Malaysia legislation
Section 3
Section 3
In this Act unless the context otherwise requires—
"action" means a civil proceeding commenced by writ or in such other manner as is prescribed by rules of court, but does not include a criminal proceeding;
"cause" includes any action, suit or other original proceeding between a plaintiff and defendant, and any criminal proceeding;
"Chief Justice" means the Chief Justice of the High Court in Malaya or of the High Court in Borneo, as the case may require;
"Constitution" means the Constitution of Malaysia;
"Court" means the Federal Court or the High Court, as the case may require;
"High Court" means the High Court in Malaya and the High Court in Borneo or either of them, as the case may require;
"Judge" means a Judge of the Federal Court or of the High Court and includes the Lord President and a Chief Justice;
"Judicial Committee" means the Judicial Committee of Her Britannic Majesty's Privy Council;
"local jurisdiction" means—
(a)
in the case of the High Court in Malaya, the territory comprised in the States of Malaya, namely, Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor and Trengganu; and
(b)
in the case of the High Court in Borneo, the territory comprised in the Borneo States, namely, Sabah and Sarawak, and the air space including, in either case, the territorial waters;
"Malaysia Day" means the 16th September, 1963;
"matter" includes every proceeding in court not in a cause; " permanent resident "
"proceeding" means any proceeding whatsoever of a civil or criminal nature and includes an application at any stage of a proceeding;
"Registrar" means the Chief Registrar and any Registrar Deputy Registrar, Senior Assistant Registrar or Assistant Registrar appointed under section 10;
"subordinate court" means any inferior court from the decisions of which by reason of any written law there is a right of appeal to the High Court and means in relation to the High Court any such Court as by any written law has jurisdiction within the local jurisdiction of the High Court.