Malaysia legislation

Section 57

of Syariah Court Evidence Enactment 2004

Section 57

The following documents are public documents –

(a)

documents forming the acts or records of the acts of –

(i)

the sovereign authority;

(ii)

official bodies and tribunals; and

(iii)

public officers, legislative, judicial and executive, whether Federal or

State or of a foreign country; and

(b)

public records kept in Malaysia of private documents.

Private documents