(1) Notwithstanding that the amount or value of the subjectmatter claimed or in issue exceeds fifty thousand ringgit, the Tribunal shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the claim if the parties have entered into an agreement in writing that the Tribunal shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the claim.
(2) An agreement may be made under subsection (1)—
(a) before a claim is lodged under section 97; or
(b) where a claim has been lodged under section 97, at any time before the Tribunal has recorded an agreed settlement in respect of the claim under subsection 107(3) or has determined the claim under section 112, as the case may require.
Malay text (authoritative)
Peluasan bidang kuasa melalui perjanjian
(1) Walaupun amaun atau nilai hal perkara yang dituntut atau yang dipertikaikan melebihi lima puluh ribu ringgit, Tribunal hendaklah mempunyai bidang kuasa untuk mendengar dan
memutuskan tuntutan jika pihak-pihaknya telah membuat suatu perjanjian secara bertulis bahawa Tribunal hendaklah mempunyai bidang kuasa untuk mendengar dan memutuskan tuntutan itu.
(2) Suatu perjanjian boleh dibuat di bawah subseksyen (1)—
(a) sebelum tuntutan itu dikemukakan di bawah seksyen 97; atau
(b) jika suatu tuntutan telah dikemukakan di bawah seksyen 97, ada bila-bila masa sebelum Tribunal merekodkan penyelesaian yang dipersetujui berkenaan dengan tuntutan itu di bawah subseksyen 107(3) atau telah memutuskan tuntutan itu di bawah seksyen 112, mengikut kehendak keadaan.
Text as at 1 November 2019 (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).
