Malaysia legislation
Section 38
Section 38
Section 84 of the principal Act is amended—
(a)
by renumbering the existing section as subsection (1);
and
(b)
by inserting after subsection (1) as renumbered the following subsection:
“(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of any written law to the contrary, the court of a First Class Magistrate shall have jurisdiction to try any offence under this Act and to award the full punishment for any such offence.”.
Amendment of section 86