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Civil Law Act
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Undergraduate 1
03/07/2010

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Year of Civil Law Act
Definition
1956
Term
Cut of date of of S3 Of CLA of West Malaysia
Definition
7/Apr/1956
Term
S3
Definition
Term
S3 cut of date of CLA in Sabah
Definition
1/Dec/1951
Term
S3 cut of date of CLA in Sarawak
Definition
12/Dec/1949
Term
What is the Proviso of S3
Definition
Common Law, Rules of Equity and Stats of General shall be applied onl si much as the local circumstances allow
Term
What are the three views on S3
Definition
  1. State of General App be made applicable
  2. Only common law and rules of Equity
  3. Court View
Term
What are the reasons of application of General Stats of App?
Definition
  1. App of Eng Law must be in totality
  2. Common law broad enough to encompass written law
Term
Reasons of app of only Rules of Equity and common law?
Definition
  1. Literal interpratation of proviso of S3
  2. Enforce intention of legislature
Term
In terms of EL app, what is the difference between West Malaysia and SS?
Definition
INaddition to Common law and Rules of Equity in SS Stat of General App also app.
Term
What are the factors of applicability of EL?
Definition
Courts will adopt EL as admin in their effective date and any developments are non-binding
Term
What are the guide lines to follow in App of EL>
Definition
  1. Is there a written law in force in Malaysia?
  2. What is the App EL in Area along with the cut off date
  3. Do the local circumstances permit?
  4. If court rejects it, then court can formulate law. In so doing they may look at any source of law.
Term
Art 73
Definition

 a) Parliament enact laws for the whole federation

b) Legislature of a state may make laws the that state

Term

Artile 44

 

Definition
The legislative body of the federation shall be YDPA, Dewan Nagara and Dewan Rakyat
Term
Article 160
Definition
Definition of what law is 'Law is written law'
Term
Bill
Definition
Law in draft
Term
Preparliamentary procedure
Definition
  1. Drafting of bill
  2. If proposed by goverment bill drafted by drafting division
  3. Bill taken to parliament to fix date for intro
  4. Clark of house will fix date for first reading

 

Term
Parliamentary procedure
Definition
  1. 1st reading minister will read out short title and circulated
  2. Purpose to give notice about debate of bill
  3. Bill Gazetted
  4. 2nd reading: bill discussed
  5. Voting for or against bill
  6. Comittee stage
  7. Bill discussed informally
  8. 3rd reading: 2nd voting
  9. Bill sent to senate where process reoccurs
  10. Senate no power to reject bill
Term
Post Parliamentary procedure
Definition
Royal Assent
Term
Art 66 (5)
Definition
When bill becomes law: when assented to YPDA, no law untill gazetted.
Term
S 18 of Interpretations Act
Definition
Gazzetting of Laws
Term
Article of postponement or retrospection of laws
Definition
Art 66 (5)
Term
How does parliament control subsidary legislation?
Definition
  1. Laying procedure
  2. Parliamentary Scrutiny comitee
  3. Ultra Vires

 

Term
Procedural Ultra vires
Definition
SL failure to comple with procedures laid down in parent act
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