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Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 s 30

Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 s 30

s 30 Matters not affected by repeal

(1) The repeal of a written law in whole or in part shall not— (a) affect the previous operation of the repealed law or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; or (b) affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the repealed law; or (c) affect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed under the repealed law; or (d) affect any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment, and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if the repealing law had not been made. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1)— (a) the repeal of a written law which adopts, extends or applies another written law shall not— (i) (i) invalidate the adoption, extension or application; or (ii) (ii) prejudicially affect the continued operation of the adopted, extended or applied law; and (b) the repeal of a written law which amends another written law shall not— (i) invalidate the amendments made by the repealed law; or (ii) prejudicially affect the continued operation of that other law as amended.

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Find Act 388 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

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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