Professional Documents
Culture Documents
GENERAL EXPLANATION
INTRODUCTION
10. The Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act, 1976 (Act 164)
does not prohibit the natives of Sarawak from marrying according to their
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respective Native Customary Laws or Adat (see section 3(4) of the said
Act). Therefore. the Bidayub in Sarawak has the choice of either marrying
in accordance with the said Act or under the Adat Bidayuh. When a marriage
is solemnised under the Adat Bidayuh, the Penghulu, upon request from
the couple. shall issue a Marriage Testimonial (Form A). In the event
of divorce, a Divorce ~ stimonial (Form B) shall be issued. These
Testimonials are only proofs of marriage and divorce respectively. Ground
for divorce and provisions for child maintenance have been revised and
updated to meet the trend of modem social development.
15. Chapter VII deals with adoption of a child below the age of
eighteen years. Under the Bidayuh custom, an adopted child has the same
position. privileges -and rights of inheritance as a natural child. After an
adoption. the Penghulu shall issue an Adoption Testimonial (Form C).
The Adoption Testimonial is only proof of an adoption. In the event that
the adoption is annulled. the Penghulu who annulled the adoption shall
issue an Annulment Testimonial (Form D).
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16. A customary adoption may be registered in accordance with the
rovisions of the Adoption Ordinance (Cap. 91) and the Bidayuh are advised
64) to take advantage of these provisions. However, once the adoption has
ir been registered, it can only be annulled by the order of the High Court.
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as the case may be. One kati shall be equivalent to RMl.00 (One Malaysian
ringgit) and one pikul hall be RMl00.00 (One hundred Malaysian ringgit).
There shall be three uni of measurement as follows:
10 lads = ten Malaysian ringgit (RMI0.00)
112 a pikul = fifty Malaysian ringgit (RM50.00)
1 piJcul = one hundred Malaysian ringgit (RM100.(0)
APPORTIONMENT F FINES
22. The past practice of getting a cut from fines by the Piayuh
Kupuo and the Ketua Masyarakat shall cease forthwith, because at present,
the Piayuh Kupuo and the Ketua Masyarakat are respectively receiving
honorari s allowance and a proper salary scheme of service.
23. Section 19(b) of the Native Courts Ordinance, 1992, empowers
a Native Court to direct payment of penalty or such part thereof to the
aggrieved party. All secular fines shall be paid to the Government All
takud shall go to the aggrieved party and prosis to the community, unless
otherwise stated.
ENFORCEMENT OF FINES
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26. It is an established law that whenever any act or omission
constitutes an offence under two or more Otten laws, the offender shall
be liable to prosecution and punishment under one of any such laws, but
shall not be liable to prosecution and punishment under another law for
the same offence.
27. Where an offence falls within the ambit of the Penal Code or
other written laws, the matter shall be dealt with by the relevant criminal
or civil court However, where the offence required a ritual propitiation,
such as ptosis; the offender shall immediately provide for it, irrespective
of whether he is convicted or acquitted of such an offence by the criminal
court. The rationale behind it is that, if during the period of the court
proceedings or delay in such proceedings, someone in the community
suddenly falls sick or die, the offender shall be liable, under the adat,
to additional takud and prosis.
PART II
Published· by Authority
Swk. LoN. 27
SCHEDULE
(Article 3)
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
CHAPTER I
Section
1. Definitions.
CHAPIER n
CusToMs RELA'I1NG TO HOUSE O>NmtUCllON
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Sectioll
IS. Vacating a romin.
16. Driving away any member of the bolang romin.
17. VacaliDg a detached
~ction
(pillgabah).
S4.
69. Bisupah-bipangu.
70. Cursing (mangu).
71. Habitually bikaii.
72. -{l) Quarrelling with family members.
Section
73. QuanelUng in 8DOCbcr penoa's romin or bon.
74. QuarreDiDa during gawia (billrah).
MIsCEILANEOUS
CHAPIER m
Section
112. 's suang.
113. 8ppBralllJS in AnnltM- penoa'S p8di farm
(talljug).
Section
136. Walking through another person's padi fann (gagar).
137. Nubuoh close to another penon's farm.
138. Destroying or disturbing another person's sangar (pinyabul).
139. BringiDa game through a padi farm (jahang deya' ).
140. Harvesting 8llOtber person's padi (pingasung and pinyaat).
141. Yelling or shouting dming harvesting (baJa').
142. --{l) Destroying anod1eI' person's farm but (pinyaat).
(2) Destroying anotbez pecson's farm but while padi is
stored therein (pingasung and .{'inyaat).
(3) Destroying 8llOd1eI'pelSOn's empty farm but ~ harvest
143. --{l) Destroying anochet persoo's brit <r bari padi (suno').
(2) Destroying another person's kurit or bari padi
cootaining pIdi (piIJgasung).
144. Damaging another penon's kaju'.
145. Quarrelling in anotber penon's farm.
CHAPI'ER IV
Section
(2) Claiming to have sexualrelation with a certain unmarried
person.
ISS. Seduction under false pretences ipimuruk),
156. --{l) Attempting to ngagap an unmarried person,
(2) Attempting to ngagap another person'sspouse (pimuruk) .
157. Seducing a visitor (pimuruk).
158. Attempting to oub'llge the modesty of an unmarried woman.
159. Attempting to outrage the modesty of a married woman.
160. Reconciliation after a separation (antog anjan),
161. Divorced couple wish to re-marry (antog anjan).
162. Cohabiting after divorce (pingaru ruang mamba ') .
163. Making embanassing call to a woman.
164. Giving false expectation (pingkaya ') .
165. Marriage prohibition between dami (poris baas).
166. Marrying earlier than the elder siblings (pintabiJ .
167. Enticing an unmarried person (pingkaya').
168 --{I) Taking an unmarried woman elsewhere dming a public
function (pingkaya').
(2) Taking another person's fiance or fiancee elsewhere
dming a public function (pingkaya') .
(3) Takingiunaniedwomanelsewhereduringapublicfunction
(pingkaya').
169. Nyireng at a couple or unmarried person of the opposite sex
asleep.
170. Entering the mosquito net or bedroom of a person of the
opposite sex.
171. Interfering in the life of a married person (manchar mamba') .
172. Marryinga person already belrotbed to another (tunduk: tunang) .
173. Refusing to consumate marriage.
174. Taking another person's spouse (tunduk and laban tUmbang).
175. Married man causing pregnancy (pimpiben) .
176. --{I) Eloping with an unmarried woman (bitangku chawaan) .
(2) Eloping with a married man (tundUk).
(3) Eloping with a married WOOl8ll (tunduk).
177. Tio.
178. Prohibited degree of marriage (raban).
179. Marriage Testimonial.
180. Refusing to claim paternity.
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ADuLTBllY
DIvORCE
Section
203. Biposan between a non-Bidayuh husband and a Bidayuh wife.
204. Divorce Testimonial.
205. Montbly maintenance.
206. CUSfOdy of children following a divorce.
CHAffER V
CusToMs REu.11NO TO PRoP£lm'
(Matters for tM Chiefs Court)
207. Property.
208. Tungku abuh.
209. Dislributim of poperty.
210. Rights to parents' property.
211. Disposing any part of an inherited property.
212. -{I) Destroying joindy owned fruit trees (jojak nyomba).
(2) Plucking fruits from rommunally owned fruit tree.
(3) Climbing and plucking rommunally owned fruit tree.
213. -{I) Distributioo of property following a divorce.
(2) Inherited property (rota omba).
(3) Acquired property (rota bauh).
(4) Product or income derived froo1 inherited property.
(5) Prope:ty from a previous marriage.
(6) Tided land.
214. Property of deceased spouse without an issue (abuoh).
215. Property of a widow or widower.
216. Property of a person of single status (abuoh bowa).
CHAPTER. VI
CuSTOMS RELATING TO DEA1lIS, BURIALS, ANn MIsCELLANEOUS
REmucnONS
(Matiers for the Chiefs Court)
217. Cremation and burial.
218. Felling a tree by Ibe side of a cemetery (tungkal silJayan).
219. Causing fire to damage a cemetery ' (i,;ngkal swaYaJl).
220. Defacing a grave (ptnyamar).
221. Excavating a grave (tungkal sibayan).
222. Disturbing or taking away baya'.
223. Farming or gardening on a disused cemetery.
224. Causing obstruction to a path leading to a cemetery (tungkal
sibayan).
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Section
225. Climbing a tree near the bouse where a corpse is lying-in
state .
226 . Climbing a fruit tree during bisokui.
227. Going to work on the first day after the death of a person.
228. Dying in another person's romin or bori (pinyamar).
229. -(1) Taking a sick person to another person's romin or bori
(pinyamar).
(2) Taking a dead body to another person's romin or bori
(pinyamar) .
230. Using another person's river or land transport for carrying
a corpse (pinyamar).
231. Celebration during bisokui.
CHAPrER vn
ADoPTION
CHAPIER VIII
CHAPTER I
o
"dami" means a term which denotes the relation
ship between parents whose children are married to each
other;
o
"onak buan" (Dau) means followers of a Piayuh
Kupuo (Sedan and Knehing, anak buah);
T
"tabun" (Kucbing and Bau) means a pile of partly
burnt wood (Sedan, papUl);
"tabutn" (Lundu) means a breach of farming custom
by talking to persons who are dibbling in the farm without
first helping them before engaging them in conversation
(Sedan, ngirungon);
"takud" means a form of restitution which covers
two important ingredients: first, it covers the idea of
providing settlement between individuals; second, it covers
the idea of appeasement. atonement or restoration of the
physical and spiritual well being of.tile community; there
is no element of punishment in takud;
"lananyomba" (Bau) means communal land (Serian,
lana namba; Kuching, lana nyamba);
"tanda pingawah" means an object normally made
of bamboo with a certain symbol on it to iQdieate an area
that is being reserved by someone for farming;
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"umbung" (Kuching) means bamboo. sboot (Ban,
mung; Serian, ungkoh);
CHAP1ER. n
Cusro RELATING TO HOUSE CONSTRUCI1ON
s. Whoev disturbs the site which has been cleared for I>iIutUI
the botang romin shall provide fifteen buah andprom'consisting ::;,::
of beras banyu for pinyabui. ~
(piIryGbcl).
Desttoyill8 24. Whoever destroys another person 's ' fence either in
aDOlhe:
per500 ',
e farm or in the kupuo shall provide fifty buoh and prosis
fence consisting of a fowl for pingasuo and make good the damage
(pingcuuo). done.
Uftina 28.--{l ) Whoever lifts another person 's fish trap from
aDCICh« its suang shall be fined half a pikul.
pers 's
fish trap.
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(3) Whoever sibarang sun fish from another person 's fish Sibarang 11/11
trap shall be fined one pikul. The fish shall be returned or ::m~m
compensated. persoa'. tub
trip.
animal trap shall be fined half a p ikul and shall make good person n
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the damage, if any.
pennis.tioa.
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NyDoL 4Or-(1) Whoever nyotu in another person's rois without
permission shall be fined one pikul and shall compensate
the owner.
41. Whoever plucks fruits from his own fruit tree P1~cki~
in the vicinity of another person's romin or bori without ~~::e
informing the person concerned shall provide prosis consisting another
of beras banyu. pel"S?O'S
romm or
bon (buruh
panun).
43. Whoever climbs another person's fruit tree or claims Qi~ 01:
it as his own shall provide talrud of one hundred buah. The : 0 8
fruit tree and the fruits shall be returned to the rightful owner, per':.
If the fruits have been eaten or sold, the offender shall provide ~t tree
compensation to the owner. (prngaD).
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Giving binh 51. A woman who gives birth in another person's romin
iD another or bori shall provide prosis consisting of beras banyu to the
persoo's
romin or owner of the romin or bori.
bori
(pinyamar) .
j 54. Wben preparation for the ritual has been made. the A>ra
ayaman escapes and cannot be found. the owner shall provide 0ICIpCa.
ttJkud of tbIrty bUDh and prosis consisting of beras banyu .
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55.-{I) Whoever incites a dog to attack or bite another lncitiD. a
f
person shall provide fifteen buah for each tooth mark for ~
pinfQhQJc deya ' and shall pay all the medical expenses incurred d4J{J ').
by the injured person.
puvobd
the injured person. (pitJIDItak
d4J{J ').
59. Whoever causes fire which damages the hearth, the CaIISinI fire
poyuh, or any part of his romin tbrough negligence shall provide : :
takud of tbIrty bush and prosis consisting of a fowl. (panu).
60. Whoever slashes the post or pulls down the otag SluhiDa the
or any part of another person's romin or bori shall provide post dar pul~
two hundred and fifty buah for ngirana, prosis consisting of ~ ~::otbu
a fowl for ngirayun and shall make good the damage. pcn?O's .
rollU/l m' bon
(nfirana aDd
ngirayll1l).
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61. Whoever discharges a firearm without reasonable Di.scllargiD8
cause within the kupuo and its perimeter without permission a .~
from the Piayuh Kupuo shall provide takud of fifty buan and ~IIO.
ptosis consisting of a fowl. -.
62. Whoever fells a tree near another person's romin or Felling a tree
bori without that person's consent and that tree falls onto that Dear ~er
person' s romin or bori shall provide takud of one hundred buah, ~= ~ bon
prosis consisting of a pig. All damages shall be repaired or (tungkal).
compensated. If any person is injured, the offender shall provide
talau:l of fifty buan and pay medical expenses.
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3I:1A.ll prOV.iOC taAUa uf Ilfiy buull lWU IHUO>W ,""u~bUJ1S of lx;1UJ
banyu. If the person so cursed dies within eight days from
the time of cursing, the guilty person shall provide takud of
one hundred and fifty buah and prosis consisting of a pig.
buah and the other party shall provide takud of thirty five buan.
76. Whoever bikaii during a ritual and consequently that Ritual Itopped
ritual has to be - stopped shall provide two hundred and forty due to a
buah and ptosis consisting of either a pig or a fowl according ~~).
to the type of ritual for biurah.
(2) If the person who sikakan, kilasor, or rupos on another CursiDa the
person's awah or tanju curses the owner, he shall provide takud own«.
of twelve buah and prosis consisting of beras banyu.
Odi bUlraJc. 84. Whoever odi biurah and bi-uru-araat another person's
rimbang-badag or romin shall provide takud of one hundred
buah.
94. Whoever spits at the person who annoys him shall Npja~
provide twenty bUllh and prosis consisting of a fowl for ~').
pingkaya'.
MISCElLANEOUS
(Matters for the other courts)
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95. Whoever causes a fire which damages a botang romin CauIiq &0
shall be dealt with by the aiminal court, However, the owner
of the romin where the fire starts shall lmmedlately provide 1KJItmf'" •
prosis consisttng of a pig. RlIIIiII.
CHAPTER ill
CuSTOMS RaATING TO FARMING AND INFluNGEMENT OF
FARMING RIms
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Oear IplI(:e (3) Whoever farms next to a pulau tu' Dan shall be
between required to make oran tokan of a reasonable width along the
ODe', pIdi
fum IDd irah; to ensure that the fire will not spread to the pulau tu' Dan
pfdau during nyouh. If he fails to do so and the fire spreads to the
tII'cran.
pulau tu'aan; he shall provide takud of one hundred buah.
may catch or kill the animal, after which, he shall inform the
animal owner and the Piayuh Kupuo immediately. If the animal
I is killed, the carcass shall be returned to the animal owner
who shall then compensate the pam farm or garden owner for
any damage.
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farm shall provide takud of thirty buah; prosis consisting of
betas banyu; and make ood the damage De. Where padi
plants are desttoyed, the offe shall provide ptosis consisting
of a fowl and compensation.
peDllIl'. . . .
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118. Whoever enters a ratau when the area is under parih Bur«iq a
birantu shall provide one hundred buah and prosis consisting ; :
of a pig for pingasung. ~).
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119.--{1) Whoever breaks another person's whetstone BlWiIll
shall provide . buah and prosis consisting of beras banyu ~
for pingasung. ~
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123. Whoever plants tuka near another person's padi P1aDliDa taka
farm or garde shall provide takud of one hundred buah. If (taIfi,.,)·
anybody gets hurt the offender shall provide prosiscons1sting
of beras banyu including a gold ring and pay any medical
expenses incurred.
124. Whoever defecates in another person's padi farm DefCClliDa in
shall
I'. • penoIl' _..I.
provide ten buah and prosis consisting of beras banyu ~ ___
lor ptnyamar. farm
(pirayamar).
BuaIdaa fire 126. Whoever nabun at the adag shall provide takud of
at tho adq
(tanj",). thirty buah; prosis consisting of a fowl and remove the rabun
immediately.
127. Whoever approaches a person nuruk and does not
nuruk or mine' before starting a conversation shall provide prosis
consisting of beras banyu.
UIiq UOlher 128.-{1) Whoever uses ano~ person's turuk without
~.l.l# ntk the consent of the owner shall provide takud of twenty buah,
.....,....). prosis consisting of beras banyu and shall return the turuk.
DeIuoyi (2) Whoever destroys another person's turuk shall
~ _... provide fifty buah and prosis consisting of beras banyu for
pcrSClIl S 1#. •
(pbtgGlllllg). pmgasung.
Abeuina the· (3) Whoever abets the destruction of another person's
destruction
1#11Ik.
of turuk shall provide taJcud of twenty buan and prosis consisting
of beras banyu.
129. Whoever destroys another person's lojong shall
provide one hundred and twenty buah; prosis consisting of beras
banyu for pingasung and cofnpensation.
::r-
BeatiDa a
I tuqI
(piIryaot).
130. Whoever beats a tree stump or buttress at the irah
or of another person' s farm during the harvest shall provide takud
of thirty buah and prosis consisting of beras banyu.
ShoutiDa 131. Whoever shouts taboo words such as kiruak-kiro
taboo wmis wuong while passing through or in another person' s farm shall
(lKI/Q' IDd
pillyaat). provide takud of thirty buan and prosis consisting of beras
banyu.
135.-{ 1) Whoe ver fells a tree which falls onto another Fe1liD. nee at
J
)
i person's padi farm shall provide takud of forty buah; prosis ::c..
edae of
consisting of beras banyu and compensation for any damage .--:. I*ti
done. farm (pinytMJI
and baJa').
(2) If the incident happened during randung the offender DuriDa
sball provide takud of fifty buah; prosis consisting of a fowl mndlmg.
f and compensation for any damage done.
I
iqJlldi
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(piftF""'l).
(biurah).
r'
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1 maniage solemmzed, Should they deci de to extend the period,
!. the Piayuh Kupuo shall be informed accordi ngly.
(2) If a man breaks bis engagement, be shall provide Breakiq ..
one hundred and twenty buah for burun puda' and compensate <IN""
I all expenses incurred by the Injured party. The sanda' shall pIIdD').
1 remain with the woman.
(3) If a woman breaks her engagement, she shall provide
r one hundred and twenty buah for buruh pudo' andcOmpensation
to the Injured party for all expenses incurred. The sasda' shall
~
I be returned to the man.
r (4) If the engagement is broken due to the man's affair
with anothec woman, be and the co-offendec shall each provide
takud of one hundred fifty buah and compensation to the injured
=.::.
E.appmeat
to
party for all expenses Incurred, The sanda' shall remain with
the woman.
(5) If the engagement is broken due to the woman's affair
with another man. she and the co-offender shall each provide
takud of one hundred and fifty buan and compensation to the
injured party for all the expenses incurred. The sanda' shall
be returned to the man.
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.buan
acertain unmarried person shall provide one hundred and seventy
for burun kaya'.
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mmiod peaoIL
ScdudiQll 155. Whoever seduces a woman under false pretence or
against her will shall provide forty buan for pimuruk:
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Aao'" to 156.-(1) Whoever attempts .to ngagap an unmarried
person of the opposite sex sha1I be fined one pi/cul and provide
of one hundred buah.
AaoqlCiDa to (2) Whoever attempts to ngagap the spouse or betroth
~ IDIJlIB of another person shall be fined one pi/cul and provide one
=~r hundred buah and prosis consisting of beras banyu for pimuruk.
157.-{ 1) Whoever seduces an unmarried woman who
is a visitor in the kupuo shall seek her parent's leave to marry
her or in their absence, her Piayuh Kupuo.
(2) If. the case is not reported and is discovered, the
offender shall provide one hundred and twenty buan to the
girl's parents for pimuruk and prosis consisting of a fowl to
the owner of the house.
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AIIOmptina to
aD
womaa.
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158. Whoever attempts to outrage the modesty of an
unmarried woman, a divorcee or a widow by any means, shall
WllllllJied provide takud of two hundred and sixty buah.
IIItIIIIba ').
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a. Father and daughter; mother 4 pikul 250 blUJh Two pigs and
and son; full brother and full two fowls.
sister.
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c. Adopted father aDd adopted 2pibll 220 bull Two pip lad
dlu&hter; adopted moCbea' ed twolowll.
adopted I0Il: adopted bro~
aod adopCed lister.
i. Husbaod aod wife's grand 2pibll 240 bIUJ1I Two pigs and
molher; wife aod husband's two fowll.
grandf~.
j . Seep grlDdfalher aod step 2pibd 200 buaJa Two pip IDCI
granddlught.llr; step griDd- two fawll.
IDO~ aod Itep graodIoD.
k. UocIe and Diece; IIIDt and 2pibd 180 buall Two pip_
nephew. two fowll.
I. Uncle aod Diece by marriage; 2pibll ISO buall Two pip IDCI
aunt aod nephew by marriage. two fowls.
D. A pmoD aDd his first c:ousiD; 2pibll ISO buall Two pigs IDd
or a pOllolr 'aod a child of two fowls.
his first cousin; or a persall II1d
a child of his second cousin.
ILLUSTRATIONS
ADULTERY
(MdtteTS for the Chiefs Court)
DIVORCE
(Matters for the Chief'S Court)
bipo$Q1l).
(d) any other grounds which the Native Court con- Other
siders reasonable. grounds.
(2) The Native Court shall only have jurisdiction to grant Native
divorce to a married couple whose marriage was solemnised ~~:s .
according to the Adat. jurisdi~on to
. grant divorce.
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~yi D& 212.-(1) After the distri bution of family land, any fruit
:W~~WDed trees found in any of the affected land so divided shall still
(jt# 1I)IlIIIIf:a). remain the joint property of the members of that family. If
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the person who now owns that piece of land cuts down the
(3) Whoever climbs a fruit tree owned in common by Climbi lll aDd
the descendants of that family and plucks its fruits without plu~
informing the other co-owners shall provide takud of fifty buah ~ fruir
and shall lose his right to that fruit tree in the next fruit season. tree.
In some areas the 'offender and his puun shall forfeit their
ownership to the fruit tree.
other than the rightful land owner, plants new fruit trees on
the land shall provide 1iJJau1 of ten buah and all such fruit
. shall not be compensated for the fruit trees or the loss of his
labour.
section 206. 0
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(3) If the deceased has been looked after till his death
by someone or by a family, his or her property shall be inherited
by that person or that family.
CHAPlER VI
CuSTOMS RELATING TO DP.A11IS, BURIALS, AND
M1scELANNEOUS Rssrarcnoxs
lihayarJ).
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::e
Gc:iIlg '> wmt
~~ of the
of a person.
227. Whoever, being in the same botang romin as that
deceased. goes to work on the first day after the death
of a person shall provide prosis consisting of beras banyu.
DyiDa m 228. If a person dies in another person' s romin or bori,
~ "'-bo'~
1'11_ or n the family of the deceased shall provide prosis consisting of
(pirIyamar). a fowl.
TakiDa a licit 229.-{1') Whoever takes a sick person to another
pcooo to an person's romin or bori shall provide prosis consisting of a
~ pcooo'.
1'11"';" or bon beras banyu.
(pDIyamar).
Takilla a (2) If a dead body is taken to another person's romin
~~. or bori, the deceased's relatives shall provide prosis consisting
romin Of bon of a fowl.
(pinyamar).
Usmg another 230. Whoever uses another person's boat or vehicle to
penon's river
or land trans
transport a corpse shall provide twenty buah and prosis con
pM ftr caD)iog sisting of beras banyu for pinyamar.
a corpse
(pinyamar) .
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CHAPTER VII
Aoorno»
(Matters for the Headman 's Court)
232. Whoever wishes to adopt a child below the age
of eighteen years in accordance with the adat shall comply
with the following:
(a) pinarang to be made by both the natural
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CHAPmR vm
APPENDIX
For the purpose of this .Adat Bidayuh 1994. tile following
forms shall be printed and distributed to tbe various Districts
in Sarawak for use of tbe Ketua-Ketua Masyarakat in the areas
under their jurisdiction:
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KIT SU LEN,
Clerk ·to Majlis Mesyuarat
Kerajaan Hegeri