(1) Ihe time for general purposes throughout Malaysian Malaysia (to be known as Malaysian standard time) standard shall be eight hours in advance of Greenwich mean time throughout the year; and any reference to a specified point of time in any written law or any document whatsoever (whether made before or after the coming into force of this Act) shall be construed accordingly unless it is otherwise expressly provided.
(2) The Yang di-Pertuan Agong may from time to time by noΘification in the Gazette prescribe such other period in advance of Greenwich mean time to be Malaysian standard time.
Repeal. M148. Ord. Swk. Cap. I. Saich En. Act 23/67. [S.3, Scheduie)
Act 261
Malaysian Standard Time Act 1981
Akta waktu standard malaysia 1981
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An Act to provide for standard time throughout Malaysia. (lst January 1982.] BE IT ENACTED by the Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong witl the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara anc Dewan Rakyat in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: Standard Time Act 1981 and shall apply throughout Malaysia. (2) This Act shall come into force on Ist January 1982. (3) Foi the purpose of this Act, Ist January 1982 shalt co amernoenght hoenwich dreane oime on cloisk in the afternoon December 1981. 2. (1) Ihe time for general purposes throughout Malaysian Malaysia (to be known as Malaysian standard time) standard shall be eight hours in advance of Greenwich mean time throughout the year; and any reference to a specified point of time in any written law or any document whatsoever (whether made before or after the coming into force of this Act) shall be construed accordingly unless it is otherwise expressly provided. (2) The Yang di-Pertuan Agong may from time to time by noΘification in the Gazette prescribe such other period in advance of Greenwich mean time to be Malaysian standard time.
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The provisions of the laws specified in the Schedule are repΓ©aled. SCHEDUCE (Section 3) 1. Section 37 of thα» Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance 1948. 2. Definition of "standard time" in section 3 (I) of the Interpretation Ordinance of Sarawak. 3. Section 37 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Enactment 1963 of Sabah.
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Malaysian Standard Time Act 1981 [Act 261] (Laws of Malaysia, lom.agc.gov.my). Retrieved via LawPlayer, https://lawplayer.com/my/act/act-261
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Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).