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ADOPTION ACT 1952 An Act to provide for the adoption of children. [25 June 1953, L.N. 319/1953] Short title and application 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Adoption Act 1952. (2) This Act shall apply to Peninsular Malaysia only. Interpretation 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “adopted child” means a child who has ...
The Registrar General. Appointment of Registrars of Adoption. Registrar’s Register and note book. Registration of de facto adoptions. Copies of registration to be delivered to applicant. Parties and witnesses bound to speak the truth. Powers of Registrar. Refusal of registration.
The Registration of Adoptions Act (ROAA) 1952 applies to all Peninsular Malaysia adoptions. It applies to both Muslims and non-Muslims as it is of general application. The Adoptions Act 1952 applies to non-Muslim adoptions only.
The document provides information on the Registration of Adoptions Act 1952 of Malaysia. It includes details such as the year it was first enacted, latest amendments, previous reprints, and an arrangement of the sections within the Act.
Registration of Adoptions Act 1952 (Act 253) (Revised - 1981) Additional authors: Malaysia -- The Commissioner of Law Revision
jurisdictions to hear the adoptions cases, the conditions and restrictions in granting the adoptions orders, the residency of both adopters and the child to be adopted and the issue of legitimacy of a child.
27 Aug 1981 Publication Date: 27/08/1981 Commencement Date: 01/01/1955 Commencement Remark: 01-01-1955
