KAEDAH-KAEDAH MAHKAMAH (PINDAAN) 2012

“Kaedah-Kaedah ibu” dalam Kaedah-Kaedah ini, dipinda dalam Aturan 1, kaedah 4

dalam takrif “Syerif” dengan memasukkan selepas perkataan “Mahkamah Tinggi”

perkataan “dan Mahkamah Rendah”.

Aturan 5 kaedah-Kaedah ibu dipinda dengan menggantikan kaedah 1 dengan kaedah yang berikut:

“1.

Kecuali sebagaimana yang diperuntukkan dalam Kaedah-Kaedah ini dan tertakluk kepada Aturan 94, kaedah 2, prosiding hendaklah dimulakan sama ada melalui saman pemula atau melalui writ.”.

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Aturan 11, kaedah 1(M) Kaedah-Kaedah ibu dipinda dengan memasukkan selepas perkataan “menguatkuasakan” perkataan “atau mengetepikan”.

Aturan 38, kaedah 2(1) Kaedah-Kaedah ibu dipinda dengan menggantikan perkataan “Tanpa menjejaskan keluasan kaedah 1” dengan perkataan “Walau apa pun kaedah 1”.

dengan perenggan yang berikut:

“

Aturan 61, kaedah 3 Kaedah-Kaedah ibu dipinda dengan menggantikan perkataan “Pejabat Pendaftaran Mahkamah Tinggi” dengan perkataan “Pejabat

Pendaftaran Mahkamah” di mana-mana terdapat dalam kaedah ini.

Aturan 85, kaedah 1 dan 2 Kaedah-Kaedah ibu dipinda dengan menggantikan perkataan “Pendaftar” dengan perkataan “Hakim” di mana-mana jua terdapat dalam kaedah-kaedah itu.

Lampiran A Kaedah-Kaedah ibu dipinda―

(a)

dalam Borang 59―

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(i)

dengan memasukkan perkataan “Dan selanjutnya sila ambil perhatian bahawa kamu dikehendaki mematuhi arahan yang berikut:” di atas perkataan “Bertarikh pada ................ haribulan

....................., 20 ...........”; dan

(ii)

dengan memotong perkataan “Notis ini diambil oleh plaintif (atau sebagaimana yang berkenaan) beralamat di (nyatakan alamat).

Kepada defendan (atau sebagaimana yang berkenaan)”;

(b)

dalam Borang 159, dalam perenggan (b) butiran 2 dengan menggantikan perkataan “sepuluh ribu ringgit” dengan perkataan “dua juta ringgit”; dan

(c)

dalam Borang 198, dalam butiran (6) “ARAHAN-ARAHAN KEPADA

PLAINTIF:” dengan menggantikan perkataan “RM10” dengan perkataan

“RM20”.

Pindaan Lampiran C

14.

Lampiran C dipinda dengan memasukkan selepas butiran 7 butiran yang berikut:

(1)

Butiran

(2)

Prosiding

(3)

Undang-Undang Bertulis

“8.

Prosiding di bawah Akta Cukai

Pendapatan 1967

Akta Cukai Pendapatan 1967

[Akta 53]”

Dibuat 31 Julai 2012

[JK/MP 322 Jld. 11; PN(PU2)153/XIV]

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Jawatankuasa Kaedah-Kaedah:

Ketua Hakim Negara, Malaysia

Peguam Negara, Malaysia

Hakim Besar Mahkamah Tinggi di Malaya

Hakim Besar Mahkamah Tinggi di Sabah dan Sarawak

Hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan

Hakim Mahkamah Rayuan

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Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi di Malaya

Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi di Sabah dan Sarawak

Hakim Kanan Mahkamah Sesyen, Kuala Lumpur

Peguam bela, Semenanjung Malaysia

Peguam bela, Sabah

Peguam bela, Sarawak

[Akan dibentangkan di Dewan Rakyat menurut subseksyen 17(5) Akta Mahkamah

Kehakiman 1964]

Jawatankuasa Kaedah-Kaedah Mahkamah Rendah:

Ketua Hakim Negara, Malaysia

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Peguam Negara, Malaysia

Hakim Besar Mahkamah Tinggi di Malaya

Hakim Besar Mahkamah Tinggi di Sabah dan Sarawak

Hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan

Hakim Mahkamah Rayuan

Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi di Malaya

Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi di Sabah dan Sarawak

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Hakim Kanan Mahkamah Sesyen, Kuala Lumpur

Peguam bela, Semenanjung Malaysia

Peguam bela, Sabah

Peguam bela, Sarawak

[Akan dibentangkan di Dewan Rakyat menurut seksyen 8 Akta Kaedah-Kaedah

Mahkamah Rendah 1955]

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COURTS OF JUDICATURE ACT 1964

SUBORDINATE COURTS RULES ACT 1955

RULES OF COURT (AMENDMENT) 2012

IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 17 of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964

[Act 91] and section 4 of the Subordinate Courts Rules Act 1955 [Act 55], and with the consent of the Chief Judge of the High Court in Malaya and the Chief Judge of the High

Court in Sabah and Sarawak, the Rules Committee and the Subordinate Courts Rules

Committee make the following rules:

Citation and commencement 1.

(1)

These rules may be cited as the Rules of Court (Amendment) 2012.

(2)

These Rules come into operation on 1 August 2012.

Amendment of Order 1 2.

The Rules of Court 2012 [P.U. (A) 205/2012], which is referred to as the

“principal Rules” in these Rules, is amended in Order 1, rule 4, in the definition of

“Sheriff” by inserting after the words “the High Court” the words “and the Subordinate

Court”.

Amendment of Order 5 3.

Order 5 of the principal Rules is amended by substituting for rule 1 the following rule:

“1.

Except as provided in these Rules and subject to Order 94, rule 2, proceedings shall be commenced either by originating summons or by writ.”.

Amendment of Order 11 4.

Order 11, rule 1(M) of the principal Rules is amended by inserting after the word

“enforce” the words “or set aside”.

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Amendment of Order 12 5.

Order 12 of the principal Rules is amended―

(a)

by substituting for rule 4(a) the following paragraph:

“(a)

in the case of a writ served within Peninsular Malaysia, to fourteen days after service of the writ or, where that time has been extended by or by virtue of these Rules, to that time as so extended; and”;

(b)

by substituting for rule (4)(c) the following paragraph:

“(c)

in the case of a notice of a writ served out of the jurisdiction under

Order 11, rule 4, to twenty-one days after service of the notice of the writ, or in the case of a writ served under Order 10, rule 2, to fourteen days after service of the writ or in either case to such extended time as the Court may otherwise allow.”;

(c)

in rule 9, by inserting after the word “serve” the words “a notice of the”;

(d)

in rule 10(1)(c), by inserting after the word “serve” the words “a notice of the”;

(e)

in rule 10(5), by inserting after the words “paragraph (1)” the words “or paragraph (2)”; and

(f)

in rule 10(6), by inserting after the words “paragraph (1)” the words “or paragraph (2)”.

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Amendment of Order 38 6.

Order 38, rule 2(1) of the principal Rules is amended by substituting for the words “Without prejudice to the generality of rule 1” the words “Notwithstanding rule 1”.

Amendment of Order 53 7.

Order 53 of the principal Rules is amended by substituting for rule 2(4) the following paragraph:

“

(4)

Any person who is adversely affected by the decision, action or omission in relation to the exercise of the public duty or function shall be entitled to make the application.”.

Amendment of Order 61 8.

Order 61, rule 3 of the principal Rules is amended by substituting for the words

“Registry of the High Court” the words “Registry of the Court” wherever appearing in this rule.

Amendment of Order 69 9.

Order 69 of the principal Rules are amended―

(a)

by inserting after rule 8(8) the following paragraph:

“

(8A)

Order 11, rules 5, 6, and 8 shall apply to the service out of jurisdiction of the arbitration claim originating summons, or any order made in such claim, under paragraph (5).”; and

(b)

by inserting after rule 12(2) the following paragraph:

“

(3)

Order 11, rules 5, 6 and 8 shall apply to the service out of jurisdiction of the arbitration claim originating summons, or any order made in such claim, under paragraph (1)”.

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Amendments of Order 71 10.

Order 71 of the principal Rules are amended―

(a)

in rule 2, by inserting after the definition of “Principal Registry” the following definition:

‘ “grant” means a grant of probate or grant of letters of administration, as the context requires;’;

(b)

in rule 45, by substituting for the words “originating summons” the words

“notice of application”; and

(c)

by substituting for rule 50(4) the following paragraph:

“

(4)

In any case in which a petition under the provisions of the

Small Estates (Distribution) Act 1955 is referred to the High Court under subsection 8(7) thereof, the Registrar to whom such petition is referred shall treat the petition as an originating summons so as to comply with the provisions of these Rules and may require the payment of fees which would have been payable if the petition had been filed as an originating summons in the High Court, but in all other respects the petition shall be proceeded with as though it had originally been filed as an originating summons in the High Court.”.

Amendment of Order 85 11.

Order 85, rules 1 and 2 of the principal Rules are amended by substituting for the word “Registrar” the word “Judge” wherever appearing in the rules.

Amendment of Order 94 12.

Order 94 of the principal Rules is amended―

(a)

by substituting for rule 2(3) the following paragraph:

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“

(3)

Any application commenced under any written law, other than those listed in Appendix C, which is by way of a mode other than originating summons or writ, shall be treated as having been commenced by way of originating summons and shall be dealt with accordingly in accordance with these Rules.”;

(b)

in rule 3(1) of the English text, by substituting for the words “High Court

Rules 1980” the words “Rules of the High Court 1980”; and

(c)

by substituting for rule 3(2) the following paragraph:

“

(2)

All pending actions and applications that were commenced before the date of coming into operations of these Rules shall, from the date of coming into operation of these Rules, proceed in accordance with the provisions of these Rules.”.

Amendment of Appendix A

13.

Appendix A of the principal Rules is amended―

(a)

in Form 59―

(i)

by inserting the words “And further take notice that you are required to comply with the following directions:” above the words “Dated this ................. day of ...................... , 20 ..............”; and

(ii)

by deleting the words “This notice is taken out by the plaintif (or as may be) of (state address). To the defendan (or as may be)”;

(b)

in Form 159, in paragraph (b) item 2 by substituting for the words “ten thousand ringgit” the words “two million ringgit”; and

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(c)

in Form 198, in item (6) of the “INSTRUCTIONS TO PLAINTIFF:” by substituting for the word “RM10” the word “RM20”.

Amendment of Appendix C

14.

Appendix C is amended by inserting after item 7 the following item:

(1)

Item

(2)

Proceedings

(3)

Written Law

“8.

Proceedings under the Income Tax

Act 1967

Income Tax Act 1967 [Act 53]”

Made 31 July 2012

[JK/MP 322 Jld. 11; PN(PU2)153/XIV]

Rules Committee:

Chief Justice, Malaysia

Attorney General, Malaysia

President of the Court of Appeal, Malaysia

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Chief Judge of the High Court in Malaya

Chief Judge of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak

Judge of the Federal Court

Judge of the Court of Appeal

Judge of the High Court in Malaya

Judge of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak

Senior Sessions Court Judge, Kuala Lumpur

Advocate, Peninsular Malaysia

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Advocate, Sabah

Advocate, Sarawak

[To be laid before the Dewan Rakyat pursuant to subsection 17(5) of the Courts of

Judicature Act 1964]

Subordinate Court Rules Committee:

Chief Justice, Malaysia

Attorney General, Malaysia

President of the Court of Appeal, Malaysia

Chief Judge of the High Court in Malaya

Chief Judge of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak

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Judge of the Federal Court

Judge of the Court of Appeal

Judge of the High Court in Malaya

Judge of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak

Senior Sessions Court Judge, Kuala Lumpur

Advocate, Peninsular Malaysia

Advocate, Sabah

Advocate, Sarawak

[To be laid before the Dewan Rakyat pursuant to section 8 of the Subordinate Courts Rules

Act 1955]