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s 64 Mode of giving evidence
(1) In all proceedings before the Registrar under this Act, the evidence shall be given by statutory declaration in the absence of directions to the contrary, but, in any case in which he thinks fit, the Registrar may take evidence viva voce in lieu of or in addition to evidence by declaration.
(2) Any such statutory declaration may, in the case of appeal, be used before the Court in lieu of evidence by affidavit, but if so used, shall have all the incidents and consequences of evidence by affidavit.
(3) In any action or proceedings relating to a trade mark or trade name, the Registrar or the Court, as the case may be, shall admit evidence of the usages of the trade concerned or evidence of business usages in the provision of the services in question, and evidence of any relevant trade marks or trade name or business name or get-up legitimately used by other persons.
Malay text (authoritative)
Cara memberi keterangan
(1) Dalam segala prosiding di hadapan Pendaftar di bawah Akta ini, keterangan hendaklah diberi dengan cara akuan berkanun melainkan jika selainnya diarahkan, tetapi dalam sesuatu hal yang difikirkannya patut, Pendaftar boleh mengambil keterangan viva voce sebagai ganti atau sebagai tambahan kepada keterangan dengan cara akuan.
(2) Mana-mana akuan berkanun itu boleh, mengenai rayuan, digunakan di hadapan Mahkamah sebagai ganti keterangan dengan cara afidavit, tetapi jika digunakan sedemikian ia hendaklah mempunyai segala beban dan akibat keterangan dengan cara afidavit.
(3) Dalam apa-apa tindakan atau prosiding berhubungan dengan sesuatu cap dagangan atau nama dagangan, Pendaftar atau Mahkamah, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, hendaklah menerima keterangan tentang kelaziman perdagangan yang berkenaan atau keterangan tentang kelaziman perniagaan dalam penyediaan perkhidmatan yang berkenaan, dan keterangan tentang mana-mana cap dagangan atau nama dagangan atau nama perniagaan atau cara gayanya yang relevan yang digunakan dengan sah oleh orang lain.
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).
