Summary

Laws of Malaysia, Act 794 Married Women and Children (Enforcement of Maintenance) Act 1968, incorporating amendments up to 2017.

Contents

1. Short Title
2. Application
3. Interpretation
4. Power of court to make an attachment of earning order
5. Nature of attachment of earnings order
6. Effect of attachment of earnings order 
7. Duty of defendant and employer to comply with attachment of earnings order
8. Additional powers of court in attachment of earnings order proceedings
9. Power of court to determine what are earnings
10. Payment of money under attachment of earnings order
11. Where earnings paid by Government or out of Consolidated Fund
12. Penalties for non-compliance with attachment of earnings order and for giving false notice or statement
13. Order to make payment to court
14. Application to States
15. Modification

Source: Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (Document Source)

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