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Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2002 s 15

Text recovered by OCR from a scanned copy β€” section numbers and wording may be wrong. Check the official PDF on lom.agc.gov.my before citing.

s 15 Assistance in service of process

(1) The Attorney General may request the appropriate authority of a foreign State to assist in effecting service of any process where the Attorney General is satisfied that for the purposes of or in connection with any criminal matter in Malaysia, it is necessary or desirable to serve that process on a person or an authority in that foreign State. (2) This section shall be without prejudice to the Summonses and Warrants (Special Provisions) Act 1971 [Act 25].

Malay text (authoritative)

(1) Peguam Negara boleh meminta pihak berkuasa yang berkenaan sesuatu Negara asing membantu dalam melaksanakan penyampaian apa-apa proses jika Peguam Negara berpuas hati bahawa bagi maksud atau berkaitan dengan apa-apa perkara jenayah di Malaysia, adalah perlu atau wajar disampaikan proses itu kepada seseorang itu atau sesuatu pihak berkuasa di Negara asing itu. (2) Seksyen ini tidaklah menjejaskan Akta Saman dan Waran (Peruntukan-Peruntukan Khas) 1971 [Akta 25].

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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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