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LAWS OF MALAYSIA
Act 164
Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976
An Act to provide for monogamous marriages and the solemnization and registration of such marriages; to amend and consolidate the law relating to divorce; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.
[Throughout Malaysia-1 March 1982,
P.U. (B) 73/1982]
BE IT ENACTED by the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong with the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara and Dewan Rakyat in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
NOTE-This Act is made applicable to the Federal Territory of Labuan vide Modification Order No. P.U. (A) 195/1985.
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