Second Schedule SECOND SCHEDULESupplementary
[Subsections 99(5), 115(6) and 180(5)] TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Interpretation 1. (1) In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires— “interest in land” means— (a) any interest in land, whether registered or registrable, including one to which the Strata Titles Act 1985 [Act 318] applies and that is capable of being transferred under Part Fourteen of the *National Land Code or Part V of the Land Ordinance of Sabah or Part VII of the Land Code of Sarawak; (b) any lienholder’s caveat or other caveats; or (c) any other rights or entitlements relating to land; “obligor” means any person who owes a duty or obligation of any nature, whether present or future, and whether vested or contingent, to a transferor, including an obligor under an Islamic financing facility, conventional credit facility, security or other chose in action; “registered interest” means any right or interest in— (a) a charge created by a company and registrable under the Companies Act 2016 and is duly registered in accordance with the applicable provisions of that Act; or (b) land that is duly registered under the Strata Titles Act 1985, the National Land Code, the Land Ordinance of Sabah or the Land Code of Sarawak; “transfer date” means the date stated in a transfer instrument as the date on which the transfer of an asset or a liability shall take effect; “transfer instrument” means a certificate issued by the Corporation under paragraph 2 and includes a replacement transfer instrument issued under paragraph 4; “transferor” and “transferee” mean the respective parties identified as such in a transfer instrument. *NOTE—The National Land Code [Act 56/1965] has since been revised as the National Land Code [Act 828] w.e.f 15 October 2020 (2) A reference in this Schedule to “liability” means the whole or such part of a liability as is transferred by way of a transfer instrument. (3) For the avoidance of doubt, where only a part of a liability is transferred, the provisions in this Schedule and the effect of such transfer, including the transfer instrument, shall relate only to the part of the liability transferred. Transfer instrument 2. (1) Where the Corporation wishes to transfer any asset or liability pursuant to the provisions of this Schedule, the Corporation shall issue a transfer instrument in accordance with this Schedule. (2) For the avoidance of doubt, the Corporation may issue a transfer instrument in respect of any qualified financial agreement. (3) Notwithstanding any other law, rule of law or agreement, a transfer instrument shall have effect according to the provisions of this Schedule and shall be binding on any person thereby affected. (4) A transfer instrument may be in such form as determined by the Corporation. (5) A transfer instrument shall be issued under the common seal or a facsimile seal of the Corporation. (6) A transfer instrument may be issued by the Corporation before, upon or after the transfer date. Effect of transfer instrument 3. (1) Where an asset is transferred under a transfer instrument— (a) in the case where the asset is held by the transferor alone immediately before the transfer date, the asset shall on and from the transfer date vest in the transferee; and (b) in the case where the asset is held jointly by the transferor with any other person immediately before the transfer date, the asset shall on and from the transfer date vest in the transferee jointly with that other person. (2) The transferee shall, on and from the transfer date for an asset, acquire and be vested with all of the transferor’s present and future rights, title and interest in, and obligations with respect to, such asset, free of any encumbrance save for any registered interest prevailing as at the transfer date. (3) A transfer instrument stating that an asset or a liability has been transferred to the transferee shall be conclusive evidence of such transfer as of the date specified in the transfer instrument as the transfer date. (4) No provision in any law including the Civil Law Act 1956 [Act 67], rule of law or agreement limiting or prohibiting the right of the transferor or requiring any consent to assign, sell, dispose of or transfer an asset shall have any application or effect in respect of the transfer to or acquisition by the transferee. (5) Where the asset transferred under a transfer instrument is an Islamic financing facility or a conventional credit facility, the transferee is deemed to have given the financing, advance, loan or other facility or transaction or issued the guarantee notwithstanding that the financing, advance, loan or other facility or transaction or guarantee had been granted, drawn down or issued by the transferor. (6) Where the security for an Islamic financing facility or a conventional credit facility that is transferred under a transfer instrument includes a share— (a) for the purposes of paragraph 8(9)(b) of the Companies Act 2016, the transferee, shall be deemed to hold an interest in the share only by way of security for the purposes of a transaction entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with the lending of money or the giving of financing; and (b) the interest of the transferee in the share shall be disregarded for the purposes of section 8 of the Companies Act 2016. (7) Subject to subparagraph (8), in relation to a liability transferred under a transfer instrument— (a) the transferee shall be deemed to assume the liability; and (b) the transferor shall be released and discharged from the liability and the transferee shall be liable, instead of the transferor, to discharge the liability. (8) Subparagraph (7) shall not apply to an assumption by the transferee of a part only of a liability that is not insured or protected by the Corporation under this Act. (9) For the avoidance of doubt, where a part only of a liability is transferred under a transfer instrument— (a) the remaining part of the liability is not assumed by the transferee; and (b) the transferor is not released or discharged from the liability. (10) In relation to an asset or a liability transferred under a transfer instrument— (a) an existing agreement or instrument, whether in the form of a deed, will or otherwise, or an order of any court, under or by virtue of which, the transferor has title or ownership of or interest in or rights to such asset, shall be construed and shall have effect as if for any reference in it to the transferor there were substituted a reference to the transferee; (b) an existing agreement to which the transferor is a party shall have effect as if the transferee had been a party to it instead of the transferor; (c) an existing instruction, direction, mandate, power of attorney, authority, undertaking or consent, whether or not in relation to an account, that was given to the transferor, either alone or jointly with another person, shall have effect, as if given to the transferee either alone or jointly with the other person; (d) any security held immediately before the transfer date by the transferor, or by a nominee of or trustee for the transferor, as security for the payment or discharge of any liability of any person, shall be held by the transferee or that nominee or trustee as the nominee of or trustee for the transferee, with the same priority as the transferor had, and to the extent of that liability shall be available to the transferee as security for the payment or discharge of that liability, and if any such security extends to future advances or future liabilities, it shall be held by and be available to the transferee as security for future advances by or future liabilities to the transferee in the same manner in all respects as future advances by or future liabilities to the transferor were secured thereby immediately before the transfer date; (e) in addition to any other right, power or remedy granted to the transferee in this Schedule, the transferee shall have the rights, powers and remedies of the transferor (and in particular, the rights and powers as to taking or resisting legal or other proceedings or making or resisting applications to any authority) for ascertaining, protecting or enforcing any right, title or interest vested in the transferee or resisting any liability or any claim or registered interest as if it had at all times been a right, title or interest or a liability of the transferee, including those rights, title or interests or liabilities in respect of any legal or other proceedings or applications to any authority pending immediately before the transfer date by or against the transferor; (f) a judgement, award or order obtained by the transferor and not fully satisfied before the transfer date shall be enforceable by the transferee; (g) no transfer to or acquisition by the transferee shall be void or voidable by reason of the application of any law; (h) where any— (i) profit or other return (referred to in this subparagraph as “return”); or (ii) interest, payable under an agreement is to be determined by reference to the cost of funds or base lending rate of or other reference point used by the transferor, or is no longer determinable as provided in the agreement, the return or interest payable under such agreement shall be as prescribed under section 209 or as the transferee may agree with the obligor of the agreement; (i) where the custody of any goods, things or documents is held by the transferor as bailee immediately before the transfer date, such goods, things or documents shall be deemed to have passed to the transferee and the rights and obligations of the transferor under any contract of bailment relating to such goods, things or documents shall be transferred to the transferee; (j) a negotiable instrument or order for payment of money given to or drawn on or accepted by the transferor, or payable at the place of business of the transferor, whether so given, drawn or accepted before, on or after the transfer date, shall have the same effect on and from the transfer date, as if it had been given to or drawn on or accepted by the transferee or were payable at the place of business of the transferee; and (k) any account between the transferor and its customer shall become an account between the transferee and the customer, subject to the conditions and incidents that relate to such account up to the transfer date, and such account shall be deemed for all purposes to be a single continuing account. (11) A transfer of an asset or a liability under a transfer instrument shall not— (a) be regarded as placing— (i) the transferee; (ii) the transferor; (iii) any person deriving title from the transferee; or (iv) any other person, in breach of or default under any contract or in breach of confidence; (b) be regarded as giving rise to a right or duty for any person to— (i) terminate, cancel or modify an agreement; (ii) enforce or accelerate the performance of an obligation; or (iii) require the performance of an obligation not otherwise arising for performance; (c) be regarded as placing the transferor, the transferee or any other person in breach of any law, rule of law or agreement prohibiting, restricting or regulating the assignment, sale, disposal or transfer of any asset or liability or disclosure of information; (d) release a surety from an obligation; (e) invalidate or discharge a contract or security; or (f) be regarded as terminating, cancelling or varying any rights, privileges, exemptions (including any tax exemptions) or priorities to which the transferor was entitled and which by virtue of this Schedule have vested in the transferee or existed in favour of the transferor in relation to any asset or liability transferred to the transferee pursuant to this Schedule. Replacement transfer instrument 4. (1) The Corporation may issue a new transfer instrument (referred to in this paragraph as a “replacement transfer instrument”) to replace any transfer instrument it has previously issued in order to rectify any omission or error in the transfer instrument. (2) Any replacement transfer instrument issued under subparagraph (1), under the common seal or a facsimile seal of the Corporation, stating that an asset or liability has been transferred to the transferee shall be conclusive evidence of such transfer as of the transfer date stipulated in the replacement transfer instrument. (3) If any law stipulates a time period within which a transfer of any asset or liability stated to be the subject of a replacement transfer instrument shall be registered or filed, that period shall commence from the transfer date stipulated in the replacement transfer instrument or the date the replacement transfer instrument is issued, whichever is later. (4) Any act done by a transferee or any other person, in reliance on a transfer instrument previously issued shall not be affected by any omission or error rectified in a replacement transfer instrument. (5) For the purposes of this Act, any reference to a transfer instrument shall be deemed to include a reference to a replacement transfer instrument. Additional provisions on land 5. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of the *National Land Code, the Land Ordinance of Sabah, the Land Code of Sarawak or any other law, any caveat or prohibitory order which was entered, endorsed, registered or lodged prior to, on or after the transfer date shall not prevent a transfer of any interest in land of the transferor to the transferee. (2) Where a transfer instrument vests in the transferee any interest in land— (a) in Peninsular Malaysia, on receipt of— (i) payment of the prescribed fee; and (ii) the transfer instrument, the Registrar under the National Land Code shall, without the need for any further application or filing of any further document, make a memorial on the register document of title and make such other entries and generally do all things as may be necessary to give effect to the vesting; (b) in Sabah, on receipt of— (i) payment of the prescribed fee; and (ii) the transfer instrument, the Registrar under the Land Ordinance of Sabah shall, without the need for any further application or filing of any further document, make a memorial on the register document of title and make such other entries and generally do all things as may be necessary to give effect to the vesting; or (c) in Sarawak, on receipt of— (i) payment of the prescribed fee; and (ii) the transfer instrument, the Registrar under the Land Code of Sarawak shall, without the need for any further application or filing of any further document, make a memorial on the register document of title and make such other entries and generally do all things as may be necessary to give effect to the vesting. *NOTE—The National Land Code [Act 56/1965] has since been revised as the National Land Code [Act 828] w.e.f 15 October 2020 (3) Notwithstanding any provision in the *National Land Code, the Land Ordinance of Sabah, the Land Code of Sarawak or any other law, a transfer instrument shall be effective to vest an interest in land in the transferee as of the transfer date and shall be conclusive evidence of such vesting. Other Registrars to give effect to transfer instrument 6. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, every registrar of courts, Registrar of Companies, registrar of Malaysian ships, central depository, authorized depository agent and any person maintaining a register or record of ownership, interest or security (referred to in this paragraph as “Registrar”) shall, on receipt of— (a) payment of the prescribed fee; and (b) the transfer instrument, without the need for any further application or filing of any further document, do all things and make all entries or memorials in any register or record kept by the Registrar as may be necessary to give effect to the vesting of the asset to which the transfer instrument relates. (2) For the purpose of this paragraph, subsection 359(1) of the Companies Act 2016 shall be deemed to apply to the transferee as if for the word “thirty” in that subsection the words “one hundred and eighty” had been substituted. (3) Notwithstanding any provision in the Companies Act 2016 or any other law, a transfer instrument shall be effective to vest in a transferee, any title, interest or security in an asset or to transfer a liability to the transferee, as of the transfer date and shall be conclusive evidence of such vesting or transfer. Immunity of Registrar 7. A Registrar or person who maintains a register or record referred to under paragraph 5 or 6 shall not be liable to any person in respect of the making of any memorial on or entry in the register document of title or any other register or record in reliance on the transfer instrument. Automatic substitution in any legal or other proceedings 8. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, every registrar of courts shall upon receipt of a transfer instrument do all things and make all entries in any register or record kept by such registrar as may be necessary to give effect to the automatic *NOTE—The National Land Code [Act 56/1965] has since been revised as the National Land Code [Act 828] w.e.f 15 October 2020 substitution of the transferee in place of the transferor as a party in any legal or other proceedings. Transfer of asset outside Malaysia 9. (1) A transfer instrument issued under this Schedule may relate to any asset of the transferor outside Malaysia and effect may be given to it either in accordance with any reciprocal agreement relating to enforcement of judgements that may exist between Malaysia and the country or territory outside Malaysia where such asset is located, or where there is no such agreement, in accordance with the law applicable in such country or territory, and until such time the transfer is given full effect in the country or territory outside Malaysia where such asset is located, the transferor shall hold such asset, together with any additional asset or right accruing by virtue of such asset or any right therein, as a trustee for the benefit of the transferee and promptly remit or transfer to the transferee any money or other thing of value received by the transferor on account of the asset or any such additional asset or right. (2) At the transferee’s request, the transferor, at its own costs, shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the transfer of any asset of the transferor outside Malaysia is made fully effective under the law applicable in the country or territory where such asset is located.