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Evidence Act 1950 s 98

Evidence Act 1950 s 98

s 98 Evidence as to meaning of illegible characters, etc.

Evidence may be given to show the meaning of illegible or not commonly intelligible characters, of foreign, obsolete, technical, local and provincial expressions, of abbreviations and of words used in a peculiar sense. ILLUSTRATION A, a sculptor, agrees to sell to B, “all my mods.” A has both models and modelling tools. Evidence may be given to show which he meant to sell.

Malay text (authoritative)

Keterangan tentang pengertian huruf yang tidak dapat dibaca, dll.

Keterangan boleh diberikan bagi menunjukkan pengertian huruf yang tidak dapat dibaca atau bukan biasanya dapat difahami, ungkapan asing, usang, teknikal, tempatan dan kedaerahan, singkatan kata dan perkataan yang digunakan dengan pengertian khas. A, seorang pemahat, bersetuju untuk menjual kepada B, “semua mod saya.” A mempunyai model dan alat pemodel. Keterangan boleh diberikan bagi menunjukkan yang mana yang dimaksudkan untuk dijualnya.

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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).

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