Islamic Family Law (Federal Territory) Act 1984 s 115
Islamic Family Law (Federal Territory) Act 1984 s 115
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s 115 Presumption from acknowledgment rebuttable
The presumption of paternity arising from acknowledgment may only be rebutted by—
(a) disclaimer on the part of the person acknowledged;
(b) proof of such proximity of age, or seniority of the acknowledgee, as would render the alleged relationship physically impossible;
(c) proof that the acknowledgee is in fact the child of some other person; or
(d) proof that the mother of the acknowledgee could not possibly have been the lawful wife of the acknowledgor at the time when the acknowledgee could have been conceived.
Malay text (authoritative)
Anggapan yang berbangkit dari pengakuan yang dibuat oleh seseorang bahawa dia adalah bapa kepada seseorang yang diakuinya sebagai anak boleh dipatahkan hanya dengan—
(a) penolakan di pihak orang yang telah diakui sebagai anak itu;
(b) bukti bahawa perbezaan umur antara pihak rang mengaku dan pihak yang diakui adalał ebegitu kecil, atau bahawa umur pihak yan diakui adalah sebegitu tinggi, hingga menyebabkan pertalian yang dikatakan itu mustahil dari segi fizikal;
(c) bukti bahawa pihak yang diakui itu adalah sebenarnya anak seorang lain; atau
(d) bukti bahawa ibu anak itu tidak mungkin menjadi isteri yang sah kepada pihak yang mengaku pada masa percantuman benih anak itu.
Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
