Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2009 s 3
s 3 Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“member of the Commission” means the person appointed under section 5;
“judges of the superior courts” means judicial commissioners, judges of the High Court, Court of Appeal and Federal Court and shall include 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;
“superior courts” means the Federal Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court in Malaya and the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak except where expressly stated otherwise;
“selection meeting” means a meeting called to consider the selection of persons qualified to fill a vacancy in the superior court;
“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Commission;
“Secretary” means the Secretary to the Commission;
“Commission” means the Judicial Appointments Commission.
Malay text (authoritative)
Tafsiran
Dalam Akta ini, melainkan jika konteksnya menghendaki makna yang lain—
“anggota Suruhanjaya” ertinya orang yang dilantik di bawah seksyen 5;
“hakim-hakim mahkamah atasan” ertinya pesuruhjaya kehakiman, hakim-hakim Mahkamah Tinggi, Mahkamah Rayuan dan Mahkamah Persekutuan dan hendaklah termasuk Ketua Hakim Negara Mahkamah Persekutuan, Presiden Mahkamah Rayuan, Hakim Besar Mahkamah Tinggi di Malaya dan Hakim Besar Mahkamah Tinggi di Sabah dan Sarawak;
“mahkamah atasan” ertinya Mahkamah Persekutuan, Mahkamah Rayuan, Mahkamah Tinggi di Malaya dan Mahkamah Tinggi di Sabah dan Sarawak kecuali jika dinyatakan dengan khusus selainnya;
“mesyuarat pemilihan” ertinya suatu mesyuarat yang dipanggil untuk mempertimbangkan pemilihan orang yang layak untuk mengisi kekosongan dalam mahkamah atasan;
“Pengerusi” ertinya Pengerusi Suruhanjaya;
“Setiausaha” ertinya Setiausaha kepada Suruhanjaya;
“Suruhanjaya” ertinya Suruhanjaya Pelantikan Kehakiman.
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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).
