STATUTORY DECLARATIONS ACT 1960

Statutory Declarations LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 783 STATUTORY DECLARATIONS ACT 1960 (Revised—2016) REVISED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF LAW REVISION, MALAYSIA UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE REVISION OF LAWS ACT 1968 2016 1 2 Act 783 Laws of Malaysia STATUTORY DECLARATIONS ACT 1960 Revised up to … … … … 1 November 2016 Date of publication in the Gazette of this revised edition … … 17 November 2016 Date appointed for coming into operation of this revised edition pursuant to paragraph 6(1)(xxiii) of the Revision of Laws Act 1968 [Act 1] … … … … 17 November 2016 National language text to be authoritative … … … … P.U. (B) 197/1994 First enacted in 1960 as Act No. 20 of 1960 Previous Revision First Revision ... ... ... ... 1969 (Act No. 13 w.e.f. 14 April 1970) Statutory Declarations LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 783 STATUTORY DECLARATIONS ACT 1960 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Short title 2. Form of declaration 3. False declaration punishable under Penal Code 4. Fees 5. References in Sabah and Sarawak federal laws to repealed laws Schedule 3 4 Laws of Malaysia Act 783 Statutory Declarations 5 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 783 STATUTORY DECLARATIONS ACT 1960 An Act to provide for the making and taking of statutory declarations and for purposes connected with it and incidental to it. [Peninsular Malaysia—1 June 1961, L.N. 154/1961; Sabah and Sarawak—1 January 1969, P.U. 488/1968] Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Statutory Declarations Act 1960. Form of declaration 2. Any Sessions Court Judge, Magistrate or Commissioner for Oaths, or, subject to section 4 of the Notaries Public Act 1959 [Act 115], any notary public appointed under the Notaries Public Act 1959, may take and receive the declaration of any person voluntarily making the declaration in Malay or English in the form in the Schedule. False declaration punishable under Penal Code 3. Declarations made by virtue of this Act shall be deemed to be such declarations as are referred to in sections 199 and 200 of the Penal Code [Act 574]. 6 Laws of Malaysia Act 783 Fees 4. A person making any declaration by virtue of this Act shall pay to the officer or Commissioner taking the declaration such fees as the Minister may prescribe by notification in the Gazette. References in Sabah and Sarawak federal laws to repealed laws 5. Any reference in any federal law in force in Sabah to the Statutory Declarations Ordinance of Sabah [Cap. 138] and any reference in any federal law in force in Sarawak to the Statutory Declarations Ordinance of Sarawak [Cap. 52] or to the Statutory Declarations Act 1835 [5 & 6 Wm. IV, C. 62], of the United Kingdom, shall be deemed to be a reference to this Act. Schedule [Section 2] In Malay BORANG AKUAN Saya,................................................................................dengan sesungguhnya dan sebenarnya mengaku bahawa .......................................................dan saya membuat akuan ini dengan kepercayaan bahawa akuan ini adalah benar, dan menurut kuasa peruntukan Akta Akuan Berkanun 1960. Diperbuat dan dengan sesungguhnya diakui oleh yang tersebut namanya di atas.................................. di .............................................................................. di dalam Negeri ....................................................... pada ......................................................... , 20.......... Di hadapan saya, ...................................... (Tandatangan Hakim Mahkamah Sesyen, Majistret, Pesuruhjaya Sumpah atau notari awam) Statutory Declarations 7 In English FORM OF DECLARATION I, ....................................................................................................................... do solemnly and sincerely declare that............................................................. .......................................................................................................................... and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the declaration to be true, and by virtue of the Statutory Declarations Act 1960. Subscribed and solemnly declared by the abovenamed ....................................................................................... at ................................................................................... in the State of ............................................................... this .......................................................... , 20............... Before me, ........................................................... (Signature of Sessions Court Judge, Magistrate, Commissioner for Oaths or notary public) 8 Act 783 Laws of Malaysia LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 783 STATUTORY DECLARATIONS ACT 1960 (Revised—2016) Particulars under paragraphs 7(ii) and (iii) of the Revision of Laws Act 1968 [Act 1] LIST OF AMENDMENTS Amending law Short title In force from P.U. 488/1968 Modification of Laws (Statutory Declarations) (Modifications and Extension to Borneo States), Order 1968 28-11-1968 LIST OF LAWS OR PARTS THEREOF SUPERSEDED No. Act 13 Title Statutory Declarations Act 1960 9 Statutory Declarations LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 783 STATUTORY DECLARATIONS ACT 1960 (Revised—2016) LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED Section Amending authority - NIL - In force from 10 Act 783 Laws of Malaysia LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 783 STATUTORY DECLARATIONS ACT 1960 (Revised—2016) LIST OF AMENDMENTS MADE BY THE COMMISSIONER OF LAW REVISION UNDER SECTION 6 OF THE REVISION OF LAWS ACT 1968 [ACT 1] Provision section 2 Particulars of amendments Authority for amendment 1. Word “Any” substituted for “It shall be lawful for any” paragraph 6(1)(xxi) 2. Comma after the word “Magistrate” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xvi) 3. Word “may” substituted for “to” paragraph 6(1)(xxi) 4. Word “declaration” substituted for “same” paragraph 6(1)(xxi) section 3 Words “the provisions of” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi) section 4 1. Words “the provisions of” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi) 2. Word “declaration” substituted for “same” paragraph 6(1)(xxi) 3. Words “from time to time” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi) 4. Word “prescribe” transposed before words “by notification in the Gazette” paragraph 6(1)(xiii) 1. Word “sesungguhnya” substituted for “sesungguh” paragraph 6(1)(xxi) 2. Word “dan” substituted for “serta” paragraph 6(1)(xxi) 3. Word “dalam” inserted after the word “di” paragraph 6(1)(iii) 4. Comma inserted after the word “Majistret” paragraph 6(1)(xvi) Schedule In Malay 11 Statutory Declarations Provision Particulars of amendments Schedule In English Hakcipta Pencetak Authority for amendment 5. Word “atau” after the word “Majistret” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi) 6. Words “atau notari awam” inserted after the word “Pesuruhjaya Sumpah” paragraph 6(1)(iii) 1. Word “declaration” substituted for “same” paragraph 6(1)(xxi) 2. Words “the provisions of” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi) 3. Comma inserted after the word “Magistrate” paragraph 6(1)(xvi) 4. Word “or” after the word “Magistrate” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi) 5. Words “or notary public” inserted after the word “Commissioner for Oaths” paragraph 6(1)(iii) H PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BERHAD Semua Hak Terpelihara. 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