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This Act may be cited as the Statutory Declarations Act 1960.
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Statutory Declarations Act 1960 is Malaysia Act, cited as Act 783 1960, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1960.
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Act 783
STATUTORY DECLARATIONS
ACT 1960
(Revised—2016)
REVISED BY
Act 783
Revised up to
… … … … 1 November 2016
Date of publication in the
Gazette of this revised edition
… … 17 November 2016
Date appointed for coming into operation of this revised edition pursuant to paragraph 6(1)(xxiii) of the Revision of Laws
Act 1968 [Act 1]
… … … … 17 November 2016
National language text to be authoritative
… … … … P.U. (B) 197/1994
First enacted in 1960 as Act No. 20 of 1960
Previous Revision
First Revision
...
...
...
...
1969 (Act No. 13
w.e.f. 14 April 1970)
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Opening note
Preamble
- An Act to provide for the making and taking of statutory declarations and for purposes connected with it and incidental to it. [Peninsular Malaysia—1 June 1961, L.N. 154/1961; Sabah and Sarawak—1 January 1969, P.U. 488/1968] Short title
Section 2
Any Sessions Court Judge, Magistrate or Commissioner for
Oaths, or, subject to section 4 of the Notaries Public Act 1959
[Act 115], any notary public appointed under the Notaries Public
Act 1959, may take and receive the declaration of any person voluntarily making the declaration in Malay or English in the form in the Schedule.
Section 3
False declaration punishable under Penal Code
Declarations made by virtue of this Act shall be deemed to be such declarations as are referred to in sections 199 and 200
of the Penal Code [Act 574].
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Section 4
Fees
A person making any declaration by virtue of this Act shall pay to the officer or Commissioner taking the declaration such fees as the Minister may prescribe by notification in the Gazette.
References in Sabah and Sarawak federal laws to repealed laws
Section 5
Any reference in any federal law in force in Sabah to the
Statutory Declarations Ordinance of Sabah [Cap. 138] and any reference in any federal law in force in Sarawak to the Statutory
Declarations Ordinance of Sarawak [Cap. 52] or to the Statutory
Declarations Act 1835 [5 & 6 Wm. IV, C. 62], of the United
Kingdom, shall be deemed to be a reference to this Act.
Schedule
[Section 2]
In Malay
BORANG AKUAN
Saya,................................................................................dengan sesungguhnya dan sebenarnya mengaku bahawa .......................................................dan saya membuat akuan ini dengan kepercayaan bahawa akuan ini adalah benar, dan menurut kuasa peruntukan Akta Akuan Berkanun 1960.
Diperbuat dan dengan sesungguhnya diakui oleh yang tersebut namanya di atas..................................
di ..............................................................................
di dalam Negeri .......................................................
pada ........................................................ , 20..........
Di hadapan saya,
......................................
(Tandatangan Hakim
Mahkamah Sesyen, Majistret,
Pesuruhjaya Sumpah atau notari awam)
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In English
FORM OF DECLARATION
I, ......................................................................................................................
do solemnly and sincerely declare that.............................................................
..........................................................................................................................
and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the declaration to be true, and by virtue of the Statutory Declarations Act 1960.
Subscribed and solemnly declared by the abovenamed
.......................................................................................
at ...................................................................................
in the State of ...............................................................
this .......................................................... , 20...............
Before me,
...........................................................
(Signature of Sessions Court Judge,
Magistrate, Commissioner for Oaths or notary public)
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Particulars under paragraphs 7(ii) and (iii) of the Revision of
Laws Act 1968 [Act 1]
LIST OF AMENDMENTS
Amending law
Short title
In force from
P.U. 488/1968
Modification of Laws (Statutory Declarations)
(Modifications and Extension to Borneo
States), Order 1968 28-11-1968
LIST OF LAWS OR PARTS THEREOF SUPERSEDED
No.
Title
Act 13
Statutory Declarations Act 1960
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LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED
Section
Amending authority
In force from
- NIL -
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LIST OF AMENDMENTS MADE BY THE COMMISSIONER OF
LAW REVISION UNDER SECTION 6 OF THE REVISION OF
LAWS ACT 1968 [ACT 1]
Provision
Particulars of amendments
Authority for amendment section 2 1.
Word “Any” substituted for “It shall be lawful for any”
paragraph 6(1)(xxi)
2.
Comma after the word “Magistrate”
omitted paragraph 6(1)(xvi)
3.
Word “may” substituted for “to”
paragraph 6(1)(xxi)
4.
Word “declaration” substituted for
“same”
paragraph 6(1)(xxi)
section 3
Words “the provisions of” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi)
section 4 1.
Words “the provisions of” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi)
2.
Word “declaration” substituted for
“same”
paragraph 6(1)(xxi)
3.
Words “from time to time” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi)
4.
Word “prescribe” transposed before words “by notification in the Gazette”
paragraph 6(1)(xiii)
Schedule
In Malay 1.
Word “sesungguhnya” substituted for
“sesungguh”
paragraph 6(1)(xxi)
2.
Word “dan” substituted for “serta”
paragraph 6(1)(xxi)
3.
Word “dalam” inserted after the word
“di”
paragraph 6(1)(iii)
4.
Comma inserted after the word “Majistret”
paragraph 6(1)(xvi)
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Provision
Particulars of amendments
Authority for amendment 5.
Word “atau” after the word “Majistret”
omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi)
6.
Words “atau notari awam” inserted after the word “Pesuruhjaya Sumpah”
paragraph 6(1)(iii)
Schedule
Schedule In
English 1.
Word “declaration” substituted for
“same”
paragraph 6(1)(xxi)
2.
Words “the provisions of” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi)
3.
Comma inserted after the word
“Magistrate”
paragraph 6(1)(xvi)
4.
Word “or” after the word “Magistrate”
omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi)
5.
Words “or notary public” inserted after the word “Commissioner for Oaths”
paragraph 6(1)(iii)
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Common questions
- What is Statutory Declarations Act 1960?
- Statutory Declarations Act 1960 is Malaysia Act, cited as Act 783 1960, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1960.
- Is Statutory Declarations Act 1960 still in force?
- Yes — Statutory Declarations Act 1960 is currently in force.
- When did Statutory Declarations Act 1960 take effect?
- Statutory Declarations Act 1960 was first recorded in 1960.
- How many sections does Statutory Declarations Act 1960 have?
- Statutory Declarations Act 1960 contains 5 sections.
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- The official text of Statutory Declarations Act 1960 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.
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