Islamic Family Law (Federal Territory) Act 1984 s 49
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s 49 Khul’ divorce or cerai tebus talaq
(1) Where the husband does not agree to voluntarily pronounce a talaq, but the parties agree to a divorce by redemption or cerai tebus talaq, the Court shall, after the amount of the payment of tebus talaq is agreed upon by the parties, cause the husband to pronounce a divorce by redemption, and such divorce is ba-in sughra or irrevocable.
(2) The Court shall record the cerai tebus talaq accordingly and send a certified copy of the record to the appropriate Registrar and to the Chief Registrar for registration.
(3) Where the amount of the payment of tebus talaq is not agreed upon by the parties, the Court may assess, in accordance with Hukum Syarak, the amount, having regard to the status and the means of the parties.
(4) Where the husband does not agree to a divorce by redemption or does not appear before the Court as directed, or where it appears to the Court that there is a reasonable possibility of a reconciliation, the Court shall appoint a conciliatory committee as provided under section 47 and that section shall apply accordingly.
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Jika suami tidak bersetuju menjatuhkan talaq dengan kerelaannya sendiri, tetapi pihak-pihak itu bersetuju bercerai dengan cara penebusan atau cerai talaq, Mahkamah hendaklah, selepas jumlah bayaran tebus talaq dıpersetujuı oleh pıhak-pıhak itu, mengarahkan suami itu melatazkan perceraian dengar cara penebusan, dan perceralan itu adalah ba-in-sughr atau tak boleh diruju kan.
[Bah. V, S. 49-51]
(2) Mahkamah hendaklah merekodkan cerai tebus talag itu dengan sewajarnya dan menghantarkan satu salinan rekod itu yang diperakui kepada Pendaftar yang berkenaan dan kepada Ketua Pendaftar untuk didaftarkan.
(3) Jika jumlah bayaran tebus talaq tidak dipersetujui oleh pihak-pihak itu, Mahkamah boleh mentaksirkan jumlah itu mengikut Hukum Syara' dengan memberi pertimbangan kepada taraf dan sumber kewangan pihak-pihak itu.
(4) Jika suami tidak bersetuju bercerai dengan cara penebusan atau tidak hadir di hadapan Mahkamah sebagaimana diarahkan, atau jika Mahkamah berpendapat bahawa ada kemungkinan yang munasabah bagi suatu perdamaian, Mahkamah hendaklah melantik suatu jawatankuasa pendamai sebagaimana diperuntukkan di bawah seksyen 47 dan seksyen itu hendaklah dipakai sewajarnya.
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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).
