Islamic Family Law (Federal Territory) Act 1984 s 61
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In determining the amount of any maintenance to be paid, the Court shall base its assessment primarily on the means and needs of the parties, regardless of the proportion the maintenance bears to the income of the person against whom the order is made.
Pada menentukan jumlah sesuatu nafkah yang hendak dibayar, Mahkamah hendaklah mengasaskan pentaksırannya terutama sekali atas kemampuan dan keperluan pihak-pihak itu, dengan mengira kadar natkah ıtu berbandıng dengan pendapatan orang yang terhadapnya perintah itu dibuat.
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).