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CLJ Bulletin, Issue 2012, Vol 6

10 February 2012

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New This Week	1. Case Of The Week
	2. Latest Cases
	a) Legal Network Series
	b) CLJ Volume 1 (Part 4) 2012
	3. Articles
	a) Legal Network Series Articles
	4. Legislation Highlights

CASE OF THE WEEK

LAU KEEN FAI v. LIM BAN KAY & ANOR

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Appeal to Federal Court - Notice of appeal - Whether irregular and misconceived - Whether leave must first be obtained for an appeal to be lodged in Federal Court - Whether Court of Appeal's decision not appealable without leave - Courts of Judicature Act 1964, s. 96(a) - Whether s. 103E of the Legal Profession Act 1976 imposes a bar to appellant's right of appeal - Whether appellant given right to three tiers of appeal from High Court to Court of Appeal to Federal Court

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Leave to appeal - Whether leave must first be obtained for an appeal to be lodged in Federal Court - Whether Court of Appeal's decision not appealable without leave - Courts of Judicature Act 1964, s. 96(a) - Whether s. 103E of the Legal Profession Act 1976 imposes a bar to appellant's right of appeal - Whether appellant given right to three tiers of appeal from High Court to Court of Appeal to Federal Court

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Jurisdiction - Appeal - Appeal from Disciplinary Board of statutory body - Legal Profession Act 1976, s. 103E - Disciplinary Board not a 'subordinate court' or 'inferior court' - Issue of jurisdiction - Whether arose - Whether appeal against decision of Disciplinary Board a continuation of a judicial process of granting a right of appeal to an appellant right to the Federal Court

LEGAL PROFESSION: Disciplinary proceedings - Disciplinary Board - Appeal from decision of Disciplinary Board - Right of appeal - Legal Profession Act 1976, s. 103E - Leave to appeal - Whether leave must first be obtained for an appeal to be lodged in Federal Court - Courts of Judicature Act 1964, s. 96(a) - Whether appellant given right to three tiers of appeal from High Court to Court of Appeal to Federal Court

2. Latest Cases

a) Legal Network Series

CITATION TITLE SUBJECT

[2009] 1 LNS 1335 [HC] Ooi Siew Chin v. Januari Berhad & Ors

BANKRUPTCY: Fraudulent preference - Transfer of shares in January Berhad by bankrupt to 2^nd and 3^rd defendants made 2 years before Adjudication Order and Receiving Order - Whether transfer of shares to 2^nd defendant amounted to a fraudulent conveyance to defraud creditors - Whether fraud proved beyond a reasonable doubt

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Locus standi - Declaratory relief - Failure by plaintiff to obtain leave of court to commence suit against defendants - Declaration sought not against bankrupt but against 2^nd and 3^rd defendants who received bankrupt's shares - Whether ss. 8 and 52 of Bankruptcy Act 1967 applicable and if so, whether plaintiff had the right in law to maintain this action

[2009] 1 LNS 1338 [HC] Penang Han Chiang Associated Chinese Schools Association v. Lim Keng Hun & Anor

TORT: Passing off - Name of business - Confusion - Whether action and conduct of defendants in using plaintiffs' name to introduce their academy constituted a promotion and passing off in the provision of education, academic and intellectual studies - Whether the same name when used by two different institutions providing similar services would cause confusion to the public that they were indeed related or that one was the branch of the other - Loss of revenue from discontinuance of the journalism class - Plaintiff suffering substantial damages - Whether plaintiff proved its claim

TORT: Passing off - Name of business - Damage - Loss of revenue from discontinuance of journalism class - Plaintiff suffering substantial damages - 1^st defendant terminating name of Han Chiang Academy of Journalism & Communication from 3 September 1997 - Breach continuing - Whether quantum of damages calculated with plaintiff limiting its claim to 6 years prior to the date of filing action fair and reasonable

[2009] 1 LNS 1353 [HC] Hup Lee Coachbuilders Holdings Sdn Bhd v. Cycle & Carriage Bintang Berhad

EVIDENCE: Standard of Proof - Fraud - RM8 Million previously paid by plaintiff - Whether any fraud on part of defendant - Whether standard of proof required for plaintiff to prove fraud on a balance of probabilities or beyond a reasonable doubt - Request by plaintiff to defendant to issue invoices to avail itself of banking facilities - Monies paid to defendant through drawdown of its banking facilities - Whether plaintiff adduced sufficient evidence to prove that defendant had committed fraud

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Declaration - Application for - Declaration sought that plaintiff and defendant did not have any contractual relationship and that statements of account issued by defendant to plaintiff were wrongly issued or issued without basis and invalid - Whether any evidence of a contractual relationship between the parties - Whether plaintiff entitled to declarations sought

[2011] 1 LNS 138 [HC] Chong Ah Kwai v. Ngok Ngoh

LAND LAW: Caveats - Application for declaration and removal of private caveat - Title to land taken as security for loan - Land sold by private treaty as a consequence of defendant's purported default in repayment of loan - Whether attempt to dispose of land by private treaty was ultra vires the Moneylenders Act 1951 and should be set aside - Defendant denying receipt of loan - Issues of duress, fraud and coercion - Whether defendant entitled to lodge a caveat in her capacity as registered owner of land whilst title remained with plaintiff

[2011] 1 LNS 140 [HC] Tactical Force Sdn Bhd v. Nice Network Diversified Sdn Bhd

ARBITRATION: Arbitration clause - Existence of - Failure by defendant to enter conditional appearance - No application by any party to stay proceedings - Whether defendant submitted to jurisdiction of Court and waived its right to go for arbitration - No challenge at any stage as to Court's jurisdiction in view of arbitration clause in JVA - Whether arbitration clause of no effect if both parties to agreement do not avail themselves of provision

CONTRACT: Breach - Joint venture agreements - Parties entering into Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) and Supplementary Joint Venture Agreement (SJVA) - Claim for amounts advanced by plaintiff and right of profits plus detailed account of all profits derived by defendant pursuant to JVA and SJVA - No joint venture company in name of TForce-Nice Network JV or any other name established - Whether terms of JVA complied with by parties in a timely manner and consequences of inaction - Whether plaintiff made out its case and defendant its counterclaim

CONTRACT: Joint venture - Joint Venture agreements - Whether subject project for JVA and SJVA revised and orders placed - Whether Naza NGV Kit OEM contract cancelled - Whether project involving 250 units of Naza Ria NGV was a new contract and had nothing to do with plaintiff - Whether Letter of Appointment of 24 January 2007 was a revision or constituted a fresh contract - Whether Naza Ria NGV project was a continuation or variation of Naza NGV Kit OEM - Whether plaintiff should be allowed to recover whatever sums proven to be paid by it towards the projects

CITATION	TITLE	SUBJECT
[2009] 1 LNS 1335 [HC]	Ooi Siew Chin v. Januari Berhad & Ors	BANKRUPTCY: Fraudulent preference - Transfer of shares in January Berhad by bankrupt to 2^nd and 3^rd defendants made 2 years before Adjudication Order and Receiving Order - Whether transfer of shares to 2^nd defendant amounted to a fraudulent conveyance to defraud creditors - Whether fraud proved beyond a reasonable doubt CIVIL PROCEDURE: Locus standi - Declaratory relief - Failure by plaintiff to obtain leave of court to commence suit against defendants - Declaration sought not against bankrupt but against 2^nd and 3^rd defendants who received bankrupt's shares - Whether ss. 8 and 52 of Bankruptcy Act 1967 applicable and if so, whether plaintiff had the right in law to maintain this action
[2009] 1 LNS 1338 [HC]	Penang Han Chiang Associated Chinese Schools Association v. Lim Keng Hun & Anor	TORT: Passing off - Name of business - Confusion - Whether action and conduct of defendants in using plaintiffs' name to introduce their academy constituted a promotion and passing off in the provision of education, academic and intellectual studies - Whether the same name when used by two different institutions providing similar services would cause confusion to the public that they were indeed related or that one was the branch of the other - Loss of revenue from discontinuance of the journalism class - Plaintiff suffering substantial damages - Whether plaintiff proved its claim TORT: Passing off - Name of business - Damage - Loss of revenue from discontinuance of journalism class - Plaintiff suffering substantial damages - 1^st defendant terminating name of Han Chiang Academy of Journalism & Communication from 3 September 1997 - Breach continuing - Whether quantum of damages calculated with plaintiff limiting its claim to 6 years prior to the date of filing action fair and reasonable
[2009] 1 LNS 1353 [HC]	Hup Lee Coachbuilders Holdings Sdn Bhd v. Cycle & Carriage Bintang Berhad	EVIDENCE: Standard of Proof - Fraud - RM8 Million previously paid by plaintiff - Whether any fraud on part of defendant - Whether standard of proof required for plaintiff to prove fraud on a balance of probabilities or beyond a reasonable doubt - Request by plaintiff to defendant to issue invoices to avail itself of banking facilities - Monies paid to defendant through drawdown of its banking facilities - Whether plaintiff adduced sufficient evidence to prove that defendant had committed fraud CIVIL PROCEDURE: Declaration - Application for - Declaration sought that plaintiff and defendant did not have any contractual relationship and that statements of account issued by defendant to plaintiff were wrongly issued or issued without basis and invalid - Whether any evidence of a contractual relationship between the parties - Whether plaintiff entitled to declarations sought
[2011] 1 LNS 138 [HC]	Chong Ah Kwai v. Ngok Ngoh	LAND LAW: Caveats - Application for declaration and removal of private caveat - Title to land taken as security for loan - Land sold by private treaty as a consequence of defendant's purported default in repayment of loan - Whether attempt to dispose of land by private treaty was ultra vires the Moneylenders Act 1951 and should be set aside - Defendant denying receipt of loan - Issues of duress, fraud and coercion - Whether defendant entitled to lodge a caveat in her capacity as registered owner of land whilst title remained with plaintiff
[2011] 1 LNS 140 [HC]	Tactical Force Sdn Bhd v. Nice Network Diversified Sdn Bhd	ARBITRATION: Arbitration clause - Existence of - Failure by defendant to enter conditional appearance - No application by any party to stay proceedings - Whether defendant submitted to jurisdiction of Court and waived its right to go for arbitration - No challenge at any stage as to Court's jurisdiction in view of arbitration clause in JVA - Whether arbitration clause of no effect if both parties to agreement do not avail themselves of provision CONTRACT: Breach - Joint venture agreements - Parties entering into Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) and Supplementary Joint Venture Agreement (SJVA) - Claim for amounts advanced by plaintiff and right of profits plus detailed account of all profits derived by defendant pursuant to JVA and SJVA - No joint venture company in name of TForce-Nice Network JV or any other name established - Whether terms of JVA complied with by parties in a timely manner and consequences of inaction - Whether plaintiff made out its case and defendant its counterclaim CONTRACT: Joint venture - Joint Venture agreements - Whether subject project for JVA and SJVA revised and orders placed - Whether Naza NGV Kit OEM contract cancelled - Whether project involving 250 units of Naza Ria NGV was a new contract and had nothing to do with plaintiff - Whether Letter of Appointment of 24 January 2007 was a revision or constituted a fresh contract - Whether Naza Ria NGV project was a continuation or variation of Naza NGV Kit OEM - Whether plaintiff should be allowed to recover whatever sums proven to be paid by it towards the projects

b. CLJ Volume 1 (Part 4) 2012

COURT

FEDERAL COURT

Desa Samudra Sdn Bhd v. Bandar Teknik Sdn Bhd & Ors
Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Hashim Yusoff, Abdull Hamid Embong FCJJ
(Contract; Tort - Building contract - Trespass - Claim for trespass and conversion - Oral agreement - Whether plaintiff estopped from asserting there was no such contract) [2012] 1 CLJ 429 [FC]

Yusof Sudin v. Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Polis & Anor
Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Zulkefli Makinudin, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff FCJJ
(Administrative Law; Police; Constitutional Law - Dismissal from police force - Whether appellant was given the right to oral hearing prior to his dismissal - Specific request for oral hearing - Breach of natural justice) [2012] 1 CLJ 448 [FC]

COURT OF APPEAL

American International Assurance Bhd v. Coordinated Services L Design Sdn Bhd
Zainun Ali, Ramly Ali, Kang Hwee Gee JJCA
(Company Law - Winding up - Stay of order - Whether order validated void dealings entered into by company after winding up) [2012] 1 CLJ 506 [CA]

HIGH COURT

Lembaga Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja v. Azimuddin Ab Ghani & Ors
Lee Swee Seng JC
(Company Law; Provident Fund - Directors - Company under scheme of rearrangement - Recovery of arrears of EPF contributions - Whether directors of company jointly and severally liable - Whether s. 46 of Employees Provident Fund Act 1991 unconstitutional) [2012] 1 CLJ 522 [HC]

Sasinthiran Balakrishnan v. Ketua Polis Negara & Anor And Another Case
Sofian Abd Razak J
(Criminal Procedure; Civil Procedure; Evidence - Contempt of court - Writ of habeas corpus, failure to obey - Burden of proof - Whether onus on applicants to prove) [2012] 1 CLJ 534 [HC]

Shah Latiff Sdn Bhd & Satu Lagi lwn. Karam Singh Walia & Yang Lain
Rosilah Yop PK
(Tort - Fitnah - Penyiaran melalui program televisyen - Sama ada penyiaran mengandungi unsur-unsur fitnah - Pembelaan) [2012] 1 CLJ 542 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Dismissal from service - Dismissal from police force - Reasonable opportunity to be heard - Whether accorded to appellant - Specific request for oral hearing - Whether appellant was given the right to oral hearing prior to his dismissal - Refusal of oral hearing - Whether contrary to law - Whether charges lacked in particulars - Whether decision of disciplinary authority perverse - Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) (Chapter 'D') General Orders 1980, G.O 26 - Federal Constitution, art. 135(2)
Yusof Sudin v. Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Polis & Anor
(Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Zulkefli Makinudin, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff FCJJ) [2012] 1 CLJ 448 [FC]

Public servants - Dismissal from police force - Reasonable opportunity to be heard - Whether accorded to appellant - Specific request for oral hearing - Whether appellant was given the right to oral hearing prior to his dismissal - Refusal of oral hearing - Whether contrary to law - Whether charges lacked in particulars - Whether decision of disciplinary authority perverse - Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) (Chapter 'D') General Orders 1980, G.O 26 - Federal Constitution, art. 135(2)
Yusof Sudin v. Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Polis & Anor
(Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Zulkefli Makinudin, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff FCJJ) [2012] 1 CLJ 448 [FC]

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Contempt of court - Burden of proof - Writ of habeas corpus, failure to obey - Re-arrest of applicants - Whether terms of court order breached - Whether onus on applicants to prove - Quasi-criminal - Whether contempt proved beyond reasonable doubt - Whether evidence produced sufficient to establish charge - Knight & Anor v. Clifton & Ors
Sasinthiran Balakrishnan v. Ketua Polis Negara & Anor And Another Case
(Sofian Abd Razak J) [2012] 1 CLJ 534 [HC]

COMPANY LAW

Directors - Personal liability - Whether directors of company jointly and severally liable for EPF contributions due and payable - Company under scheme of rearrangement under s. 176(1) of Companies Act 1965 - Whether s. 46 of Employees Provident Fund Act 1991 unconstitutional
Lembaga Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja v. Azimuddin Ab Ghani & Ors
(Lee Swee Seng JC) [2012] 1 CLJ 522 [HC]

Winding up - Stay of order - Stay order contained order validating all dealings and agreements of company from date of winding up until date of stay order - Whether validation order effectively rescinded or discharged winding up order perpetually - Whether ultra vires Companies Act 1965 and Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1972 thereunder - Whether order validated void dealings entered into by company after winding up - Whether directors after winding up could enter into dealings for benefit of company - Companies Act 1965, ss. 223 & 243(1)
American International Assurance Bhd v. Coordinated Services L Design Sdn Bhd
(Zainun Ali, Ramly Ali, Kang Hwee Gee JJCA) [2012] 1 CLJ 506 [CA]

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Constitution Law - Federal Constitution, art. 135(2) - Specific request for oral hearing - Whether appellant given right to oral hearing prior to dismissal - Whether breach of natural justice
Yusof Sudin v. Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Polis & Anor
(Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Zulkefli Makinudin, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff FCJJ) [2012] 1 CLJ 448 [FC]

CONTRACT

Building contract - Termination - Contractor petitioned court under s. 176(1) Companies Act 1965 for approval of scheme of composition with creditors - Whether cl. 25(2) PAM Standard Form Building Contract of Malaysia triggered causing automatic termination of main contract - Issuance of moratorium order under s. 176(10) Companies Act 1965 - Whether activated cl. 25(2) PAM Standard Form Building Contract
Desa Samudra Sdn Bhd v. Bandar Teknik Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Hashim Yusoff, Abdull Hamid Embong FCJJ) [2012] 1 CLJ 429 [FC]

Oral agreement - Admissibility of evidence - Disputed document - Admissibility of Minutes of Meeting showing appellant agreeing to make direct payments to subcontractors - Whether Minutes part of agreed bundle of documents - Whether Court of Appeal erred in referring to the Minutes - Whether there was legally binding relationship between appellant and respondents - Whether plaintiff estopped from asserting there was no such contract
Desa Samudra Sdn Bhd v. Bandar Teknik Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Hashim Yusoff, Abdull Hamid Embong FCJJ) [2012] 1 CLJ 429 [FC]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Contempt of court - Writ of habeas corpus, failure to obey - Re-arrest of applicants - Whether terms of court order breached - Whether alleged contemnors had notice of court order - Knowledge of - Whether alleged contemnors disobeyed terms of writ of habeas corpus - Whether onus on applicants to prove - Whether contempt proved beyond reasonable doubt
Sasinthiran Balakrishnan v. Ketua Polis Negara & Anor And Another Case
(Sofian Abd Razak J) [2012] 1 CLJ 534 [HC]

Habeas corpus - Release of detainee (applicants) - Re-arrest of applicants - Contempt of court - Whether terms of court order breached - Whether alleged contemnors had notice of court order - Knowledge of - Whether alleged contemnors disobeyed terms of writ of habeas corpus - Whether onus on applicants to prove - Whether contempt proved beyond reasonable doubt
Sasinthiran Balakrishnan v. Ketua Polis Negara & Anor And Another Case
(Sofian Abd Razak J) [2012] 1 CLJ 534 [HC]

EVIDENCE

Burden of proof - Beyond reasonable doubt - Contempt of court - Writ of habeas corpus, failure to obey - Re-arrest of applicants - Whether terms of court order breached - Whether onus on applicants to prove - Quasi-criminal - Whether contempt proved beyond reasonable doubt - Whether evidence produced sufficient to establish charge - Knight & Anor v. Clifton & Ors
Sasinthiran Balakrishnan v. Ketua Polis Negara & Anor And Another Case
(Sofian Abd Razak J) [2012] 1 CLJ 534 [HC]

POLICE

Disciplinary proceedings - Dismissal from police force - Reasonable opportunity to be heard - Whether accorded to appellant - Specific request for oral hearing - Whether appellant was given the right to oral hearing prior to his dismissal - Refusal of oral hearing - Whether contrary to law - Whether charges lacked in particulars - Whether decision of disciplinary authority perverse - Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) (Chapter 'D') General Orders 1980, G.O 26 - Federal Constitution, art. 135(2)
Yusof Sudin v. Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Polis & Anor
(Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Zulkefli Makinudin, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff FCJJ) [2012] 1 CLJ 448 [FC]

PROVIDENT FUND

Arrears of contribution - Recovery of arrears of EPF contributions - Whether directors of company jointly and severally liable for EPF contributions due and payable - Company under scheme of rearrangement under s. 176(1) of Companies Act 1965 - Whether EPF officer concerned duly authorised to certify amount outstanding and to commence action - Employees Provident Fund Act 1991, ss. 46 & 64
Lembaga Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja v. Azimuddin Ab Ghani & Ors
(Lee Swee Seng JC) [2012] 1 CLJ 522 [HC]

Liability of employer - Directors of company - Whether directors of company jointly and severally liable for EPF contributions due and payable - Company under scheme of rearrangement under s. 176(1) of Companies Act 1965 - Whether s. 46 of Employees Provident Fund Act 1991 unconstitutional
Lembaga Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja v. Azimuddin Ab Ghani & Ors
(Lee Swee Seng JC) [2012] 1 CLJ 522 [HC]

TORT

Trespass - Liability of - Claim for trespass and conversion - Removal of materials from site - Whether main contractor had authority to give consent to respondents to do so - Whether PAM Building Contract automatically terminated - Whether legal possession remained with main contractor as PAM Building Contract not validly terminated
Desa Samudra Sdn Bhd v. Bandar Teknik Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Hashim Yusoff, Abdull Hamid Embong FCJJ) [2012] 1 CLJ 429 [FC]

INDEKS PERKARA

TORT

Fitnah - Kata-kata fitnah - Penyiaran melalui program televisyen kata-kata, gambaran visual dan gerak-gerak isyarat yang didakwa memfitnahkan - Laporan televisyen mengenai kegiatan pelupusan sampah yang boleh menjejaskan kawasan tadahan air - Sama ada penyiaran mengandungi unsur-unsur fitnah - Sama ada telah diterbitkan kepada pihak ketiga - Sama ada ditujukan kepada plaintif - Sama ada plaintif perlu dirujuk dengan namanya dalam penyiaran - Sama ada pembelaan justifikasi, kepentingan bersyarat dan kepentingan awam Reynolds terpakai
Shah Latiff Sdn Bhd & Satu Lagi lwn. Karam Singh Walia & Yang Lain
(Rosilah Yop PK) [2012] 1 CLJ 542 [HC]

Fitnah - Pembelaan - Justifikasi - Sama ada plaintif telah mengakui bahawa kandungan yang disiarkan itu adalah benar - Akta Fitnah 1957, s. 8
Shah Latiff Sdn Bhd & Satu Lagi lwn. Karam Singh Walia & Yang Lain
(Rosilah Yop PK) [2012] 1 CLJ 542 [HC]

Fitnah - Pembelaan - Kepentingan awam Reynolds - Unsur yang perlu dibuktikan - Sama ada terdapat sensasi atau kemasyuran yang tidak wajar
Shah Latiff Sdn Bhd & Satu Lagi lwn. Karam Singh Walia & Yang Lain
(Rosilah Yop PK) [2012] 1 CLJ 542 [HC]

Fitnah - Pembelaan - Perlindungan bersyarat - Sama ada wujud keadaan yang dilindungi - Sama ada terdapat 'reciprocity' antara defendan-defendan dengan orang yang menerima penyiaran - Sama ada kandungan yang disiarkan mempunyai maklumat kepentingan awam - Sama ada terdapat unsur 'malice'
Shah Latiff Sdn Bhd & Satu Lagi lwn. Karam Singh Walia & Yang Lain
(Rosilah Yop PK) [2012] 1 CLJ 542 [HC]

3. Articles

a) Legal Network Series Articles

1. Online Betting - Legalisation & Regulation-The Way Forward ^{[Read
excerpt]}
By Guru Dhillon, Robert Jeyakumar, Munawir Ridzwan & Ng Yih Miin*

2. Etika Penggunaan Internet: Satu Perspektif Sektor Awam* ^{[Read
excerpt]}
By Nor Hayati Abdul Samat, Ahmad Shamsul Abd Aziz**

4. Legislation Highlights

a) Principal Acts

NUMBER
TITLE

DATE COMING INTO FORCE

REPEALING

ACT 731 Money Services Business Act 2011 1 December 2011 [PU(B) 590/2011] ACT 577

ACT 732 National Wages Consultative Council Act 2011 23 September 2011 [PU(B) 507/2011] - Nil -

ACT 733 Kampong Bharu Development Corporation Act 2011 Not Yet In Force - Nil -

ACT 734 Restricted Residence (Repeal) Act 2011 31 December 2011 ACT 377

ACT 735 Banishment (Repeal) Act 2011 31 December 2011 ACT 79

b) Amending Acts

NUMBER
TITLE

DATE COMING INTO FORCE

PRINCIPAL / AMENDING ACT NO

ACT A1408 Supply Act 2012 31 December 2011 -

ACT A1409 Pensions (Amendment) Act 2011 1 January 2012 ACT 227

ACT A1410 Statutory And Local Authorities Pensions (Amendment) Act 2011 1 January 2012 ACT 239

ACT A1411 Pensions Adjustment (Amendment) Act 2011 1 January 2012 ACT 238

ACT A1412 Judges Remuneration (Amendment) (No 2) Act 2011 1 January 2012 ACT 45

c) PU(A)

NUMBER TITLE DATE COMING INTO FORCE
PRINCIPAL / AMENDING ACT NO

PU(A) 030/2012 Private Sewage Plant Construction (Revocation) By-Laws 2012 27 January 2012 ACT 133

PU(A) 031/2012 Private Sewerage Plants (Repair And Maintenance) (Revocation) By-Laws 2012 27 January 2012 ACT 133

PU(A) 032/2012 Customs (Values) (Palm Oil) (No 5) Order 2012 30 January 2012 ACT 235

PU(A) 033/2012 Customs (Values) (Palm Kernel) (No 2) Order 2012 30 January 2012 ACT 235

PU(A) 037/2012 Industrial Designs (Amendment) Regulations 2012 15 January 2012 ACT 552

d) PU(B)

NUMBER TITLE DATE COMING INTO FORCE
PRINCIPAL / AMENDING ACT NO

PU(B) 030/2012 Declaration Of Alteration Of Port Limits Of Klang Of The Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952 25 January 2012 ORD 70

PU(B) 031/2012 Notice Of Proposed Revocation Of Reservation Of Land For Public Purpose - Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur: Town - Kuala Lumpur 25 January 2012 ACT 56

PU(B) 032/2012 Appointment Under Subsection 3(1) Of The Notaries Public Act 1959 30 January 2012 ACT 115

PU(B) 033/2012 Appointment Of Lock-Ups To Be Places Of Confinement Of The Prison Act 1995 30 January 2012 ACT 537

PU(B) 034/2012 Returns And Statements Of Election Expenses Of The Election Offences Act 1954 31 January 2012 ACT 5

e) Latest Bills

NUMBER TITLE DATE COMING INTO FORCE
PRINCIPAL / AMENDING ACT NO

DR 44/2011 Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Bill 2011 - -

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NUMBER	TITLE	DATE COMING INTO FORCE	REPEALING
ACT 731	Money Services Business Act 2011	1 December 2011 [PU(B) 590/2011]	ACT 577
ACT 732	National Wages Consultative Council Act 2011	23 September 2011 [PU(B) 507/2011]	- Nil -
ACT 733	Kampong Bharu Development Corporation Act 2011	Not Yet In Force	- Nil -
ACT 734	Restricted Residence (Repeal) Act 2011	31 December 2011	ACT 377
ACT 735	Banishment (Repeal) Act 2011	31 December 2011	ACT 79