Malaysia legislation

Section 37

of *SYARIAH CRIMINAL OFFENCES (FEDERAL TERRITORIES) ACT 1997

Section 37

Preventing married couple from cohabiting

Any person who prevents a married couple from cohabitingas a legally married couple shall be guilty of an offence and shallon conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousandringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year orto both, and the

Court shall order the couple to cohabit as a legallymarried couple.

Section 37 — SYARIAH CRIMINAL OFFENCES (FEDERAL TERRITORIES) ACT 1997