Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 s 121

s 121 Imposition of a penalty not a bar to civil action

The imposition of a penalty by any written law, in the absence of express provision to the contrary, shall not relieve any person from liability to answer for special damages to a person injured. [s. 49]

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Text as at 1 May 2015 (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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