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all laws having the force of law now or heretofore in force or hereafter to be in force in Malaysia;

articles of war for the armed forces or any visiting force lawfully present in Malaysia;

the course of proceedings in Parliament and in the legislature of any State in Malaysia;

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the accession of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the accession of the Ruler of any State in Malaysia and the appointment of a Yang di-Pertua Negeri;

the seals of all the courts of Malaysia, all seals which any person is authorized to use by any law in force for the time being in Malaysia and of notaries public;

the accession to office, names, titles, functions and signatures of the persons filling for the time being any public office in Malaysia, if the fact of their appointment to such office is notified in the Gazette or in any State

Gazette;

the ordinary course of nature, natural and artificial divisions of time, the geographical divisions of the world, the meaning of Malay, English and Arabic words, public festivals, fasts and holidays notified in the Gazette or in any

State Gazette;

the names of the members and officers of the Court and of their deputies and subordinate officers and assistants, and also of all officers acting in execution of its process, and of all Peguam Syarie and other persons authorized by law to appear or act before it;

the rules of the road, sea regulations and the rules of the air;

all other matters which it is directed by any written law to notice.

In all these cases, and also on all matters of public history, literature, science or art, the Court may resort for its aid to appropriate books or documents of reference.

If the Court is called upon by any person to take judicial notice of any fact, it may refuse to do so unless and until the person produces any such book or document as it considers necessary to enable it to do so.

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Facts admitted need not be proved