” dengan perkataan

“Certificate of Birth, Certificate of Death or

Certificate of Presumed Death”; dan

(ii)

dalam perenggan (b), dengan menggantikan perkataan

“birth or death” dengan perkataan “birth, death or presumed death”; dan

(e)

dalam subseksyen (5), dengan menggantikan perkataan

“Certificate of Birth or the Certificate of Death” dengan perkataan “Certificate of Birth, Certificate of Death or

Certificate of Presumed Death”.

Pindaan seksyen 33

Seksyen 33 Akta ibu dipinda—

(a)

dalam nota bahu, dengan menggantikan perkataan “or death” dengan perkataan “, death or presumed death”;

(i)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “a Certificate of

Birth or a Certificate of Death” dengan perkataan

“a Certificate of Birth, Certificate of Death or

Certificate of Presumed Death”; dan

(ii)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “such birth or death” dengan perkataan “such birth, death or presumed death”;

(i)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “a Certificate of

Birth or a Certificate of Death” dengan perkataan

“a Certificate of Birth, Certificate of Death or

Certificate of Presumed Death”; dan

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(ii)

dengan memasukkan selepas perenggan (c)

perenggan yang berikut:

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

(d)

dalam subseksyen (3), dengan menggantikan perkataan

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

Pindaan seksyen 34

Seksyen 34 Akta ibu dipinda—

(i)

dengan memasukkan selepas perkataan “death”

perkataan “or presumed death”; dan

(ii)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “qualified informant”

dengan perkataan “qualified person under section 7 or 19 or a person under section 24a”; dan

(b)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “of five hundred ringgit”

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

Pindaan seksyen 35

Seksyen 35 Akta ibu dipinda dengan menggantikan perkataan

“of two hundred and fifty ringgit for each offence” dengan perkataan

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

Pindaan seksyen 36

Seksyen 36 Akta ibu dipinda—

(a)

dengan menomborkan semula seksyen yang sedia ada sebagai subseksyen (1);

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(b)

dalam perenggan (j), dengan menggantikan perkataan

“a Certificate of Birth or a Certificate of Death” dengan perkataan “a Certificate of Birth, Certificate of Death or Certificate of Presumed Death”;

(c)

dalam perenggan (k), dengan menggantikan perkataan

“Certificate of Birth or Certificate of Death” dengan perkataan “Certificate of Birth, Certificate of Death or

Certificate of Presumed Death”;

(d)

dalam perenggan (l), dengan memotong perkataan “or”

di hujung perenggan itu;

(e)

dalam perenggan (m), dengan menggantikan koma di hujung perenggan itu dengan perkataan “; or”;

(f)

dengan memasukkan selepas perenggan (m) perenggan yang berikut:

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

Certificate of Birth, Certificate of Death or

Certificate of Presumed Death,”;

(g)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “of two thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for twelve months or to both such fine and imprisonment” dengan perkataan “not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both”; dan

(h)

dengan memasukkan selepas subseksyen (1) yang dinomborkan semula subseksyen yang berikut:

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

(c)

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

Pemotongan seksyen 37a

Akta ibu dipinda dengan memotong seksyen 37a.

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Pindaan seksyen 37b

Seksyen 37b Akta ibu dipinda—

(i)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “Superintendent-R e g i s t r a r o r a n y o t h e r o ff i c e r d u l y authorized in writing” dengan perkataan

“the Superintendent-Registrar or the Registrar”; dan

(ii)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “sections 12,

15, 21, 27, subsections 32(3) and (4)” dengan perkataan “this Act”;

(i)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “Superintendent-Registrar or such authorized officer” dengan perkataan “the Superintendent-Registrar or the

Registrar”;

(ii)

dalam perenggan (b), dengan menggantikan noktah di hujung perenggan itu dengan perkataan “; or”;

dan

(iii)

dengan memasukkan selepas perenggan (b)

perenggan yang berikut:

“(c)  require any document to be produced which he may consider reasonably necessary.”;

(i)

d e n g a n m e n g g a n t i k a n p e r k a t a a n

“The Superintendent-Registrar” dengan perkataan

“The Registrar-General, the Superintendent-Registrar or the Registrar”; dan

(ii)

dengan memasukkan selepas perkataan “by him”

perkataan “under paragraph (2)(c)”; dan

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(c)

to answer any question, when required to do so under this section shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit.”.

Seksyen baharu 37c

(d)

dengan memasukkan selepas subseksyen (3) subseksyen yang berikut:

“(4)  Any person who fails or refuses—

Akta ibu dipinda dengan memasukkan selepas seksyen 37b seksyen yang berikut:

“Power to investigate 37c.  (1)  The Registrar-General, the Superintendent-Registrar and the Registrar may investigate the commission of any offence under this Act.

(2)

For the avoidance of doubt, it is declared that for the purposes of this Act, the Registrar-General, the Superintendent-Registrar and the Registrar shall have all or any of the special powers of a police officer of whatever rank in relation to police investigations in seizable cases as provided for under the

Criminal Procedure Code [Act 593], and such powers shall be in addition to the powers provided for under this Act and not in derogation thereof.”.

Pindaan seksyen 38

Akta ibu dipinda dengan menggantikan seksyen 38 dengan seksyen yang berikut:

“Power to compound offences

Quoted provision

Seksyen 38

(1)

The Minister may make rules prescribing—

(a)

any offence under this Act and any rules made under this Act that may be compounded;

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(c)

method and procedure for compounding such offence.

(2)

The Registrar-General or the Superintendent-Registrar may, with the consent in writing of the Public Prosecutor, compound any offence committed by any person under this

Act or any rules made under this Act and prescribed to be a compoundable offence by making a written offer to the person suspected to have committed the offence to compound the offence upon payment to the Registrar-General or the

Superintendent-Registrar of such amount of money not exceeding fifty per centum of the amount of maximum fine for that offence within such time as may be specified in his written offer.

(3)

An offer under subsection (2) may be made at any time after the offence has been committed but before any prosecution for it has been instituted.

(4)

If the amount specified in the offer is not paid within the time specified in the offer or such extended time as the

Registrar-General or the Superintendent-Registrar may grant, prosecution for the offence may be instituted at any time after that against the person to whom the offer was made.

(5)

Where an offence has been compounded under subsection (2), no prosecution shall be instituted in respect of the offence against the person to whom the offer to compound was made, and any document or thing seized in connection with the offence may be released by the Registrar-General or the Superintendent-Registrar, subject to such terms as he thinks fit.”.

Common questions

What is Akta Pendaftaran Kelahiran dan Kematian (Pindaan) 2017?
Akta Pendaftaran Kelahiran dan Kematian (Pindaan) 2017 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1524 2017, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2017.
Is Akta Pendaftaran Kelahiran dan Kematian (Pindaan) 2017 still in force?
Yes — Akta Pendaftaran Kelahiran dan Kematian (Pindaan) 2017 is currently in force.
When did Akta Pendaftaran Kelahiran dan Kematian (Pindaan) 2017 take effect?
Akta Pendaftaran Kelahiran dan Kematian (Pindaan) 2017 was first recorded in 2017.
How many sections does Akta Pendaftaran Kelahiran dan Kematian (Pindaan) 2017 have?
Akta Pendaftaran Kelahiran dan Kematian (Pindaan) 2017 contains 36 sections.
Where can I read the official version of Akta Pendaftaran Kelahiran dan Kematian (Pindaan) 2017?
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