Guardianship of Infants Act 1961 s 5
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s 5 Equality of parental rights
(1) In relation to the custody or upbringing of an infant or the administration of any property belonging to or held in trust for an infant or the application of the income of any such property, a mother shall have the same rights and authority as the law allows to a father, and the rights and authority of mother and father shall be equal.
(2) The mother of an infant shall have the like powers of applying to the Court in respect of any matter affecting the infant as are possessed by the father.
Malay text (authoritative)
Tertakluk kepada seksyen 10, bapa seseorang budak. Bapa hendaklah menjadi penjaga diri dan harta budak itu: menjadi penjaga; Dengan syarat bahawa Mahkamah atau Hakim boleh perintah Mahkamah membuat perintah sebagaimana yang difikirkannya tentang patut tentang jagaan budak itu, dan hak akses salah jagaan. seorang ibu bapa kepadanya, dan boleh mengubah atau membatalkan perintah itu pada bila-bila masa atas permohonan salah seorang ibu bapa.
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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).
