Section 17 — COURTS OF JUDICATURE ACT 1964

(2)

The Rules Committee shall consist of the following persons:

(a)

the Lord President, who shall be the Chairman of the Committee;

(b)

the Chief Justices;

(c)

the Judges:

Provided that only such Judge or Judges as the Lord President may call upon to attend any particular meeting shall attend that meeting;

(d)

the Attorney General or his nominee;

(e)

two advocates practising in the States of Malaya nominated by the Bar Council and appointed by the Chief Justice of the High Court in Malaya for such period as he may specify in writing; and

(f)

one advocate practising in the Borneo States appointed by the Chief Justice of the High Court in Borneo for such period as he may specify in writing.

(g)

(Repealed).

(3)

At any meeting of the Rules Committee five members shall form a quorum. All questions shall be decided by a majority of votes of members present and voting:

Provided that—

(a)

no rules shall be made relating to the Federal Court without the consent thereto of the Lord President; and

(b)

no rules shall be made relating to any High Court without the consent thereto of the Chief Justice of that High Court.

(4)

Rules of court shall be published in the Gazette, and shall come into force on the date of publication or on such other date as may be specified therein.

(5)

Rules of court shall be laid before the Dewan Ra'ayat at the first meeting after their publication, and may be disapproved in whole or in part by a resolution of the Dewan Ra'ayat.

(6)

So far as they are not inconsistent with this Act or any other written law and until revoked by the Rules Committee the following rules shall have full force and effect as if they were made under this Act:

(a)

all Transitional Rules made by the Lord President under section 87 of the Malaysia Act; and

(b)

all rules of court relating to any High Court which were in force immediately before the coming into operation of this Act.

(7)

(Omitted).