Common Gaming Houses Act 1953 s 24
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s 24 Trial
(1) All offences against this Act shall be tried summarily by a Magistrate.
(2) In any prosecution under this Act, the court may refer, for the purposes of evidence, to the book “Gambling Games in Malaya” by C. T. Dobree, and to any other published books or articles on the subject of unlawful gaming which the court may consider to be of authority on the subject to which they relate.
(3) Any punishment authorized by this Act may be imposed by a Magistrate’s Court, notwithstanding that the same be in excess of the punishment which such court is ordinarily empowered to impose.
Malay text (authoritative)
Perbicaraan
(1) Segala kesalahan terhadap Akta ini hendaklah dibicarakan secara terus oleh seorang Majistret.
(2) Dalam apa-apa pendakwaan di bawah Akta ini, mahkamah boleh merujuk, bagi maksud keterangan kepada buku “Gambling Games in Malaya” oleh C.T. Dobree, dan kepada mana-mana buku atau rencana lain yang diterbitkan mengenai perkara perjudian menyalahi undangundang yang mahkamah berpendapat ialah autoriti mengenai perkara yang dimaksudkan olehnya itu.
(3) Apa-apa hukuman yang diberi kuasa oleh Akta ini boleh dikenakan oleh Mahkamah Majistret, walaupun ia melebihi hukuman yang boleh dikenakan oleh mahkamah itu secara lazimnya.
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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).
