Malaysia legislation
Section 14
Section 14
(1)
Where any State law which has been amended by any other State law is itself repealed, such repeal shall be deemed to include the repeal of all State laws or parts thereof by which such first mentioned State law has been amended.
(2)
Where any written law repeals in whole or in part any State law, then, unless the contrary intention appears, such repeal shall not –
(a)
revive anything not in force or existing at the time at which such repeal takes effect;
(b)
affect the previous operation of any State law so repealed or anything duly done or suffered under such law;
(c)
affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any State law so repealed;
(d)
affect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against the State law so repealed;
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(e)
affect any investigation, legal proceedings or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid, and any such investigation, legal proceedings or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if the repealing law had not been passed:
Provided that when the penalty, forfeitures or punishment imposed by the repealing law is heavier than that imposed by the repealed law, the provisions by which the lighter penalty, forfeiture or punishment is imposed shall, unless such repealing law otherwise provides, be applied if the court decides to inflict any punishment.
Repeal and substitution.