Subordinate Courts Rules Act 1955 s 2
s 2 Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“Committee” means the Subordinate Courts Rules Committee established by section 3;
“proceeding” means any proceeding whatsoever of a civil or criminal nature before a Subordinate Court and includes an application at any stage of a proceeding;
“remote communication technology” means a live video link, a live television link or any other electronic means of communication;
*“Subordinate Court” means any inferior court from the decisions of which by reason of any written law, there is a right of appeal to the
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High Court and includes any Court of a Magistrate of the Third Class established under the Subordinate Courts Ordinances of Sabah [Sabah Cap. 29] and Subordinate Courts Ordinance of Sarawak [Swk. Cap. 42]; and means, in relation to the High Court, any such Court as by any written law has jurisdiction within the local jurisdiction of that High Court;
“written law” in relation to any part of Malaysia means written law as defined in the law relating to interpretation in that part of Malaysia.
*NOTE—This definition has been modified for Sabah and Sarawak vide P.U.(A) 357/1980.
Malay text (authoritative)
Tafsiran
Dalam Akta ini, melainkan jika konteksnya menghendaki makna yang lain—
“Jawatankuasa” ertinya Jawatankuasa Kaedah-Kaedah Mahkamah Rendah yang ditubuhkan oleh seksyen 3;
*“Mahkamah Rendah” ertinya mana-mana mahkamah bawahan yang terhadap keputusannya menurut mana-mana undang-undang bertulis, ada hak merayu kepada Mahkamah Tinggi dan adalah termasuk mana-mana Mahkamah Majistret Kelas Ketiga yang ditubuhkan di bawah Ordinan Mahkamah Rendah Sabah [Sabah Bab 29] dan Ordinan Mahkamah Rendah Sarawak [Swk. Bab 42]; dan, berhubung dengan Mahkamah Tinggi, ertinya mana-mana Mahkamah yang menurut mana-mana undang-undang bertulis, ada mempunyai
*CATATAN—Definisi ini telah diubah suai ke Sabah dan Sarawak melalui P.U.(A) 357/1980.
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bidang kuasa dalam bidang kuasa tempatan Mahkamah Tinggi tersebut;
“prosiding” ertinya apa-apa jua prosiding daripada jenis sivil atau jenayah di hadapan sesuatu Mahkamah Rendah dan termasuklah sesuatu permohonan pada mana-mana peringkat prosiding;
“teknologi komunikasi jarak jauh” ertinya suatu rangkaian video secara langsung, rangkaian televisyen secara langsung atau apa-apa cara komunikasi elektronik yang lain;
“undang-undang bertulis”, berhubungan dengan mana-mana bahagian di Malaysia, ertinya undang-undang bertulis sebagaimana yang ditakrifkan dalam undang-undang berhubungan dengan pentafsiran dalam bahagian itu di Malaysia.
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Text as at 1 December 2020 (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).
