Malaysia legislation

Section 2

of *DEBTORS ACT 1957

Section 2

Interpretation

“appropriate officer” means in respect of any court the officer authorized by law to execute any judgment of such court;

“court” means the court in which the original proceedings were commenced; being the High Court, a Sessions Court or a Magistrates’

Court;

“Federal officer” means any officer employed or deemed to be employed by the Government of Malaysia;

“judgment” includes any decree, order or decision for the payment of money;

“Peninsular Malaysia” has the meaning assigned thereto in section 3 of the Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 [Act 388], and includes the *Federal Territory.

*NOTE—“Federal Territory” refers to the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Labuan–see

P.U. (A) 220/1985.

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“State officer” means any officer employed by a State Government whose conditions of employment do not render him liable for service outside that State;

“the State”, in subsection 6(1), paragraph 15(1)(a), (b) and (c)

and paragraph 19(1)(a), means—

(a)

Sabah;

(b)

Sarawak; or

(c)

Peninsular Malaysia, as the case may be, where the court is situated;

EXECUTION IN RESPECT OF JUDGMENT DEBTS