Malaysia legislation

Section 19

of Registration of Births and Deaths Ordinance, 1958

Section 19

Penalty for failure to furnish particulars

Any person whose duty it is under the preceding provisions of this Ordinance to furnish any particulars of any birth, still-birth or death, and who, without reasonable cause, omits to do so within the time required by this Ordinance shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine of one hundred ringgit:

Provided that no prosecution shall be instituted in respect of any birth, still-birth or death the particulars of which have been registered under the provisions of section 18.

[Am. Ord. No. 16/57.]

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