Registration of Marriages Act · s 17

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s 17Rules

His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council may make rules for the purposes of this Act, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, may in particular make rules for —

(a)

prescribing the fees to be charged under this Act;

(b)

prescribing the manner in which the Registrars shall exercise the powers conferred on them by this Act;

(c)

providing for the safe custody of all registers and Registrar’s

Notebooks kept under this Act and all declarations made for the purposes of this Act; and

(d)

generally for carrying out the purposes of this Act.