Section 17
Making of rules of court
of Courts of Judicature Act 1964
Rules of court under section 16 may be made by a Rules
Committee appointed as hereinafter provided.
(2)
The Rules Committee shall consist of the following persons:
(a)
the Chief Justice, who shall be the Chairman of the
Committee;
(b)
the President;
(c)
the Chief Judges;
(d)
a Judge of the Federal Court, a Judge of the Court of
Appeal, a Judge of the High Court in Malaya, and a Judge of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak, to be appointed by the Chief Justice for such period as he may specify in writing;
(e)
the Attorney General, or his nominee;
(f)
the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court;
(g)
three advocates, one practising in the States of Peninsular
Malaysia, one practising in Sabah and one practising in
*NOTE—Section 16 of this Act has been modified by the Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Act 2020 [Act 829] (which came into operation on 18 March 2020 and continued to be in operation for a period of two years from the date of its publication, that is 22 October 2022), by inserting a new section 16A as follows:
“General power of the Chief Justice to issue direction