Public Law In Malaysia

Peninsular malaysia 1 october 1959 ord.

Public law in malaysia. The supreme law of the land the constitution of malaysia sets out the legal framework and rights of malaysian citizens. Elaw my is malaysia s largest database of court judgments and legislation streamlined in a powerful yet user friendly engine for busy legal professionals like yourself. Federal laws enacted by parliament of malaysia that apply throughout. The office of the chief justice of the federal court of malaysia recently drafted proposed amendments to the rules of court 2012 rules of the court of appeal 1994 and rules of the federal court 1995.

In the landmark case of brown v. Public law is the body of law which governs the exercise of powers of the government and public authorities. Our slogan is malaysian laws at your fingertips we give subscribers the advantage of having up to date laws at a click of the mouse doing away with uncertainty and the danger of relying on outdated laws. Case law elaw s digital library houses more than 80 000 judgments from the industrial court high court court of appeal and federal supreme court of malaysia dating all the way back from the 1900s.

The law of malaysia is mainly based on the common law legal system. 98 1965 short title 1. This act may be cited as the notaries public act 1959. Nothing in this act shall be construed as relieving any person who has entered into a contract of service either as the employer or as the person employed of any duty or liability imposed upon him by the provisions of any other written law for the time being in force in malaysia or any part thereof or to limit any power which may be exercised by any public officer or any right conferred upon.

Public law and private law are two wide areas of law that sometimes tend to overlap when exercised. Public law affects society as a whole and includes administrative law constitutional law criminal law municipal law and international law. In this act unless the context otherwise. The laws of malaysia series lom is a compilation and reprint of laws published in volume form pursuant to section 14 a of the revision of laws act 1968 act 1 it is the only official and authentic publication of the laws of malaysia.

The conventional method of updating statutes by clipping out the amendments and pasting them over the old laws. It also does away with the cutting and pasting of the hard copies i e. Sabah and sarawak 18 march 1965 l n. Notaries public 5 laws of malaysia act 115 notaries public act 1959 an act relating to notaries public.