Act 13

This Act may be cited as the Statutory Declarations Act, Short title. 1960.

It shall be lawful for any President of a Sessions Court, Magistrate, Commissioner for Oaths or, subject to the provisions of section 4 of the Notaries Public Ordinance, 1959, any notary public appointed under the Notaries Public Ordinance, 1959, to take and receive the declaration of any person voluntarily making the same in Malay or English in the form in the Schedule.

Declarations made by virtue of the provisions of this Act shall be deemed to be such declarations as are referred to in sections 199 and 200 of the Penal Code.

A person making any declaration by virtue of the provisions of this Act shall pay to the officer or Commissioner taking the same such fees as the Minister may from time to time by notification in the Gazette prescribe.

Any reference in any federal law in force in Sabah to the Statutory Declarations Ordinance of Sabah and any reference in any federal law in force in Sarawak to the Statutory Declarations Ordinance of Sarawak or to the Statutory Declarations Act, 1835, of the United Kingdom, shall be deemed to be a reference to this Act.

References in Sabah and Sarawak federal laws to repealed laws. Cap.

138. Cap.52. 5 & 6 Wm. IV,C.

62.

ACT 13

(Section 2)

In Malay

BORANG AKUAN

Saya, ... dengan sa-sunggoh dan sa-benar-nya mengaku bahawa ... dan saya membuat akuan ini dengan keperchayaan bahawa apa $ ^{2} $ yang tersebut di-dalam-nya ada-lah benar, serta menurut Akta Akuan Berkanun, 1960.

Di-perbuat dan dengan sa-benar²-nya di-aku oleh yang tersebut nama-nya di-atas ia-itu di-di-Negeri pada haribulan

19...

Di-hadapan saya,

(Tandatangan Yang di-Pertua, Mahkamah Seshen, Mejisteret atau Pesurohjaya Sumpah)

In English

FORM OF DECLARATION

I, ... do solemnly and sincerely declare that ... and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions of the Statutory Declarations Act, 1960.

Subscribed and solennly declared by the above named ... at ... in the State of... this ... day of ... 19...

Before me,

(Signature of President of Sessions Court, Magistrate or Commissioner for Oaths

Act 13

STATUTORY DECLARATIONS ACT, 1960 (Revised—1969)

Particulars under section 7 (ii) and (iii) of the Revision of Laws Act, 1968 (Act 1)

LIST OF AMENDMENTS

Amending law

Short title

In force from

P.U. 488/1968 ... Modification of Laws (Statutory Declarations) (Modification and Extension to Borneo States) Order, 1968 28-11-1968

LIST OF LAWS OR PARTS THEREOF SUPERSEDED

No.

Title

20 of 1960 ... Statutory Declarations Act, 1960