Civil Law Act 1956 Section 6

Today civil law act 1956 revised 1972 incorporates all three statutes statutory authority for english law application in malaysia.

Civil law act 1956 section 6. Civil law act 1956. Tort feasors and award of interest. This is my own note titled application of civil law act in malaysia by virtue of section. Application of civil law act.

The title of the act says so. Laws of malaysia act 67 civil law act 1956 upto 2006 13346 reads. An act relating to the civil law to be administered in malaysia. Common law rules of equity and certain statutes 4.

Proceedings against and contribution between joint and several tort feasors 1 where damage is suffered by any person as a result of a tort whether a crime or not a judgement recovered against any tort feasor liable in respect of that damage shall not be a bar to an action against any other person who would if sued. Section 5 of the act deals with the adoptions to be regulated by the act and section 6 of the act deals with the conditions for valid adoption. Applicable to civil cases only. B in sabah apply the common law of england and the rules of equity together with statutes of general.

Interpretation part ii general 3. Administration of insolvent estates and winding up of companies 5. Top in 24 hours. Sia cheng soon v tengku ismail tengku ibrahim cla 1956 concerns civil law not criminal law.

The extent of the application of english law is prescribed in the following three sections which are section 3 section 5 and section 6. Act 67 arrangement of sections civil law act 1956 part i preliminary section 1. 7 2009 wef 01 03 2009 legal proceedings and actions by minors who have attained 18 years of age. Application of english law in commercial matters 6.

1 save so far as other provision has been made or may hereafter be made by any written law in force in malaysia the court shall a in peninsular malaysia or any part thereof apply the common law of england and the rules of equity as administered in england on the 7 april 1956. Immovable property part iii. Indian legal system civil laws family laws the hindu adoptions and maintenance act 1956 the conditions for valid adoption chapter ii of the hindu adoptions and maintenance act 1956 deals with adoptions. The civil law act 1956 act 67 revised 1972 cla 1965 being incorporate to all the three earlier statutes that are the statutory authority for the application of english law in today s malaysia.