This Act may be cited as the Statutory Bodies (Power to Borrow) Act 1999.
SourceAct 598
Statutory Bodies (Power to Borrow) Act 1999
Akta badan berkanun (kuasa meminjam) 1999
An Act to regulate the exercise of the power to borrow by all statutory bodies established by federal law and by all companies and corporations established by the statutory bodies, and for matters connected therewith.
- Act no.
- Act 598
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- 23 September 2026
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- Find Act 598 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗
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- Statutory Bodies (Power to Borrow) Act 1999 [Act 598]
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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“company” means a company incorporated under subsection 4(1) of the Companies Act 1965 [Act 125] by a statutory body pursuant to the powers conferred upon the statutory body under the federal law by which it was established;
“corporation” means a corporation established by a statutory body pursuant to the powers conferred upon the statutory body under the federal law by which it was established;
“Minister”, in relation to a statutory body, means the Minister for the time being responsible for the statutory body;
“statutory body” means any body that is established by federal law.
(1) This Act shall apply to all statutory bodies and all companies and corporations established by the statutory bodies.
(2) The provisions of this Act shall be read together and construed as one with the provisions of the federal law by which the statutory body or its corporation is established.
(1) In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Act and those of the federal law by which the statutory body or its corporation is established, the provisions of this Act shall supersede the conflicting or inconsistent provisions of that federal law to the extent of the conflict or inconsistency.
(2) The provisions of any federal law which are consistent or not in conflict with the provisions of this Act shall continue to apply.
A statutory body, or a company or corporation established by a statutory body, shall not borrow money without the prior approval of the Minister and the Minister of Finance.
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Statutory Bodies (Power to Borrow) Act 1999 [Act 598] (Laws of Malaysia, lom.agc.gov.my). Retrieved via LawPlayer, https://lawplayer.com/my/act/act-598
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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).