Jurisdictional Immunities of Foreign States Act 2024 · Updated to 24 May 2024 · Chapter III
11. Restriction of immunity in proceedings relating to determination of right, etc., of property
Feedback & supportA foreign State shall not be immune from the jurisdiction of the court in any proceedings to determine—
foreign State
“foreign State” means any country or territory outside Malaysia, and includes— (a) a department or various organs of government of a foreign State; (b) a constituent unit of a federal foreign State or political subdivisions of the foreign State; and Jurisdictional Immunities of Foreign States 9 (c) the agency, body or other entity of a foreign State established under a written law of or otherwise by the foreign State;
any right, interest or obligation of the foreign State in immovable property situated in Malaysia;
any right, interest or obligation of the foreign State in movable or immovable property arising out of succession, gift or bona vacantia; or
any right, interest or obligation of the foreign State in the administration of property such as trust property, the estate of a bankrupt or the property of a company in the event of its winding up.