Pakatan to repeal or amend 113 laws


Bede Hong Jason Santos

De facto law minister Liew Vui Keong says the government will be looking at more than 100 laws that need to be repealed or amended in line with the Pakatan Harapan manifesto, including remnants from the colonial era. – The Malaysian Insight pic, November 16, 2018.

There are 113 laws that either need to be repealed or amended to fulfil the Pakatan Harapan manifesto, said de facto law minister Liew Vui Keong.

They include the Labour Ordinance (Sabah Chapter 67) to implement 90-day maternity leave, the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 to raise the age of consent to 18 years and Section 88A of the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act to prevent the unilateral conversion of children.


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