Domestic Violence Act 1994 s 17A
s 17A Substituted service
(1) If the officer in charge of the police district or any other police officer under his command referred to in section 17 is not able to serve a copy of the protection order or the interim protection order on the offender personally after three attempts, the officer concerned shall immediately apply to the court in writing for a substituted service of the order.
(2) Upon receipt of the application under subsection (1), the court shall make an order for a substituted service of the protection order or interim protection orderβ
(a) by leaving a copy of the order at the last known address of the offender;
(b) by posting a copy of the order at the courtβs notice board; or
(c) by any other manner as the court may direct.
(3) The substituted service of a copy of the order made under subsection (2) shall be effected by the court and shall be deemed to be good and sufficient service of the order on the offender.
(4) The substituted service effected under subsection (3) shall be communicated to the victim by the court as soon as practicable.
Malay text (authoritative)
Penyampaian ganti
(1) Jika pegawai yang bertanggungjawab bagi daerah polis atau mana-mana pegawai polis lain di bawah perintahnya yang disebut dalam seksyen 17 tidak dapat menyampaikan salinan perintah perlindungan atau perintah perlindungan interim itu kepada pesalah itu sendiri selepas tiga kali cubaan, pegawai yang berkenaan hendaklah dengan serta-merta membuat permohonan secara bertulis kepada mahkamah bagi suatu perintah penyampaian ganti perintah itu.
(2) Apabila permohonan di bawah subseksyen (1) diterima, mahkamah hendaklah membuat suatu perintah bagi penyampaian ganti perintah perlindungan atau perintah perlindungan interim ituβ
(a) dengan meninggalkan suatu salinan perintah itu di alamat pesalah itu yang terakhir diketahui;
(b) dengan menampalkan suatu salinan perintah itu di papan notis mahkamah; atau
(c) dengan apa-apa cara lain yang diarahkan oleh mahkamah.
(3) Penyampaian ganti salinan perintah yang dibuat di bawah subseksyen (2) hendaklah dilaksanakan oleh mahkamah dan hendaklah disifatkan sebagai penyampaian perintah itu yang baik dan mencukupi kepada pesalah itu.
(4) Penyampaian ganti yang dilaksanakan di bawah subseksyen (3) hendaklah dimaklumkan kepada mangsa oleh mahkamah secepat yang dapat dilaksanakan.
Read this section in the full act β Β· Open Part IV β
Find Act 521 on lom.agc.gov.my β
Text as at 1 June 2018 (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).
