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1967
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Reprint Laws Enactment 1967 is Malaysia State Enactment, cited as State Enactment 1967 1967, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1967.

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REPRINT OF LAWS ENACTMENT 1967

LIST OF AMENDMENTS

Enactment No.

Sections amended

Effective date of amendment

10/1972 2 (definition of

“Commissioner”), 2A, 3, 4,

5, 6

1-4-1972 5/1999 3, 4 (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m),

(n)

, (o), 7 9-9-1999 (except section 3

which came into force on 31-12-1994)

[30 December 1967]

An Enactment to provide for the reprinting of certain legislation in force in Sabah, and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

ENACTED by the Legislature of the State of Sabah as follows:

Short title.

In this Enactment, unless the context otherwise requires-

"amendment" includes any variation or extension of any State law, whether such variation or extension is made by substitution, construction, variation or otherwise, so long as in effect, the provision concerned alters the original law;

"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Law Reprint constituted under section 2A;

"original law" means a law as originally passed or made or, where such law has been lawfully reprinted, the latest official printed copy of such law;

"reprint" means the reprint of any State law, or of any class or classes of State law, printed in pursuance of this Enactment;

"section" includes subsection, paragraph and subparagraph and, in the case of subsidiary legislation, rule, regulation, by-law, section, subsection, article, paragraph and subparagraph;

"State law" means –

(a)

any Enactment of the Legislature of the State of Sabah;

(b)

any Ordinance in force in the State relating to any of the matters set forth in

List II, IIA, III or IIIA of the Ninth Schedule to the Constitution of Malaysia; and

(c)

any subsidiary legislation made under any such Enactment or Ordinance or under the Constitution of the State of Sabah.

Commissioner of Law Reprint.

For the purpose of this Enactment, there shall be a Commissioner of Law Reprint.

Reprint of certain laws.

Without prejudice to any other power conferred upon any other authority to reprint any

State law, the Government Printer or any other printer may, with the approval of the

Commissioner, print and offer for sale to the general public reprints of any State law or any class or classes of State laws, and any such reprint may contain such amendments or variations as the Commissioner is authorised to make by section 4 of this Enactment.

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Powers of Commissioner.

In the preparation of any reprint, the Commissioner shall have the following powers –

(a)

to incorporate in or omit from the reprint, as the case may be, all matters required to be added to, omitted from or substituted for any provisions of the original law as a result of any amendment made thereto;

(b)

to re-number the sections in the original law as a result of any amendment made thereto;

(c)

to correct grammatical, typographical and similar errors in the original law and for that purpose to make verbal additions, omissions or alterations not affecting the meaning of any law;

(d)

to make such formal alterations as to names, localities, departments, offices, titles and otherwise as may be necessary to bring the original law into conformity with the circumstances of the State on the effective date of the reprint;

(e)

to make such adaptations or amendments in the original law as may appear to be necessary or proper as a consequence of any change in the constitution of

Malaysia or of any part thereof, or any part of the Commonwealth or in consequence of any amendment or omission made to or from any original law in pursuance of the powers conferred by this section;

(g)

to correct references to repealed laws by replacing such references by references to the substituted laws, for which purpose it is hereby declared that a law shall be deemed to be substituted for another law where it is expressly so stated in the subsequent law or where such subsequent law re-enacts, with or without modifications, any provisions of a repealed law;

(h)

to supply or alter tables of contents, chronological tables, references, notes and

Part and Chapter headings, and to divide the original law into Parts and

Chapters or to re-arrange the Parts or Chapters of the original law;

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(j)

to alter the word "Ordinance" in the original law to "Enactment";

(k)

to alter, insert or omit punctuation marks in the original law;

(l)

to correct any error in the translation in the national language text of the original law;

(m)

to update the terminology and spelling in the national language text of the original law so that they are consistent with the terminology and spelling approved by the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka;

(n)

to delete any word, expression, nomenclature or other provision in the original law which has become obsolete or has ceased to have effect, including references to repealed laws, and to substitute therefor, where necessary, the appropriate word, expression, nomenclature or provision or references to the appropriate laws;

(o)

to do all other things relating to form and method which may be necessary for the perfecting of a reprint.

Authenticity of reprints.

A reprint purporting to have been printed pursuant to this Enactment shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to be the authentic text of the State law concerned as in force

(except in so far as may be specified in the reprint) on such date as may be so specified, and it shall not be a ground for disputing such authenticity to prove only that the Commissioner has amended or varied the text of the original law in the valid exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 4 of this Enactment.

Notification of reprints.

Upon the printing of a reprint, the Commissioner shall notify the fact thereof by notice in the Gazette.

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Updating of reprints.

The Commissioner may, if he considers it expedient, authorise the preparation and publication of updates incorporating the latest amendments to a reprint, in any sequence and at such times as he deems expedient.

Common questions

What is Reprint Laws Enactment 1967?
Reprint Laws Enactment 1967 is Malaysia State Enactment, cited as State Enactment 1967 1967, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1967.
Is Reprint Laws Enactment 1967 still in force?
Yes — Reprint Laws Enactment 1967 is currently in force.
When did Reprint Laws Enactment 1967 take effect?
Reprint Laws Enactment 1967 was first recorded in 1967.
How many sections does Reprint Laws Enactment 1967 have?
Reprint Laws Enactment 1967 contains 8 sections.
Where can I read the official version of Reprint Laws Enactment 1967?
The official text of Reprint Laws Enactment 1967 is published at sagc.sabah.gov.my.

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