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Distress Act 1951 s 5

Distress Act 1951 s 5

s 5 Application for warrant of distress

(1) A landlord or his agent duly authorized in writing may apply ex parte to a Judge or Registrar for an order for the issue of a warrant, to be called a warrant of distress, for the recovery of rent due or payable to the landlord by a tenant of any premises for a period not exceeding twelve completed months of the tenancy immediately preceding the date of the application and the Judge or Registrar may make such order accordingly. (2) Such authority may be in the prescribed form, if any, with such variations as circumstances require, and shall be produced at the time of the application. A power of attorney may be accepted as such authority. (3) Arrears of rent may be distrained for after the determination of the tenancy, provided that either the tenant is still in occupation of the premises in respect of which the rent is claimed to be due, or any goods of the tenant are still on the premises.

Malay text (authoritative)

Permohonan bagi waran distress

(1) Seorang tuan tanah atau ejennya yang diberi kuasa secara bertulis dengan sewajarnya boleh memohon ex-parte kepada seorang Hakim atau Pendaftar bagi suatu perintah untuk mengeluarkan suatu waran, yang akan dipanggil suatu waran distress, bagi mendapat kembali sewa yang kena dibayar atau harus dibayar kepada tuan tanah itu oleh seorang penyewa mana-mana premis bagi suatu tempoh tidak lebih daripada dua belas bulan genap penyewaan sejurus sebelum tarikh permohonan itu dan Hakim atau Pendaftar boleh membuat apa-apa perintah dengan sewajarnya. (2) Surat kuasa itu bolehlah seperti dalam borang yang ditetapkan, jika ada, dengan apa-apa perubahan sebagaimana hal keadaan memerlukan, dan hendaklah dikemukakan pada masa Distres permohonan itu. Suatu surat kuasa wakil boleh diterima sebagai kuasa itu. (3) Tunggakan sewa boleh didapati melalui tahanan harta selepas penamatan tenansi itu, dengan syarat bahawa sama ada penyewa masih menduduki premis itu yang berkenaan dengannya sewa itu dituntut sebagai kena dibayar, atau apa-apa barang penyewa masih berada di atas premis itu.

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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).

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