Malaysia legislation

Section 6

of Statute Law Revision Enactment 1983

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