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Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation (Successor Company) Ordinance, 2004

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State Ordinance
Status
In force
Enacted
2004
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About this state ordinance

Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation (Successor Company) Ordinance, 2004 is Malaysia State Ordinance, cited as State Ordinance Cap. 59 2004, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2004.

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Chapter 59

Chapter 59

(SUCCESSOR COMPANY) ORDINANCE, 2004

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Incorporating all amendments up to 30th November, 2007

PREPARED AND PUBLISHED BY

THE COMMISSIONER OF LAW REVISION, SARAWAK

UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE REVISION OF LAWS ORDINANCE, 1992 2007

Date Passed by Dewan Undangan

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21st June, 2004

Date of Assent

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28th June, 2004

Date of Publication in Gazette

30th June, 2004

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LAWS OF SARAWAK

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Opening note

Preamble

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  1. An Ordinance to repeal the Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation Ordinance, 1962 [Cap. 51], to provide for the transfer of the property, rights and liabilities vested in the Corporation to a company, to make financial arrangements for that company and to provide for matters relating to staff, and for other connected matters. [*1st July, 2005] *(Swk. L.N. 44/2005) Enacted by the Legislature of Sarawak—

Part I

PART I

PART I

Section 1

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This Ordinance may be cited as the Sarawak Electricity

Supply Corporation (Successor Company) Ordinance, 2004, and shall come into force on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the *Gazette, appoint.

Section 2

Interpretation

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“Corporation” means the Sarawak Electricity Supply

Corporation established under the Sarawak Electricity Supply

Corporation Ordinance, 1962 [Cap. 51];

“Government” means the State Government of Sarawak;

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“land” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the

Land Code [Cap. 81 (1958 Ed.)];

“licence” includes any licence issued to the Corporation under the Electricity Ordinance [Cap. 50], and any other licences or permits issued by any government authority or agency in connection with the business of the Corporation;

“Minister” means the Minister in the Government for the time being charged with the responsibility for the Corporation;

“property” means all property of whatever description including land, any interest or estate in land and choses in-action of the Corporation within or outside Malaysia;

“repealed Ordinance” means the Sarawak Electricity Supply

Corporation Ordinance, 1962 [Cap. 51];

“rights and liabilities” refers to the rights and liabilities to which the Corporation was entitled or subject to under the laws of

Malaysia or any country outside Malaysia and shall include rights and liabilities under loans raised, licences, deeds, bonds, agreements, undertakings, instruments, memoranda of subleases and working arrangements favouring the Corporation or to which the Corporation is a party subsisting immediately before the commencement of this Ordinance;

“State Financial Secretary” means the State Financial

Secretary incorporated by the State Financial Secretary

(Incorporation) Ordinance [Cap. 36];

“subsidiary or related company” shall have the meaning assigned to these expressions in section 6 of the Companies Act 1965 [Act 125];

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“successor company” means a company limited by shares incorporated and registered in Malaysia under the Companies Act 1965 [Act 125] and nominated by the Minister in an Order to be published in the Gazette, to which all property, rights and liabilities of or belonging to the Corporation, shall be transferred or be vested under section 3(1)(c);

“transfer date” means the date on which the property, rights and liabilities of or belonging to the Corporation are to be transferred and vested in the successor company under section 3(1)(c).

Part II

PART II

DISSOLUTION OF CORPORATION, TRANSFER

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AND VESTING OF PROPERTY, ETC.,

TO SUCCESSOR COMPANY

Dissolution of Corporation and transfer of its property, rights and liabilities

Section 3

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(a)

the Corporation shall cease to exist and shall cease to carry out the duties and functions prescribed by the repealed

Ordinance;

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(b)

the members of the Board of Directors of the

Corporation shall cease to hold office; and

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(c)

the property, rights and liabilities to which the

Corporation was entitled or subject to shall, by virtue of this section, be transferred to and vested in the successor company without further conveyance, assignment or transfer whatsoever, to become the absolute property, rights and liabilities of the successor company.

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(2)

Every chose-in-action transferred by virtue of subsection

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(1)

(c)

to the successor company may, after the transfer date, be sued on, recovered or enforced by the successor company in its own name and it shall not be necessary for the successor company or the

Corporation to give notice to the person bound by the chose-in-action of such transfer.

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(3)

Every right and liability transferred by virtue of subsection

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(1)

(c)

to the successor company may, on and after the transfer date, be sued on, recovered or enforced by or against the company in its own name and it shall not be necessary for the successor company or the

Corporation to give notice to the person whose right and liability is affected by such transfer.

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(4)

In the case of rights and liabilities arising under any loans which vest in the successor company on the transfer date, the company may enter into such arrangements or agreements over such rights and liabilities with the Government of Malaysia or the

Government of Sarawak or any third party.

Initial State Government’s holding in the successor company

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Section 4

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(a)

to the State Financial Secretary, to hold for the purposes of the Government; and

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(b)

to any person whom the Minister certifies in writing to be entitled to be issued such shares and the amount of his entitlement.

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(2)

Shares issued in pursuance of this section—

(a)

shall be issued at such time and on such terms, as to allotment, as the Minister may direct;

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(b)

shall be of such nominal value as the Minister may direct; and

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(c)

shall be issued as fully paid up and treated for the purposes of the Companies Act 1965 [Act 125] as if such shares had been paid up by virtue of the payment to the successor company of their nominal value.

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(3)

The State Financial Secretary may, in accordance with the direction of the Minister, dispose of or otherwise deal with any shares issued or of any rights to shares initially allocated to it in pursuance of this section.

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(4)

The State Financial Secretary may, at any time, acquire—

(a)

shares or securities of the successor company or of any subsidiary or related company thereof; or

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(b)

rights to subscribe for any such shares or securities.

Stocks in Corporation held by State Financial Secretary

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Section 5

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Any stocks held by the State Financial Secretary for purposes of the State Government of Sarawak issued under the repealed Ordinance shall as from the transfer date be held by the State

Financial Secretary in the successor company and the successor company shall issue shares to the State Financial Secretary of a value not less than the value of the stocks held by the State Financial

Secretary in the Corporation immediately before the transfer date.

Section 6

Financial arrangements of the successor company

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(a)

the transfer and vesting effected by virtue of section 3(1)(c) shall be taken to have been a transfer and vesting of property, rights and liabilities to which the Corporation was entitled or subject to immediately before the end of the last complete accounting year of the Corporation ending before the

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transfer date and to have been effected immediately after the end of that year;

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(b)

the value or amount of any asset or liability of the

Corporation vested in the successor company shall be the value or amount assigned to that asset or liability for the purposes of the corresponding statement of accounts prepared by the Corporation, in respect of that year;

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(c)

the amount to be included in respect of any item shall be determined as if anything done by the Corporation, whether by way of acquiring, revaluing or disposing of any asset or liability, or by carrying any amount to any provision or reserve, or otherwise had been done by the successor company;

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(d)

the amount to be included from time to time in any reserves of the successor company as representing its accumulated realized profits shall be determined as if any profit realized and retained by the Corporation had been realized and retained by the successor company;

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(e)

references in this section to the statutory accounts of the successor company are references to any accounts prepared by the successor company for the purposes of any provision of the Companies Act 1965 [Act 125]; and

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“complete accounting year” means an accounting year ending with 31st December or a period to be determined by the

Minister.

Pending proceedings

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Section 7

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Any debt or sums owing or due to the Corporation at or prior to the transfer date shall be recovered by or paid to the successor company as if it were a debt or sum owing or due to the successor company.

Existing licences and contracts, etc.

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Section 8

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(2)

All deeds, bonds, instructions, agreements, undertakings and working arrangements subsisting immediately before the transfer date shall be of full force and effect against or in favour of the successor company, and enforceable as fully and effectively as if, instead of the

Corporation, the successor company has been named therein or a party thereto.

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Part III

PART III

PART III

Section 9

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(2)

Every such person who opts under subsection (1) to serve as an employee of the successor company shall be employed by such company on terms and conditions of service not less favourable than those to which he was entitled to in the Corporation immediately before the transfer date.

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Part IV

PART IV

PART IV

REPEAL

Section 10

The Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation Ordinance,

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1962 [Cap. 51] is repealed.

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LAWS OF SARAWAK

SARAWAK ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CORPORATION

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(SUCCESSOR COMPANY) ORDINANCE, 2004

LIST OF AMENDMENTS

Amending Law

Short Title

In force from-Nil-

[List of Amendments]

Common questions

What is Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation (Successor Company) Ordinance, 2004?
Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation (Successor Company) Ordinance, 2004 is Malaysia State Ordinance, cited as State Ordinance Cap. 59 2004, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2004.
Is Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation (Successor Company) Ordinance, 2004 still in force?
Yes — Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation (Successor Company) Ordinance, 2004 is currently in force.
When did Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation (Successor Company) Ordinance, 2004 take effect?
Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation (Successor Company) Ordinance, 2004 was first recorded in 2004.
How many sections does Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation (Successor Company) Ordinance, 2004 have?
Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation (Successor Company) Ordinance, 2004 contains 10 sections.
Where can I read the official version of Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation (Successor Company) Ordinance, 2004?
The official text of Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation (Successor Company) Ordinance, 2004 is published at lawnet.sarawak.gov.my.
Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation (Successor Company) Ordinance, 2004 (Cap. 59)