1. CIVIL REGISTRATION IN
MALAYSIA

2. Status Update: MALAYSIA
Main national stakeholders
National Registration Department (NRD)
Department of Statistics (DOS)
Ministry of Health (MOH)
Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA)
Royal Malaysian Police (RMP)
First Meeting of the Regional Steering Group on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific

3. Procedures and process
Legislation
BIRTH REGISTRATION
DEATH REGISTRATION
MARRIAGE
Procedures and process
Statistics

4. OF NATIONAL REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT MALAYSIA
BACKGROUND
OF NATIONAL REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT MALAYSIA
A department under the Ministry of Home Affairs Malaysia (MOHA)
Established since 1948
Register vital events such as births, deaths, adoptions, marriages and divorces.
produce identification document in the form of identity card to eligible person

5. The Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1957 (Act 299)
NATIONAL REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT MALAYSIA
LEGISLATION FOR REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS & DEATHS IN MALAYSIA
The Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1957 (Act 299)
The Registration of Births and Deaths Ordinance (Sabah) Cap. 123
The Registration Of Births and Deaths Ordinance (Sarawak) Cap.10

6. NATIONAL REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT MALAYSIA
THE AMENDMENT OF ACT 299
New and Amended Provisions:
registration period is extended from 42 days to 60 days
for death situation, the registration period is extended from 24 hours to 7 days
registration and issuance of certificate of Presumption of Death
empowering the enforcement for offenses
Power to investigate
Penalties for offenses under the Births and Deaths Registration(Amendment) Act 2017 is RM1,000 and RM20,000 Prison: not more than 3 years

7. NATIONAL REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT MALAYSIA
THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS ACT 1957 (ACT 299)
Part II Section 7 (1)
“subject to the provision of this Part,
the birth of every child born in Malaysia shall be registered
by the Registrar for the registration area in which the child was born by entering in a register in duplicate in manner prescribed such particulars concerning the birth as may be prescribed; and different registers shall be used and different particulars may be prescribed for livebirth and stillbirth respectively”

8. THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS ACT 1957 (ACT 299)
NATIONAL REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT MALAYSIA
THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS ACT 1957 (ACT 299)
Section : Death
Section 18
“subject to the provision of this Part,
every death and the caused of death occurred in Malaysia shall be registered

9. LEGISLATION FOR MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES (NON MUSLIM)
Law Reform Act
Part II Section 5
Disabiliy to contract marriages otherwise than under this Act
“Every person who on the appointed date is lawfully married under any law, religion, custom or usage to one or more spouses shall be incapable, during the continuance of such marriage or marriages, of contracting a valid marriage under any law, religion, custom or usage with any other person, whether the first mentioned maariage or the puported second mentioned marriage is contracted within Malaysia or outside Malaysia”

10. NATIONAL REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT MALAYSIA
PROCESS & PROCEDURES

11. PROCESS AND PROCEDURE
Informant go to the nearest National Registration Department
Registrar will register the birth through online Birth System (i-JPN)
Deliver baby in hospital
Registrar will issue a birth certificate and MyKid (child identification card)

12. PROCESS AND PROCEDURE
Submission of application by the informer to the nearest National Registration Department
Registrar will register the death through online Death System (i-JPN)
Endorsement of Death by Medical Practitioner or Police - burial permit (Hospital/Home)
Registrar will issue a Death certificate

13. NORMAL 1 – 60 DAY FREE LATE > 61 DAYS
NATIONAL REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT MALAYSIA
TYPES OF REGISTRATION FOR BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN MALAYSIA
(PENINSULAR MALAYSIA)
TYPE OF REGISTRATION
DURATION
FEE
(MYR)
NORMAL
1 – 60 DAY
FREE
LATE
> 61 DAYS

14. NORMAL 1 – 14 DAYS FREE DELAYED 15 – 42 DAYS 5.00 LATE > 42 DAYS
NATIONAL REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT MALAYSIA
TYPES OF REGISTRATION FOR BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN SABAH AND SARAWAK
TYPE OF REGISTRATION
DURATION
FEE
(MYR)
NORMAL
1 – 14 DAYS
FREE
DELAYED
15 – 42 DAYS
5.00
LATE
> 42 DAYS

15. REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES (NON-MUSLIMS)
Application
Public Notice – minimum of 21 days
- Solemnization i) on weekends;
ii) in locations as requested
(other than NRD Offices)
Registrar of Marriage : NRD officials or appointed officials of
Religious Bodies or Associations
Application for Marriage Certificate Extracts can be made in all NRD offices

16. REGISTRATION OF DIVORCES (UPDATE MARITAL STATUS)
Divorce proceedings are at courts and certificate of divorce issued by
the court
In specific cases, couples are required by law to go through
reconciliation process with NRD’s Marriage Tribunal
NRD will issue official notice to confirm that the couple cannot
be reconciled which will be submitted to the court
Copy of divorce certificate is forwarded to NRD for update

17. Implementation steps
Status of National improvement plan
To address various challenges in capturing vital information of all individuals in the country largely due to geographical, resource and communication barriers
Improve reporting of COD – ICD and ‘verbal autopsy’
Developed an integrated system between related government agencies involved with national CRVS (NRD-MOH : birth registration / NRD-RMP: death registration)
Centralized registration system of birth and death to ensure accurate and complete record
National focal point have been identified and appointed
Please refer to the implementation steps outlined in the Regional Action Framework :
) Establish an effective and sustainable national CRVS coordination mechanism comprising all relevant stakeholders;
) Conduct a standards-based comprehensive assessment of their current CRVS system;
) Set a national target value for each target, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, and report these to the ESCAP secretariat before the end of 2015;
) Develop and implement a plan for monitoring and reporting on achievement of the targets, including reports to the ESCAP secretariat (more on regional reporting below);
) Assess inequalities related to CRVS experienced by subgroups of the population, including among hard-to-reach and marginalized populations and particular geographic areas and administrative subdivisions, and, where appropriate, set national targets to address those inequalities;
) Develop and implement a comprehensive multi-sectoral national CRVS strategy, aligned, where appropriate, with the action areas of the regional action framework, with political commitment, adequate funding, and a clear delineation of responsibilities for stakeholders to establish accountability for the implementation;
) Assign a national focal point responsible for coordinating with the ESCAP secretariat and development partners; and
) Through the national focal point, report relevant information to the ESCAP secretariat or subregional body, in accordance with reporting structure for the regional action framework.
First Meeting of the Regional Steering Group on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific

18. Activities ACTION AREA:
Public engagement, participation and generating demand
ACTIVITIES:
Outreach Programme
1 Stop Centres - UTC & RTC
Community Transformation Centre (CTC) - Mobile
Multi-purpose Identity Card - MyKad
Please chose one of the 7 action areas of the RAF (Political commitment, Public engagement, participation and generating demand, Coordination, Policies, legislation and implementation of regulations, Infrastructure and resources, Operational procedures, practices and innovations, Production, dissemination and use of vital statistics)
First Meeting of the Regional Steering Group on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific

19. STATISTICS (2014-2015) YEAR 2014 2015 2016 BIRTH 534,415 528,155
518,905
DEATH
142,547
148,700
162,164
MARRIAGE
79,507
68,307
62,504
DIVORCE
8,344
8,799
9,214

20. Thank You
Thank You.