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Family Law

Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1949 (Act 34)-(Revised 1971)

An Act to facilitate the enforcement in Malaysia of maintenance orders made in reciprocatingcountries and vice versa.

Married Women and Children (Maintenance) Act 1950 (Act 263)-(Revised 1981)

An Act to provide for the maintenance of wives and children.

Adoption Act 1952 (Act 257)-(Revised 1981)

An Act to provide for the adoption of children.

Married Women Act 1957 (Act 450)-(Revised 1990)

An Act relating to married women.

Legitimacy Act 1961 (Act 60)-(Revised 1971)

An Act to provide for the legitimation of children born out of wedlock.

Guardianship of Infants Act 1961 (Act 351)-(Revised 1988)

An Act to provide for the guardianship of infants.

Population and Family Development Act 1966 (Act 352)-(Revised 1988)

An Act to establish and incorporate the National Population and Family Development Board and toprovide for matters incidental thereto.

Married Women and Children (Enforcement of Maintenance) Act 1968 (Act 356)-(Revised 1988)

An Act to provide for the enforcement of maintenance orders.

Age of Majority Act 1971 (Act 21)

An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the age of majority.

Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 (Act 164)

An Act to provide for monogamous marriages and the solemnization and registration of suchmarriages; to amend and consolidate the law relating to divorce; and to provide for mattersincidental thereto.

Child Care Centre Act 1984 (Act 308)

An Act to provide for the registration, control and inspection of child care centres and forpurposes connected therewith.

Child Protection Act 1991 (Act 468)

An Act to make provision for the care and protection of children who are in need of protection,and for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.

Domestic Violence Act 1994 (Act 521)

An Act to provide for legal protection in situations of domestic violence and mattersincidental thereto.

Child Act 2001 (Act 611)

An Act to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the care, protection and rehabilitation of children and to provide for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.







Fire Services

Fire Services Act 1988 (Act 341)

An Act to make necessary provision for the effective and efficient functioning of the FireServices Department, for the protection of persons and property from fire risks and for purposesconnected therewith.









Fisheries

Tropical Fish Culture Research Institute Act 1961 (FM Act No 32 of 1961)

An Act to provide for the establishment of the Tropical Fish Culture Research Institute at BatuBerendam in the State of Malacca, for the incorporation of the Board of Management thereof and formatters incidental thereto.

Fishermen’s Associations Act 1971 (Act 44)

An Act to establish Fishermen’s Associations in Malaysia and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Lembaga Kemajuan Ikan Malaysia Act 1971 (Act 49)

An Act to incorporate the Lembaga Kemajuan Ikan Malaysia and to provide for matters connectedtherewith.

Fisheries Act 1985 (Act 317)

An Act relating to fisheries, including the conservation, management and development of maritime and estuarine fishing and fisheries, in Malaysian fisheries waters, to turtles and riverine fishing in Malaysia and to matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.







Food

Food Act 1983 (Act 281)

An Act to protect the public against health hazards and fraud in the preparation, sale and useof food, and for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.







Forestry and Timber

Malaysian Timber Industry Board (Incorporation) Act 1973 (Act 105)

An Act to repeal the Malaysian Timber Export Industry Board (Incorporation) Act 1966 and dissolve the Malaysian Timber Export Industry Board, to establish the Malaysian Timber Industry Board and to provide for matters connected therewith, and to make better provisions respecting the Malaysian Timber Society.

National Forestry Act 1984 (Act 313)

An Act to provide for the administration, management and conservation of forests and forestry development within the States of Malaysia and for connected purposes.

Wood-based Industries (State Legislatures Competency) Act 1984 (Act 314)

An Act to confer on State Legislatures authority to pass laws with respect to the establishment and operation of wood-based industries.

Malaysian Forestry Research and Development Board Act 1985 (Act 319)

An Act to establish the Malaysian Forestry Research and Development Board, for the administration of a fund for the purpose of financing research and to provide for matters connected therewith.