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Subordinate Courts Act 1948 s 5

Subordinate Courts Act 1948 s 5

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s 5 Process of courts

(1) All summonses, warrants, orders, rules, notices and mandatory processes whatsoever, whether civil or criminal shall— (a) (Deleted by Act 7 of 1964); (b) if issued or made by a Sessions Court, be signed by the Sessions Court Judge, or be signed, on behalf of the Sessions Court Judge, by a Magistrate of either class within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the Sessions Court is situate or by the Registrar of the Subordinate Courts; and (c) if issued or made by a Magistrates’ Court, be signed by a Magistrate of either class within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the Court is situate, or be signed by a Registrar of the Subordinate Courts situate in the same town or place as the Magistrates’ Court, (d) (Deleted by Act A1382). and every such summons, warrant, order, rule, notice and mandatory process shall be sealed with the seal of the court issuing or making the same. *(2) All summonses, warrants, orders, rules, notices and other processes whatsoever, whether civil or criminal, issued or made by or by the authority of any court respecting any cause or matter within its jurisdiction shall have full force and effect and may be served or executed anywhere within Peninsular Malaysia. * NOTE—For application in Sabah and Sarawak–see P.U. (A) 357/1980.

Malay text (authoritative)

Proses mahkamah

(1) Segala apa jua pun saman, waran, perintah, kaedah, notis dan proses mandatori, sama ada sivil atau jenayah, hendaklah— (a) (Dipotong oleh Akta 7 tahun 1964); (b) jika dikeluarkan atau dibuat oleh Mahkamah Sesyen, ditandatangani oleh Hakim Mahkamah Sesyen itu, atau ditandatangani, bagi pihak Hakim Mahkamah Sesyen itu, oleh seorang Majistret daripada salah satu kelas dalam had tempatan yang bidang kuasa Mahkamah Sesyen itu terletak atau oleh Pendaftar Mahkamah Rendah; (c) jika dikeluarkan atau dibuat oleh Mahkamah Majistret, ditandatangani oleh seorang Majistret daripada salah satu kelas dalam had tempatan yang bidang kuasa Mahkamah itu terletak, atau ditandatangani oleh Pendaftar Mahkamah Rendah yang terletak di bandar atau di tempat yang sama dengan Mahkamah Majistret itu; dan (d) jika dikeluarkan atau dibuat oleh Mahkamah Penghulu, ditandatangani oleh Penghulu Mahkamah itu, dan tiap-tiap saman, waran, perintah, kaedah, notis dan proses mandatori itu hendaklah dimeteraikan dengan meterai mahkamah yang mengeluarkan atau membuatnya. *CATATAN—Bagi pemakaian di Sabah dan Sarawak–lihat P.U. (A) 357/1980. *(2) Segala apa jua pun saman, waran, perintah, kaedah, notis dan proses lain, sama ada sivil atau jenayah, yang dikeluarkan atau dibuat oleh atau dengan kuasa mana-mana mahkamah berkenaan dengan apa-apa kausa atau perkara dalam bidang kuasanya hendaklah mempunyai kuat kuasa dan kesan penuh dan boleh disampaikan atau dilaksanakan di mana-mana jua di dalam Semenanjung Malaysia.

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Text as at 1 May 2013 (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).

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