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Debtors Act 1957 s 9

Debtors Act 1957 s 9

s 9 Rules of court may be made as to deposit to be furnished by judgment creditor

Rules of court may be made for the following purposes: (a) for requiring the deposit by the person at whose instance any order for arrest or imprisonment is issued, of a sum of money to provide for— (i) the expense of bringing the debtor before the court; and (ii) the subsistence of the debtor while in prison; and (b) for regulating any matter incidental to such deposit.

Malay text (authoritative)

Kaedah mahkamah boleh dibuat mengenai deposit yang akan diberikan oleh pemiutang penghakiman

Kaedah-kaedah mahkamah boleh dibuat bagi maksud berikut: (a) bagi menghendaki deposit oleh orang yang atas kehendak sesuatu perintah penangkapan atau pemenjaraan dikeluarkan, suatu jumlah wang bagi menanggung — (i) perbelanjaan bagi membawa penghutang ke mahkamah; dan (ii) sara hidup penghutang penghakiman semasa di dalam penjara; dan (b) bagi mengawal selia apa-apa perkara yang bersampingan dengan deposit tersebut. Penghutang

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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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