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Sarawak Interpretation Ordinance 2005 (Cap. 61).

Country/Territory
Malaysia
Territorial subdivision
Sarawak
Document type
Legislation
Date
2005
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Ordinance to repeal the Interpretation Ordinance [Cap. 1 (1958 Ed.)] and to replace it with a new Ordinance to make better provision for the construction, application, interpretation and publication of the law, and for incidental and connected matters.
Subject
General
Keyword
Governance Local government Offences/penalties Indigenous peoples
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

This Ordinance is enacted to repeal the Interpretation Ordinance [Cap. 1 (1958 Ed.)] and to replace it with a new Ordinance to make better provision for the construction, application, interpretation and publication of the law, and for incidental and connected matters. The Ordinance consist of 62 Sections divided into 7 Parts: Application and General Provisions of Interpretation (I); General Provisions Regarding Ordinances, etc (II); Subsidiary Legislation and Instruments (III); Powers and Appointments (IV); Delegation of Powers (V); Penal Provisions (VI); Miscellaneous (VII). The Schedule of the Ordinances lists the races which are indigenous to Sarawak.

Full text
English
Website
lawnet.sarawak.gov.my