Finance (Estate Duty) Act 1971 s 2
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s 2
(1) In this Act unless the |context otherwise requires Interpre tation. children" includes step-children and children adopted In accordance with any law relating to adoption applicable to the adopter; means the law relating to relevant estate duty law or West Malaysia EState duty in force in Sabah, Sarawak as the case may require, a man whose personal law Spouse" includes all wives| of permits him a plurality of wives. where a word or expression 2Subject to subsection (), assigned to it by any proviused in this Act has a meaning law, then, unless the context of the relevant estate duty On or expression shall have in nerwise requires, that word nis Act the meaning so assigned.
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Dalam Akta ini melainkan jika kandongan ayat-nya Tafsiran. menghendaki makna yang laın- "anak" termasok-lah anak tiri dan anak yang di-ambıl Sa-bagai anak angkat mengikuf mana- undang2 berhubong dengan pengambilan anak angkat yang di-pakai bagi ibu atau bapa angkat itu; undamg: Berlubonga dengan diui hardl pesaikan yangi bor. kuatkuasa di-Sabah, Sarawak atau Malaysia Barat. mengikut mana yang berkenaan.
(2) Tertaklok kapada sekshen-kechil (1), jika sa-suatu perkataan atau perbahasaan yang di-gunakan dalam Akta ını mempunyai ertı yang di-berı kapada-nya oleh manaperuntokan undang? duti harta pesaka yang berkaitan, maka perkataan atau perbahasaan itu hendak-lah, dalam
Kadar? duti harta sa-tengah2 Pemansokhan. (S.2-4] Akta ini, mempunyaï erti yang di-beri kapada-nya sademikian itu melainkan jika kandongan ayat-nya menghendaki makna yang lain.
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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).
