FEES ACT 1951

This Act may be cited as the Fees Act, 1951.

Interpretation

Ninth Schedule to the Federal Constitution, being the list enumerating the matters with respect to which Parliament may make laws.

Yang di-Pertuan Agong may charge and prescribe fees and payments to be leviable in courts and public offices

Except where expressly provided otherwise by any other written law, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong may by order—

Every order made under section 3 shall be laid as soon as conveniently possible on the table of the Dewan Rakyat, and shall be published in the Gazette, and shall have effect from the date of such publication:

Provided that such order may be revoked or amended in whole or in part by resolution of the Dewan Rakyat passed within three months of the date on which such order was laid upon the table thereof, and shall thereupon cease to have effect or have effect as so amended but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder.

The officer of any court, public office or department required to do anything for which a fee or payment is chargeable or prescribed under this Act or under any other written law relating to any matter included in the Federal List may decline to do that thing till the fee is paid or the payment is made.

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong may by order declare that all or any fees or payments charged or prescribed under this Act, shall be payable by means of stamps under the laws in force for the collection of stamp duties in Malaysia.

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The Yang di-Pertuan Agong may by order declare that all or any fees or payments in any of the public offices and departments of any Government in Malaysia now or by any order made under section 7 made payable by means of stamps shall be paid in money, any written law to the contrary notwithstanding:

Provided that such fees or payments are in respect of any matter included in the Federal List.

Nothing in this Act shall be held to affect the amount of any such fees or payments leviable or chargeable or to be leviable or chargeable under any written law when express provision is made as to the amount of such fees or payments in such written law.

Notwithstanding section 9, it shall be lawful for the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to remit wholly or in part, and either generally or in any particular case or class of cases, any fee or other payment prescribed under this Act or under any other written law relating to any matter included in the Federal List, and the Yang di-Pertuan

Agong may by order provide for the remission of any such fee or other payment and may specify therein the person by whom such remissions shall be granted.

The Fees Ordinance of the Straits Settlements, Enactment No.

37 (Fees) of the State of Kedah and the Fees Enactment, 1940 of the State of Johore shall from and after the 23rd of August, 1951, cease to have effect in respect of any matter included in the Federal

List:

Provided that all tables of fees and other payments framed under the provisions of such Ordinance or Enactments shall until revoked by order of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong continue in full force and effect as if this Act had not been passed.

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Act 209

LIST OF AMENDMENTS

Amending law

Short title

In force from

L.N.332/1958

Federal Constitution (Modification 13-11-1958

of Laws) (Ordinances and

Proclamations) Order, 1958

P.U. 405/1966

Modification of Laws (Fees)

03-11-1966

(Extension to Borneo States)

Order, 1966

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Act 209

LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED

Section

Amending authority

In force from 2

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