Limitation Act 1953 s 29
s 29 Postponement of limitation period in case of fraud or mistake
Where, in the case of any action for which a period of limitation is prescribed by this Act, either—
(a) the action is based upon the fraud of the defendant or his agent or of any person through whom he claims or his agent; or
(b) the right of action is concealed by the fraud of any such person as aforesaid; or
(c) the action is for relief from the consequences of a mistake,
the period of limitation shall not begin to run until the plaintiff has discovered the fraud or the mistake, as the case may be, or could with reasonable diligence have discovered it:
Provided that nothing in this section shall enable any action to be brought to recover, or enforce any charge against, or set aside any transaction affecting, any property which—
(i) in the case of fraud, has been purchased for valuable consideration by a person who was not a party to the fraud and did not at the time of the purchase know or have reason to believe that any fraud had been committed; or
(ii) in the case of mistake, has been purchased for valuable consideration, subsequently to the transaction in which the mistake was made, by a person who did not know or have reason to believe that the mistake had been made.
Malay text (authoritative)
Penangguhan tempoh had masa sekiranya terdapat fraud atau kesilapan
Jika, dalam mana-mana tindakan yang tempoh had masanya ditetapkan oleh Akta ini, sama ada—
(a) tindakan itu berasaskan fraud defendan atau ejennya atau mana-mana orang yang melaluinya dia menuntut atau ejennya; atau
(b) hak tindakan itu tersembunyi oleh fraud mana-mana orang yang tersebut dahulu; atau
(c) tindakan itu adalah bagi relif daripada akibat sesuatu kesilapan,
tempoh had masa tidak akan bermula sehingga plaintif mengetahui tentang fraud atau kesilapan itu, mengikut mana yang berkenaan, atau mungkin akan mengetahuinya dengan usaha yang munasabah:
Dengan syarat bahawa tiada apa-apa jua dalam seksyen ini boleh membenarkan apa-apa tindakan dibawa bagi mendapat kembali, atau menguatkuasakan apa-apa gadaian terhadap, atau mengetepikan apa-apa transaksi yang melibatkan, apa-apa harta yang—
(i) dalam hal fraud, telah pun dibeli dengan balasan bernilai oleh seseorang yang tidak menjadi pihak kepada fraud itu dan tidak pada masa pembelian tersebut mengetahui atau mempunyai alasan untuk mempercayai bahawa sesuatu fraud telah dilakukan; atau
(ii) dalam hal kesilapan, telah pun dibeli dengan balasan bernilai, selepas daripada transaksi dalam mana kesilapan itu dilakukan, oleh seseorang yang tidak mengetahui atau mempunyai alasan untuk mempercayai bahawa kesilapan itu telah dilakukan.
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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).
