(1) This Act may be cited as the Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2009.
(2) This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Prime Minister by notification in the Gazette.
(3) This Act applies to the appointments of judges of the Federal Court, Court of Appeal and High Court and judicial commissioners and shall include the appointments of the Chief Justice of the Federal Court, the President of the Court of Appeal, the Chief Judge of the High Court in Malaya and the Chief Judge of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak made on or after the commencement of this Act.
Malay text (authoritative)
Tajuk ringkas, permulaan kuat kuasa dan pemakaian
(1) Akta ini bolehlah dinamakan Akta Suruhanjaya Pelantikan Kehakiman 2009.
(2) Akta ini mula berkuat kuasa pada tarikh yang ditetapkan oleh Perdana Menteri melalui pemberitahuan dalam Warta.
(3) Akta ini terpakai bagi pelantikan hakim-hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan, Mahkamah Rayuan dan Mahkamah Tinggi dan pesuruhjaya kehakiman dan hendaklah termasuk pelantikan Ketua Hakim Negara Mahkamah Persekutuan, Presiden Mahkamah Rayuan, Hakim Besar Mahkamah Tinggi di Malaya dan Hakim Besar Mahkamah Tinggi di Sabah dan Sarawak yang dibuat pada atau selepas permulaan kuat kuasa Akta ini.
Text as at 1 September 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).
