Malaysia legislation
Section 2
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;