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Islamic Family Law (Federal Territory) Act 1984 s 126

Islamic Family Law (Federal Territory) Act 1984 s 126

Text recovered by OCR from a scanned copy — section numbers and wording may be wrong. Check the official PDF on lom.agc.gov.my before citing.

s 126 Desertion of wife

Any person who, having been ordered by the Court to resume cohabitation with his wife, wilfully fails or neglects to comply with the order commits an offence and shall be punished with a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or with imprisonment not exceeding six months or both.

Malay text (authoritative)

Jika seseorang telah diperintahkan oleh Mahka- Meninggal mah supaya hidup bersama semula dengan isterinya latersung dan dia bersengaja cuai atau tidak mematuhi perintah itu maka dia adalah melakukan suatu kesalahan dan hendaklah dihukum denda tidak melebihi/lima ratus <seribu ringgit atau penjara tidak melebihi enam bulan atau kedua-duanya denda dan penjara itu.

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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).

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