Electricity Supply Act 1990 s 20
s 20 Exemption of equipment from distress and attachment
When any electrical equipment belonging to a licensee has been placed in or upon premises not owned or occupied by the licensee, for the purpose of supplying or measuring electricity, such equipment shall not be subject to distress nor be liable to be taken in execution under any process of a court or in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against any person.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pengecualian kelengkapan daripada distres dan penahanan
Apabila apa-apa kelengkapan elektrik kepunyaan seorang pemegang lesen telah ditempatkan dalam atau di premis yang tidak
dipunyai atau diduduki oleh pemegang lesen bagi maksud pembekalan atau penyukatan elektrik, kelengkapan itu tidak boleh dikenakan distres ataupun diambil sebagai pelaksanaan di bawah apa-apa proses mahkamah atau dalam apa-apa prosiding kebankrapan atau ketidaksolvenan terhadap mana-mana orang.
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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).