s 37 Relevancy of statement as to fact of public nature contained in certain legislation or notifications
When the court has to form an opinion as to the existence of any fact of a public nature any statement of it made in a recital contained in—
(a) any legislation enacted by Parliament or by the legislature of any part of the Commonwealth;
(b) any legislation enacted by the legislature of any State; or
(c) any printed paper purporting to be—
(i) the Gazette printed under the authority of the Government of Malaysia or of any State;
(ii) the London Gazette; or
(iii) the Gazette of any other part of the Commonwealth including, where any part thereof is both under a central Government and a local Government, any such local Government,
is a relevant fact.
Malay text (authoritative)
Keberkaitan pernyataan tentang fakta daripada jenis awam yang terkandung dalam perundangan atau pemberitahuan tertentu
Apabila mahkamah perlu membuat sesuatu pendapat tentang kewujudan apa-apa fakta daripada jenis awam, apa-apa pernyataan mengenai fakta itu yang dibuat dalam sesuatu resital yang terkandung dalam—
(a) mana-mana perundangan yang diperbuat oleh Parlimen atau badan perundangan mana-mana bahagian Komanwel;
(b) mana-mana perundangan yang diperbuat oleh badan perundangan mana-mana Negeri; atau
(c) mana-mana kertas bercetak yang berupa sebagai—
(i) Warta yang dicetak di bawah kuasa Kerajaan Malaysia atau mana-mana Negeri;
(ii) Warta London; atau
(iii) Warta mana-mana bahagian lain Komanwel termasuklah, jika mana-mana bahagian itu adalah di bawah Kerajaan pusat dan juga di bawah Kerajaan tempatan, mana-mana Kerajaan tempatan itu,
ialah fakta berkaitan.
Text as at 1 May 2017 (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).
