Jurisdictional Immunities of Foreign States Act 2024 s 6
Jurisdictional Immunities of Foreign States Act 2024 s 6
s 6 Proceedings against foreign State, head of State and head of Government
(1) A proceedings before any court shall be deemed to have been instituted against a foreign State and its property, if that foreign State and its property—
(a) is named as a party to that proceedings; or
(b) is not named as a party to the proceedings but the proceedings in effect seeks to affect the property, rights, interests or activities of the foreign State.
(2) A proceedings before any court shall be deemed to have been instituted against the head of State or the head of Government if the head of State or the head of Government is named as a party to that proceedings.
Malay text (authoritative)
Prosiding terhadap Negara asing, ketua Negara dan ketua Kerajaan
(1) Sesuatu prosiding di hadapan mana-mana mahkamah hendaklah disifatkan telah dimulakan terhadap sesuatu Negara asing dan hartanya, jika Negara asing itu dan hartanya—
(a) dinamakan sebagai pihak kepada prosiding itu; atau
(b) tidak dinamakan sebagai pihak kepada prosiding tetapi prosiding itu memberikan kesan yang menyentuh harta, hak, kepentingan atau aktiviti Negara asing itu.
(2) Sesuatu prosiding di hadapan mana-mana mahkamah hendaklah disifatkan telah dimulakan terhadap seseorang ketua Negara atau seseorang ketua Kerajaan jika ketua Negara atau ketua Kerajaan itu dinamakan sebagai pihak kepada prosiding itu.
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).
