Malaysia legislation
Section 6
Section 6
The Native Courts Ordinance is hereby amended: -
(1)
in section 2, by substituting a semi-colon for the full-stop appearing immediately after the words "Ordinance" in the definition of "Native Court" and inserting immediately thereof the following new definition –
"Native Court Officer" means the Deputy President of a Municipal Council;
(2)
in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 5, by inserting the words "or the
Native Court Officer" immediately after the words "District Officer" in line 5;
(3)
in section 8 –
(a)
by inserting the words "or the Native Court Officer" immediately after the words "District Officer" in line 2 of subsection (1);
(b)
by deleting the full-stop appearing immediately after the words "District
Officer" in line 3 of subsection (2) and inserting immediately therein the words "or the Native Court Officer" and a full-stop;
(4)
in section 9 –
(a)
by inserting the words "or the Native Court Officer" immediately after the words "District Officer" in line 3 of subsection (1);
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(b)
by inserting a comma immediately after the words "District Officer" and the word "Native Court Officer" immediately after that comma and deleting the words "respectively" in line 3 of subsection (2);
(5)
in section 10, by inserting the words "or the Native Court Officer" immediately after the words "District Officer" whenever they occur therein
(6)
in section 10A –
(a)
by inserting the words "or the Native Court Officer" immediately after the words "District Officer" in line 2 and deleting the words "as President" in line 4 of subsection (1);
(b)
by substituting the word "'Judge" for the word "President" in line 2 and inserting the words "or the Native Court Officer" immediately after the words "District Officer in lines 4, 7 and 8 of subsection (3); and
(7)
in subsection (1) of section 10B by inserting the words "or the Native Court
Officer" immediately after the words "District Officer" in line