Section 26
of Native Courts Native Customary Laws Rules 1995
State Subsidiary LegislationIn forceProvision 26 of 58
Section 26
Any person who inadvertently burns or causes to be burnt any grave 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 not exceeding 500 ringgit; or
(b)
to an imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 month; or
(c)
to both fine and imprisonment.
Damage to grave.