Seterusnya, mahkamah juga merujuk kepada otoriti Sime Hok Sdn Bhd v Soh Poh Shen [2013] 2 MLJ, dimana Mahkamah Persekutuan menyatakan: - 5 Perenggan 26 – “But with respect, we do not see how those three authorities could influence the outcome here, for what were said in Tan Hock Chans’, Ganam Rajamanys’, and Hind Construction Contractorss’ on the notice fixing time for performance were 10 said in the context of the rescission of a contract and not breach. Here, we are concerned not with any issue of rescission of the oral agreement but with the question of whether there could be breach by the respondent before the issuance of the appellant’s notices fixing time for performance. As we see it, a notice fixing time for performance may be necessary, it all depends on the 15 peculiar facts, to make time of the essence to justify rescission of the contract (see s 56(1) of the Act) to preclude the intervention of equity or, in other words, the effect of s 56(2) of the Act. The practical necessity for such a rule is that ‘the notice operates as evidence of the date by which the promisee considers it reasonable to require the contract to be performed, failure to perform by which 20 is evidence of an intention not to perform: see Lord Simon of Glaisdale in United Scientific Holdings Ltd v Burnley Borough Council [1978] AC 904, 946E–947A ; Astea (UK) Ltd v Time Group Ltd [2003] EWHC 725, TCC, paras 147’ (Dalkia Utilities Services plc v Celtech International Ltd [2006] All ER (D) 203 (Jan) para 131 per Christopher Clarke J)” 25