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Syariah Court Civil Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1998 s 85

Syariah Court Civil Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1998 s 85

s 85 Discovery of documents and facts

(1) The Court may, where necessary and upon such terms as it thinks just, order any party— (a) to state on oath, orally or by affidavit what document he has or has had in his possession or power relating to the matters in question, or whether he has or has had in his possession or power any specified document or documents or class of documents and, in either case, the present whereabouts of any documents formerly, but not now, in his possession or power; or (b) to produce any document in his possession or power. (2) If the party is a body, whether incorporated or otherwise, an officer of that body may be ordered to comply with the order or direction of the Court in respect of discovery of any documents. (3) The Court may stay the proceedings pending compliance of the order or direction of the Court under this section.

Malay text (authoritative)

Penzahiran dokumen dan fakta

(1) Mahkamah boleh, jika perlu dan atas apa-apa terma yang difikirkannya adil, memerintahkan mana-mana pihak— (a) menyatakan dengan bersumpah, secara lisan atau dengan afidavit apakah dokumen yang ada atau pernah ada dalam milikannya atau kuasanya berhubungan dengan perkara yang berkenaan, atau sama ada dia ada atau pernah ada dalam milikannya atau kuasanya apa-apa dokumen atau jenis dokumen tertentu dan, dalam mana-mana hal itu, tempat tersimpannya mana-mana dokumen yang dahulunya berada dalam milikannya atau kuasanya, tetapi sekarang tidak lagi berada dalam milikannya atau kuasanya; atau (b) mengemukakan apa-apa dokumen yang berada dalam milikannya atau kuasanya. (2) Jika pihak itu ialah suatu badan, sama ada diperbadankan atau selainnya, seorang pegawai badan itu boleh diperintahkan supaya mematuhi perintah atau arahan Mahkamah berkenaan dengan penzahiran apa-apa dokumen. (3) Mahkamah boleh menggantung prosiding itu sementara menanti pematuhan perintah atau arahan Mahkamah di bawah seksyen ini.

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Find Act 585 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

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).

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