s 17 Making of rules of court
(1) Rules of court under section 16 may be made by a Rules Committee appointed as hereinafter provided. (2) The Rules Committee shall consist of the following persons: (a) the Chief Justice, who shall be the Chairman of the Committee; (b) the President; (c) the Chief Judges; (d) a Judge of the Federal Court, a Judge of the Court of Appeal, a Judge of the High Court in Malaya, and a Judge of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak, to be appointed by the Chief Justice for such period as he may specify in writing; (e) the Attorney General, or his nominee; (f) the Senior Judge of the Sessions Court of Kuala Lumpur; (g) three advocates, one practising in the States of Peninsular Malaysia, one practising in Sabah and one practising in Sarawak, appointed by the Chief Justice for such period as he may specify in writing; and *(h) the Secretary General of the Ministry of Law, or his nominee. (2A) In the absence of the Chief Justice, the President or the Chief Judge of the High Court in Malaya or the Chief Judge of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak present shall be Chairman of the Committee. (3) At any meeting of the Rules Committee five members shall form a quorum. All questions shall be decided by a majority of votes of members present and voting: Provided that— (a) no rules shall be made relating to the Federal Court or the Court of Appeal without the consent thereto of the Chief Justice; and (b) no rules shall be made relating to any High Court without the consent thereto of the Chief Judge of that High Court. (3A) Rules of court which have financial implications shall be referred to the Government for approval. (4) Rules of court shall be published in the Gazette, and shall come into force on the date of publication or on such date as may be specified therein. (5) Rules of court shall be laid before the Dewan Rakyat at the first meeting after their publication, and may be disapproved in whole or in part by a resolution of the Dewan Rakyat. (6) (Omitted). (7) (Omitted). *NOTE—The Ministers of the Federal Government Order 1991 [P.U. (A) 176/1991] is revoked by the Ministers of the Federal Government Order 1995 [P.U. (A) 203/1995].