KAEDAH-KAEDAH TATACARA JENAYAH (KADAR BAYARAN KEPADA SAKSI) 2011

(Kadar Bayaran kepada Saksi) 2011.

Dalam Kaedah-Kaedah ini, “pihak berkuasa yang berkaitan” ertinya mana-mana pihak berkuasa yang menjalankan penyiasatan dalam sesuatu kes.

Kaedah-Kaedah ini tidak terpakai bagi pekhidmat awam yang dikehendaki untuk hadir di mahkamah sebagai saksi dalam tugas rasminya dan dalam hal itu, Pekeliling

Perbendaharaan Bil. 3 Tahun 2003 hendaklah terpakai.

Pihak berkuasa yang berkaitan hendaklah menyenggara suatu daftar mengenai apa-apa bayaran, butiran, dokumen dan apa-apa perkara lain berhubung dengan Kaedah-Kaedah ini mengikut cara sebagaimana yang ditentukan oleh pihak berkuasa yang berkaitan.

Semua sebutan kepada bayaran saksi dalam mana-mana undang-undang bertulis atau dokumen hendaklah, apabila mula berkuat kuasanya Kaedah-Kaedah ini, ditafsirkan sebagai sebutan kepada kadar bayaran kepada saksi.

L.N. 658/1954 dibatalkan.

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JADUAL

(Kaedah 4)

PERBELANJAAN

PAMPASAN

JARAK BAGI

PERJALANAN

KADAR HOTEL

SEHARI

RUMAH

PENGINAPAN

SEHARI

KADAR BAYARAN

SEHARI (RM)

0.50 sen setiap kilometer atau kadar sebenar berdasarkan resit bagi tambang teksi /bas /kereta api sahaja

Berdasarkan kadar sebenar tetapi tidak melebihi 160.00 / 170.00

55.00 / 60.00

50.00 / 65.00

Dibuat 8 September 2011

[JK/MP 322 Jld. 10; PN(PU2) 224/VI]

TUN DATO’ SERI ZAKI BIN TUN AZMI

Ketua Hakim Negara, Malaysia

TAN SRI ABDUL GANI PATAIL

Peguam Negara, Malaysia

TAN SRI ARIFIN BIN ZAKARIA

Hakim Besar di Mahkamah Tinggi di Malaya

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TAN SRI DATUK SERI PANGLIMA RICHARD MALANJUM

Hakim Besar di Mahkamah Tinggi di Sabah dan Sarawak

TAN SRI JAMES FOONG CHENG YUEN

Hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan

DATO’ JEFFREY TAN KOK WHA

Hakim Mahkamah Rayuan

DATUK DR. HAJI HAMID SULTAN BIN ABU BACKER

Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi di Malaya

DATUK DAVID WONG DAK WAH

Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi di Sabah dan Sarawak

PUAN AZIZAH BINTI MAHAMUD

Hakim Kanan Mahkamah Sesyen, Kuala Lumpur

ENCIK LIM CHEE WEE

Peguam Bela, Semenanjung Malaysia

DATUK JOHN SIKAYUN

Peguam Bela, Sabah

ENCIK KHAIRIL AZMI BIN MOHD HASBIE

Peguam Bela, Sarawak

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

Kehakiman 1964 dan seksyen 8 Kaedah-Kaedah Mahkamah Rendah 1955].

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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (RATES OF PAYMENT TO WITNESSES) RULES 2011

IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 428 of the Criminal Procedure Code

[Act 593], section 16 of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 [Act 91] and section 4 of the

Subordinate Courts Rules Act 1955 [Act 55], the Rules Committee established under section 17 of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 and the Subordinate Courts Rules

Committee established under section 3 of the Subordinate Courts Rules Act 1955, make the following rules:

Citation 1.

These rules may be cited as the Criminal Procedure (Rates of Payment to

Witnesses) Rules 2011.

Interpretation 2.

In these Rules, “relevant authority” means any authority which conducts investigation in a case.

Non-application 3.

These Rules shall not apply to a public servant who is required to attend court as a witness in his official capacity and in such a case, the Treasury Circular No. 3 of 2003

shall apply.

Rates of payment 4.

(1)

The rates of payment of the expenses and compensation to be ordered under section 427 of the Criminal Procedure Code shall be as specified in the Schedule.

(2)

Notwithstanding subrule (1), where a place of residence of a witness is less than fifty kilometres from the court, the witness shall not be entitled to claim any expenses for hotel or lodging.

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(3)

A witness who travels by air shall be paid an economy class air fare, either one-way or return, as the case may be.

Expert witness 5.

(1)

A witness who gives a statement as an expert in court may be paid a fee of one hundred ringgit in addition to the expenses and compensation payable to him under these Rules.

(2)

The court shall determine whether a witness is giving a statement as an expert or otherwise.

Witness may be accompanied by parent, relative or guardian 6.

(1)

A witness –

(a)

under the age of eighteen years;

(b)

with disability; or

(c)

with illness, may be accompanied by his parent, one relative or one guardian, and the parent, relative or guardian may be paid the same amount of rates of payment to the witness as specified in the Schedule as if the parent, relative or guardian was himself a witness.

(2)

A witness with disability referred to in paragraph (1)(b) shall be a person who falls within the definition of persons with disabilities under the Persons With

Disabilities Act 2008 [Act 685].

Payment of expenses and compensation 7.

(1)

The payment of the expenses and compensation referred to in rules 4

and 6, and the payment of fee referred to in rule 5 shall be made to the witness or to the parent, relative or guardian of the witness, as the case may be, by the relevant authority.

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(2)

The relevant authority shall, before making any payment under subrule (1), require the witness or the parent, relative or guardian of the witness, as the case may be, to submit a summons to a witness which has been endorsed by the court as proof of attendance or any other relevant documents to support the claims made.

Maintenance of register 8.

The relevant authority shall maintain a register of any payment, particulars, documents and any other matters in relation to these Rules in the manner as the relevant authority may determine.

Construction of references to witnesses fees 9.

All references to witnesses fees in any written laws or documents shall, on the coming into operation of these Rules, be construed as references to the rates of payment to witnesses.

Revocation 10.

The Criminal Procedure (Witnesses Fees) Rules 1954 published in L.N. 658/1954

are revoked.

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(Rule 4)

EXPENSES

COMPENSATION

MILEAGE FOR

TRAVELLING

HOTEL RATE

PER DAY

SABAH AND

LODGING

PER DAY

SABAH AND

RATES OF PAYMENT

PER DAY (RM)

MALAYSIA / SABAH

AND SARAWAK)

0.50 cents per kilometre or actual rate based on the receipts for taxi /bus

/train fare only

According to the actual rate but not exceeding 160.00 / 170.00

55.00 / 60.00

50.00 / 65.00

Made 8 September 2011

[ JK/MP 322 Jld. 10; PN(PU2) 224/VI]

TUN DATO’ SERI ZAKI BIN TUN AZMI

Chief Justice, Malaysia

TAN SRI ABDUL GANI PATAIL

Attorney General, Malaysia

TAN SRI ARIFIN BIN ZAKARIA

Chief Judge of the High Court in Malaya

TAN SRI DATUK SERI PANGLIMA RICHARD MALANJUM

Chief Judge of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak

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TAN SRI JAMES FOONG CHENG YUEN

Judge of the Federal Court

DATO’ JEFFREY TAN KOK WHA

Judge of the Court of Appeal

DATUK DR. HAJI HAMID SULTAN BIN ABU BACKER

Judge of the High Court in Malaya

DATUK DAVID WONG DAK WAH

Judge of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak

PUAN AZIZAH BINTI MAHAMUD

Senior Sessions Court Judge, Kuala Lumpur

ENCIK LIM CHEE WEE

Advocate, Peninsular Malaysia

DATUK JOHN SIKAYUN

Advocate, Sabah

ENCIK KHAIRIL AZMI BIN MOHD HASBIE

Advocate, Sarawak

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

Judicature Act 1964 and section 8 of the Subordinate Courts Rules Act 1955].