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(1) The unit of currency in the currency• Federation shall be the ringgit, which shall be divided into one hundred sen.
(2) Upon the coming into force of this section, every contract, sale,payment, bill, note, instrument and security for money and every transaction, dealing, matter and thing whatsoever relating to money or involving the payment of, or the liability to pay,any money which but for this subsection would have been deemed to be made, executed, entered into, done and had for, in and in relation to Malaysian dollars shall be deemed instead to be made, executed, entered into, done and had for, in and in relation to ringgit.";
(S. 2-3] Amendment. 23/67.
(b) by substituting the word "ringgit" for the words "Malaysian dollar" ", "Malaysian dollars", "dollar" and "dollars" wherever they appear therein; and
(c) by substituting the word "sen" for the word "cents" wherever it appears therein.
(2) Upon the coming into force of this section, all references in any written law to Malaysian dollar and cent shall respectively be construed as ringgit and sen. 3. Section 3 of the Interpretation Act, 1967 is hereby amended
(a) by deleting the definitions of "dollar" and "cent";
(b) by inserting immediately after the definition of "residency" the following definition of "ringgit"— '"ringgit" means a ringgit in the currency of Malaysia,; and
(c) by inserting immediately after the definition of "sell" ", the following definition of "sen"- '"sen" means a sen in the currency of Malaysia; KUALA LUMPUR DICETAK OLEH KETUA PENGARAH PERCETAKAN DAN DITERBITKAN DENGAN PERINTAH PADA 28HB oGos, 1975 Harga: 20 sen
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) The unit of currency in Malaysia shall be the currency ringgit, which shall be divided into one hundred sen.
(2) Upon the coming into force of this section, every contract, sale, payment, bill, note, instrument and security for money and every transaction, dealing, matter and thing whatsoever relating to money or involving the payment of, or the liability to pay, any money which but for this subsection would have been deemed to be
made, executed, entered into, done and had for, in and in relation to Malaysian dollars shall be deemed instead to be made, executed, entered into, done and had for, in and in relation to ringgit.”;
(b) dengan menggantikan perkataan “Malaysian dollar”, “Malaysian dollars”, “dollar” dan “dollars” di mana-mana jua terdapat dalamnya dengan perkataan “ringgit”; dan
(c) dengan menggantikan perkataan “cents” di mana-mana jua terdapat dalamnya dengan perkataan “sen”.
(2) Apabila seksyen ini mula berkuat kuasa, segala sebutan dalam mana-mana undang-undang bertulis mengenai Malaysian dollar dan cent hendaklah masing-masingnya ditafsirkan sebagai ringgit dan sen.
Pindaan
3. Seksyen 3 Akta Tafsiran 1948 dan 1967 [Akta 388] dengan ini dipinda—
(a) dengan memotong takrif “dollar” dan “cent”;
(b) dengan memasukkan takrif “ringgit” yang berikut selepas sahaja takrif “residency”— ‘ “ringgit” means a ringgit in the currency of Malaysia;’; dan
(c) dengan memasukkan takrif “sen” yang berikut selepas sahaja takrif “sell”— ‘“sen” means a sen in the currency of Malaysia;’.
Mata Wang Malaysia (Ringgit)
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).
