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Specific Relief Act 1950 s 7

Specific Relief Act 1950 s 7

s 7 Recovery of specific immovable property

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person entitled to the possession of specific immovable property may recover it in the manner prescribed by the law relating to civil procedure. (2) Where a specific immovable property has been let under a tenancy, and that tenancy is determined or has come to an end, but the occupier continues to remain in occupation of the property or part thereof, the person entitled to the possession of the property shall not enforce his right to recover it against the occupier otherwise than by proceedings in the court. (3) In subsection (2) “occupier” means any person lawfully in occupation of the property or part thereof at the termination of the tenancy.

Malay text (authoritative)

Mendapatkan kembali harta tak alih spesifik

(1) Tertakluk kepada subseksyen (2), seseorang yang berhak kepada milikan harta tak alih spesifik boleh mendapatkannya kembali mengikut cara yang ditetapkan oleh undang-undang yang berhubungan dengan tatacara sivil. (2) Jika sesuatu harta tak alih spesifik telah disewakan di bawah sesuatu penyewaan, dan penyewaan itu ditamatkan atau telah berakhir, tetapi penghuni itu masih terus menduduki harta itu atau sebahagian daripada tanah itu, orang yang berhak kepada milikan harta itu tidak boleh menguatkuasakan haknya untuk mendapatkan harta itu kembali terhadap penghuni itu melainkan dengan prosiding di mahkamah. (3) Dalam subseksyen (2) “penghuni” ertinya mana-mana orang yang menduduki harta itu atau sebahagian daripada harta itu secara sah pada masa penamatan penyewaan itu.

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Find Act 137 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

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).

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