STATUTORY DECLARATIONS ACT 1960

This Act may be cited as the Statutory Declarations Act 1960.

Oaths, or, subject to section 4 of the Notaries Public Act 1959

[Act 115], any notary public appointed under the Notaries Public

Act 1959, may take and receive the declaration of any person voluntarily making the declaration in Malay or English in the form in the Schedule.

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

of the Penal Code [Act 574].

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

Statutory Declarations Ordinance of Sabah [Cap. 138] and any reference in any federal law in force in Sarawak to the Statutory

Declarations Ordinance of Sarawak [Cap. 52] or to the Statutory

Declarations Act 1835 [5 & 6 Wm. IV, C. 62], of the United

Kingdom, shall be deemed to be a reference to this Act.

[Section 2]

In Malay

BORANG AKUAN

Saya,................................................................................dengan sesungguhnya dan sebenarnya mengaku bahawa .......................................................dan saya membuat akuan ini dengan kepercayaan bahawa akuan ini adalah benar, dan menurut kuasa peruntukan Akta Akuan Berkanun 1960.

Diperbuat dan dengan sesungguhnya diakui oleh yang tersebut namanya di atas..................................

di ..............................................................................

di dalam Negeri .......................................................

pada ........................................................ , 20..........

Di hadapan saya,

......................................

(Tandatangan Hakim

Mahkamah Sesyen, Majistret,

Pesuruhjaya Sumpah atau notari awam)

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In English

FORM OF DECLARATION

I, ......................................................................................................................

do solemnly and sincerely declare that.............................................................

..........................................................................................................................

and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the declaration to be true, and by virtue of the Statutory Declarations Act 1960.

Subscribed and solemnly declared by the abovenamed

.......................................................................................

at ...................................................................................

in the State of ...............................................................

this .......................................................... , 20...............

Before me,

...........................................................

(Signature of Sessions Court Judge,

Magistrate, Commissioner for Oaths or notary public)

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Act 783

(Revised—2016)

Particulars under paragraphs 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)

(Modifications and Extension to Borneo

States), Order 1968 28-11-1968

LIST OF LAWS OR PARTS THEREOF SUPERSEDED

No.

Title

Act 13

Statutory Declarations Act 1960

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LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED

Section

Amending authority

In force from

- NIL -

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(Revised—2016)

LIST OF AMENDMENTS MADE BY THE COMMISSIONER OF

LAW REVISION UNDER SECTION 6 OF THE REVISION OF

LAWS ACT 1968 [ACT 1]

Provision

Particulars of amendments

Authority for amendment section 2 1.

Word “Any” substituted for “It shall be lawful for any”

paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

2.

Comma after the word “Magistrate”

omitted paragraph 6(1)(xvi)

3.

Word “may” substituted for “to”

paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

4.

Word “declaration” substituted for

“same”

paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

section 3

Words “the provisions of” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

section 4 1.

Words “the provisions of” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

2.

Word “declaration” substituted for

“same”

paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

3.

Words “from time to time” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

4.

Word “prescribe” transposed before words “by notification in the Gazette”

paragraph 6(1)(xiii)

In Malay 1.

Word “sesungguhnya” substituted for

“sesungguh”

paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

2.

Word “dan” substituted for “serta”

paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

3.

Word “dalam” inserted after the word

“di”

paragraph 6(1)(iii)

4.

Comma inserted after the word “Majistret”

paragraph 6(1)(xvi)

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Provision

Particulars of amendments

Authority for amendment 5.

Word “atau” after the word “Majistret”

omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

6.

Words “atau notari awam” inserted after the word “Pesuruhjaya Sumpah”

paragraph 6(1)(iii)

Schedule In

English 1.

Word “declaration” substituted for

“same”

paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

2.

Words “the provisions of” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

3.

Comma inserted after the word

“Magistrate”

paragraph 6(1)(xvi)

4.

Word “or” after the word “Magistrate”

omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

5.

Words “or notary public” inserted after the word “Commissioner for Oaths”

paragraph 6(1)(iii)

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