Section 24
of Native Courts Native Customary Laws Rules 1995
State Subsidiary LegislationIn forceProvision 24 of 58
Section 24
Any person who, without reasonable excuse or without the permission of the family or next of kin of any deceased person, digs on the grave of such deceased person commits a breach of native customary law and shall be liable -
(i)
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(a)
to pay to the aggrieved party sogit of 1 head of livestock or other things of equivalent value in accordance with adat fine; and
(b)
to pay the cost of repair and expenses actually incurred by the family or next of kin of the deceased in restoring the grave; or
(ii)
in default thereof -
(a)
to a fine exceeding 300 ringgit; or
(b)
to an imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 month; or
(c)
to both fine and imprisonment.
Burning of grave without reasonable excuse.