This Act may be cited as the Statutory Declarations Act, Short title. 1960.
Act 13
Statutory Declarations Act 1960
Akta akuan berkanun 1960
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An Act to provide for the making (and taking) of statutory declarations and for purposes connected therewith and incidental thereto. [West Malaysia-Ist June, 1961; East Malaysia-Ist January, 1969.] 1. This Act may be cited as the Statutory Declarations Act, Short title. 1960. 2. It shall be lawful for any President of a Sessions Court, Form of Magistrate, Commissioner for Oaths or, subject to the Declaration. provisions of section 4 of the Notaries Public Ordinance, 41/59. 1959, any notary public appointed under the Notaries Public Ordinance, 1959, to take and receive the declaration of any person voluntarily making the same in Malay or English in the form in the Schedule. 3. Declarations made by virtue of the provisions of this Act False decla- shall be deemed to be such declarations as are referred to punishable in sections 199 and 200 of the Penal Code. Sabah 3/59, Swk.Cap. 4. A person making any declaration by virtue of the Fees. provisions of this Act shall pay to the officer or Commis- sioner taking the same such fees as the Minister may from time to time by notification in the Gazelte prescribe. 5. Any reference in any federal law in force in Sabah to the References Statutory Declarations Ordinance of Sabah and any and in Sabah reference in any federal law in force in Sarawak to the federal laws Statutory Declarations Ordinance of Sarawak or to the to repealed Statutory Declarations Act, 1835, of the United Kingdom, Cap. 138. shall be deemed to be a reference to this Act. Cap. 52. 5 & 6 Wm. IV,C.62.
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It shall be lawful for any President of a Sessions Court, Form of Magistrate, Commissioner for Oaths or, subject to the Declaration. provisions of section 4 of the Notaries Public Ordinance, 41/59. 1959, any notary public appointed under the Notaries Public Ordinance, 1959, to take and receive the declaration of any person voluntarily making the same in Malay or English in the form in the Schedule.
Declarations made by virtue of the provisions of this Act False declashall be deemed to be such declarations as are referred to punishable in sections 199 and 200 of the Penal Code. Sabah 3/59, Swk.Cap.
A person making any declaration by virtue of the Fees. provisions of this Act shall pay to the officer or Commissioner taking the same such fees as the Minister may from time to time by notification in the Gazelte prescribe.
Any reference in any federal law in force in Sabah to the References Statutory Declarations Ordinance of Sabah and any and in Sabah reference in any federal law in force in Sarawak to the federal laws Statutory Declarations Ordinance of Sarawak or to the to repealed Statutory Declarations Act, 1835, of the United Kingdom, Cap. 138. shall be deemed to be a reference to this Act. Cap. 52. 5 & 6 Wm. IV,C.62.
[Sch.] SCHEDULB (Section 2) In Malay BORANG AKUAN Saya,.... dengan sa-sunggoh dan sa-benar-nya mengaku bahawa dan saya membuat akuan ini dengan keperchayaan bahawa apa? yang tersebut di-dalam-nya ada-lah benar, serta menurut Akta Akuan Berkanun, 1960. Di-perbuat dan dengan sa-benar-nya di-aku) oleh yang tersebut nama-nya di-atas ia-itu didi-Negeri pada haribulan ........19...... Di-hadapan saya, (Tandatangan Yang di-Pertua, Mahkamah Seshen, Mejisteret atau Pesurohjaya Sumpah) In English I, that ...... FORM OF DECLARATION .. do solemnly and sincerely declare . . .. and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions of the Stalutory Declarations Act, 1960. Subscribed and solemmly declared by the abovenamed at .... .... in the State of. this .. day oi.. 19.. Before me, (Signature of President of Sessions Court, Magistrate or Commissioner for Oaths
(List of Amendments) LAWS OF MALAYSIA STATUTORY DECLARATIONS ACT, 1960 (Revised-1969) Particulars under section 7 (ii) and (iii) of the Revision of Laws Act, 1968 (Act I)
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