Labuan Financial Services Authority Act 1996 · Updated to 1 Dec 2011
28L. Admissibility of translation of documents
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Where any document which is to be used in any proceedings against any person is in a language other than the national language or English language, a translation of such document into the national
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language or English language shall be admissible in evidence where the translation is accompanied by a certificate of the person who translated the document setting out that it is an accurate, faithful and true translation and the translation had been done by such person at the instance of the officer authorized by the Authority, the Public
Authority
“Authority” means the Labuan Financial Services Authority established under section 3;
Prosecutor or an officer of any domestic law enforcement agency.
domestic law enforcement agency
“domestic law enforcement agency” includes a body or agency that is for the time being responsible in Malaysia for the enforcement of laws relating to the prevention, detection and investigation of any criminal offence;
Subsection (1) shall apply to a document which is translated, regardless whether the document was made in or outside Malaysia, or whether the translation was done in or outside Malaysia, or whether possession of such document was obtained by the authorized officer of the Authority, the Public Prosecutor or an officer of any domestic law enforcement agency in or home supervisory authority outside
home supervisory authority
“home supervisory authority” means any relevant authority or body in Malaysia or of any other country which exercises supervisory functions over the operations of offshore financial institutions;
Malaysia.
Terms defined in this Act
Authority
Defined · s 2“Authority” means the Labuan Financial Services Authority established under section 3;
domestic law enforcement agency
Defined · s 28A“domestic law enforcement agency” includes a body or agency that is for the time being responsible in Malaysia for the enforcement of laws relating to the prevention, detection and investigation of any criminal offence;
home supervisory authority
Defined · s 28A“home supervisory authority” means any relevant authority or body in Malaysia or of any other country which exercises supervisory functions over the operations of offshore financial institutions;