Short title and application
s 1
(1) This Act may be cited as the Subordinate Courts Act 1948. *(2) This Act shall not apply to Sabah and Sarawak. Interpretation **2. (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “Chief Judge” means the Chief Judge of the High Court in Malaya or of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak as the case may require; “High Court” means the High Court in Malaya; * NOTE—This Act is applicable to Sabah and Sarawak–vide P.U. (A) 357/1980. ** NOTE—For application in Sabah and Sarawak–see P.U. (A) 357/1980. “Magistrate appointed under this Act” includes an ex-officio Magistrate; “permanent resident” has the meaning assigned by the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 [Act 91]; “Registrar” means the Registrar, Deputy Registrar, Senior Assistant Registrar or Assistant Registrar of the Subordinate Courts; “seal” includes stamp; “trial court” in relation to any appeal means the court by which the original finding, sentence or order appealed against was recorded, passed or made. (2) In the case of an offence under Chapter VI and VIA of the Penal Code [Act 574], any offence under any of the written laws specified in the Schedule to the Extra-Territorial Offences Act 1976 [Act 163], or any offence under any other written law, the commission of which is certified by the Attorney General to affect the security of the Federation committed, as the case may be— (a) on the high seas on board any ship or on any aircraft registered in Malaysia; (b) by any citizen or any permanent resident on the high seas on board any ship or on any aircraft; (c) by any citizen or any permanent resident in any place without and beyond the limits of Malaysia; (d) by any person against a citizen of Malaysia; (e) by any person against property belonging to the Government of Malaysia or the Government of any State in Malaysia located outside Malaysia, including diplomatic or consular premises of Malaysia; (f) by any person to compel the Government of Malaysia or the Government of any State in Malaysia to do or refrain from doing any act; (g) by any stateless person who has his habitual residence in Malaysia; (h) by any person against or on board a fixed platform while it is located on the continental shelf of Malaysia; or (i) by any person who after the commission of the offence is present in Malaysia; or any reference in this Act to the local limits of jurisdiction of any Magistrates’ Court or Sessions Court shall be deemed to include a place where the accused is found.