Malaysia legislation
Section 5
Section 5
A code may—
(a)
specify a date as from which it shall take effect;
(b)
prescribe and define offences and fix penalties or maximum or minimum penalties therefor;
(c)
prescribe and define civil wrongs and fix the amount of compensation or damages to be awarded therefor or the manner of assessment of such compensation or damages;
(d)
prescribe the classes of cases within the jurisdiction of the respective native courts;
NATIVE CUSTOMS (DECLARATION)
(e)
provide as to whether the version prepared in the native language of any native community or the English version is to be the authorized version of such code; and
(f)
provide for any other matter in connection with the customs of the native race in respect of which the code is compiled.
Amendment of a code