Malaysia legislation
Section 15
Section 15
(2)
Such repeal shall not affect the validity of—
(a)
any power of attorney executed before the commencement of this Act under and in accordance with any such law but such power of attorney shall, if registered, be deemed to be registered under this Act or, if not registered before the commencement of this Act, may be registered by deposit with a Senior Assistant Registrar of a true copy or office copy as the case may be under section 4 and the same shall continue in force until revoked or otherwise determined under this Act.
(b)
any act or payment done or made before the commencement of this Act which was at the time it was so done or made valid under or by virtue of any of such repealed Ordinance or Enactment.
(3)
Where any power of attorney was, before the commencement of this Act, deposited in the office of the Registrar or Senior Assistant
Registrar in accordance with the repealed Ordinance or Enactment, sections 10, 11, and 12 shall apply as if such document had been a document deposited in accordance with section 4 and where such document had been deposited in the office of the Registrar, the
Registrar shall have the powers of a Senior Assistant Registrar under section 10.
14 Laws of Malaysia ACT 424
FIRST SCHEDULE
[Section 3]
FORM I
FORM OF AUTHENTICATION IN CASE OF A POWER OF
ATTORNEY EXECUTED BY AN INDIVIDUAL
I ……....… (Magistrate, Justice of the Peace, Land Administrator, Notary Public,
Commissioner for Oaths, Bank Official or Advocate and Solicitor of the High
Court in Malaya) officiating [or practising] at........…, hereby certify that the signature of the donor above named was written in my presence on this thumb-mark affixed
..…..…… day of ……… 20 ………, and is, to my own personal knowledge, [or according to information given to me by trustworthy and respectable persons, namely ……… of .................. and ................ of ...................., which information verily believe,] the true signature of ….....…… who has acknowledged to me that he thumb-mark is of full age and that he has voluntarily executed this instrument.
is not
Witness my hand ……………
FORM II
FORM OF AUTHENTICATION IN CASE OF A POWER OF ATTORNEY
EXECUTED BY A COMPANY OR CORPORATION
I ……… (Magistrate, Justice of the Peace, Land Administrator, Notary Public,
Commissioner for Oaths, Bank Official or Advocate and Solicitor of the High
Court in Malaya) officiating [or practising] at ………, hereby certify that on this
……… day of ……… 20 ………, the common seal of (state name of company or corporation) was duly affixed to the above written instrument in my presence in accordance with the regulations of the said Company__
Corporation.
Witness my hand ……………
Powers of Attorney 15
SECOND SCHEDULE
[Section 15]
REPEAL
(1)
(2)
(3)
No.
Title
Extent of repeal
F.M.S. Cap.
The Powers of Attorney
Enactment
The whole
Johore Enactment
No. 18
The Powers of Attorney
Enactment
The whole
Kedah Enactment
No. 81
Enactment No. 81
(Powers of Attorney)
The whole
Kelantan Enactment
No. 8 of 1931
The Powers of Attorney
Enactment 1931
The whole
Trengganu Enactment
No. 36 of 1356
The Powers of Attorney
Enactment
The whole
Straits Settlements
Cap. 118
The Conveyancing and
Law of Property
Ordinance