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s 6 Inquiry or inquest on deaths from accidents
(1) Where a Magistrate holds an inquiry or inquest upon the body of any person whose death may have been caused by any
accident of which notice is required by this Act to be given to the Minister, the Magistrate shall adjourn the inquiry or inquest unless some person on behalf of the Minister is present to watch the proceedings:
Provided that, if the accident has not occasioned the death of more than one person, and the Magistrate has sent to the Minister notice of the time and place of holding the inquiry or inquest not less than forty-eight hours before the time of the holding thereof, it shall not be imperative on him to adjourn the inquiry or inquest in pursuance of this section if the Magistrate think it unnecessary that he should do so.
(2) The Magistrate before adjournment may take evidence to identify the body and may order the interment thereof.
(3) The Magistrate, at least four days before holding the adjourned inquiry or inquest, shall send to the Minister notice in writing of the time and place of holding the adjourned inquiry or inquest.
(4) A person appearing on behalf of the Minister shall be at liberty at any such inquiry or inquest as aforesaid to examine any witness, subject nevertheless to the order of the Magistrate on points of law.
(5) Where at any inquiry or inquest there is given evidence of any neglect having caused or contributed to an accident, the Magistrate shall, if no person retained on behalf of the Minister is present at the inquiry or inquest, send to the Minister notice in writing of the neglect.
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Jika seseorang Majistret menjalankan sesuatu siaiakues siasatan atau inkues ke atas mayat seseorang yang ke-ke atas atiannya mungkin telah disebabkan oleh apa-apa kesbaiak emalangan di mana notis dikehendaki oleh Akta ini de supaya diberi kepada Menteri, Majistret itu hendaklah kemalangan. menanggubkan siasatan atau inkues itu melainkan mana-mana orang bagi pihak Menteri hadir untuk menyaksikan prosiding itu:
(2) Majistret boleh sebelum penangguhan, meng ambil keterangan bagi mengenali mayat itu dan boleh memerintahkan pengkebumiannya.
TS.6-7
(3) Majistret hendaklah menghantar kepada Menteri notis bertulis tentang masa dan tempat mengadakan siasatan atau inkues yang ditangguhkan itu, sekurangkurangnya empat hari sebelum siasatan atau inkues
(4) Seseorang yang hadir bagi pihak Menteri adalah ebas untuk memeriksa mana-mana saksi di mananana siasatan atau inkues yang tersebut dulu, tertakluk walau bagaimanapun kepada perintah Majistret atas perkara undang-undang. Kuasa memakai Aukta bagi pengasapan Bai-Bas shadåp pegaasapan dengama sepgren siandi pekai tek epada apa-apa penyesuaian, jiką ada, sebagaiman erlu dengan memberi pertimbangan terhadap jen
[Senarai Pindaan] UNDANG-UNDANG MALAYSIA (Disemak-1981) Butir-butir di bawah seksyen 7 (iї) dan (tii) Akta Penyemakan Undang-Undang 1968 (Akta I)
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).
