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Islamic Family Law (Federal Territory) Act 1984 s 79

Islamic Family Law (Federal Territory) Act 1984 s 79

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 79 Duration of order for maintenance of a child

Except— (a) where an order for maintenance of a child is expressed to be for any shorter period; or (b) where any such order has been rescinded; or (c) where any such order is made in favour of— (i) a daughter who has not been married or who is, by reason of some mental or physical disability, incapable of maintaining herself; (ii) a son who is, by reason of some mental or physical disability, incapable of maintaining himself, the order for maintenance shall expire on the attainment by the child of the age of eighteen years, but the Court may, on application by the child or any other person, extend the order for maintenance to cover such further period as it thinks reasonable, to enable the child to pursue further or higher education or training.

Malay text (authoritative)

Kecuali— (a) jika sesuatu perintah mengenai nafkah se- başinakkah seorang anak dinyatą, sebagai selama tempoh anak yang lebih singkat; atau (b) jika sesuatu perintah itu telah dibatalkan; atau (c) jika sesuatu perintah itu dibuat untuk- Ing.AAl2Gl LL atau dirinyaż (ii) seorang anak lelaki yang, oleh sebal sesuatu hilangupaya dari segi otak atau jasmani, tidak berkebolehan menanggung nafkah dirinya, perintah nafkah hendaklah tamat apabila anak itu mencapai umur lapan belas tahun, tetapi Mahkamah munasabah, bagi membolehkan anak itu mengikuti pelajaran atau latihan lanjut atau lebih tinggi. [Bah. VI.VII, S. 80-81] Kewajipan 80. (1) Jika seseorang perempuan cuai atau enggan Ba tusmak menangeung na ber feseoren apaknya yakan tak ah- JAA907 DelAAD1 Del-AA12GI munasabah (2) Jika tuntutan terhadap bapa yang disangkakan, untutan itu hendaklah dibawa dalam Mahkamal Majistret yang mana boleh memerintahkan bapa itı bapikan (3) Elaun bulanan di bawah seksyen ini hendaklah ‹ena dibayar dari tarikh bermulanya kecuaian ataı keengganan menanggung nafkah itu atau dari sesuatı tarikh yang kemudian mengikut sebagaimana yang dinyatakan dalam perintah itu.

Read this section in the full act → · Open Part VI →

Find Act 303 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

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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