Section 1
This Act may be cited as the Judicial Proceedings (Regulation of Reports) Act 1962.
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JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS (REGULATION OF REPORTS) ACT 1962
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About this act
JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS (REGULATION OF REPORTS) ACT 1962 is Malaysia Act, cited as Act 114 1962, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1962.
Opening note
Preamble
- An Act to regulate the publication of reports of judicial proceedings in such manner as to prevent injury to public morals. [Peninsular Malaysia—15 March 1963, L.N. 70/1963; Sabah and Sarawak—30 September 1965, L.N. 358/1965] Short title
Section 2
Interpretation
“domestic proceedings” means proceedings—
(a)
under the Guardianship of Infants Act 1961 [Act 351], the Guardianship of Infants Ordinance of Sabah [Cap.
54] and the Guardianship of Infants Ordinance of Sarawak
[Cap. 93];
(b)
under the Married Women and Children (Maintenance)
Act 1950 [Act 263], and the Maintenance Ordinance 1959
of Sabah [Ord. 7 of 1959];
(c)
under the Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement)
Act 1949 [Act 34]; and
*(d) under section 12 of the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce)
Act 1976 [Act 164], other than proceedings for the enforcement of an order made under the provisions of law mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b), or for the variation of any requirement for the payment of money contained in an order made under the said provisions, or in an order made or confirmed under the Act mentioned in paragraph (c);
*NOTE—See section 109 Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 [Act 164].
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“judicial proceedings” includes a proceeding before any court, tribunal or person having by law power to hear, receive and examine evidence on oath.
Restriction on publication of reports
Section 3
It shall not be lawful for the proprietor, editor or publisher of a newspaper or periodical to print or publish, or cause or procure to be printed or published—
(a)
in relation to any judicial proceedings any indecent matter or indecent medical, surgical or physiological details being matter or details the publication of which would be calculated to injure public morals; and
(i)
in relation to any judicial proceedings for dissolution of marriage, nullity of marriage, judicial separation or restitution of conjugal rights; or
(ii)
in relation to any domestic proceedings, any particulars other than the following, that is to say:
(I)
the names, addresses and occupations of the parties and witnesses;
(II)
the grounds of the application or a concise statement of the charges, the defences and counter charges in support of which evidence has been given;
(III)
submissions on any point of law arising in the courts of the proceedings and decision of the court thereon; and
(IV)
the judgment of the court and any observations made by the court in giving it:
Provided that nothing in this paragraph shall be held to permit the publication of anything contrary to paragraph (a).
Penalty
Section 4
Any person acting in contravention of this Act shall in respect of each offence be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding four months or to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to both.
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Section 5
Sanction
No prosecution for an offence under this Act shall be commenced without the sanction of the Public Prosecutor.
Section 6
Saving
Nothing in this Act shall apply to the printing of any pleading, transcript of evidence or other document for use in connection with any judicial proceedings or the communication thereof to persons concerned in the proceedings, or to the printing or publishing of any notice or report in pursuance of the directions of the court;
or to the printing or publishing of any matter in any separate volume or part of any bona fide series of law reports which do not form part of any other publication and consists solely of reports of proceedings in courts of law, or in any publication of a technical character bona fide intended for circulation among members of the legal or medical professions.
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Act 114
LIST OF AMENDMENTS
Amending law
Short title
In force from
L.N. 358/1965
Modification of Laws (Judicial 30-09-1965
Proceedings) (Regulation of
Reports) (Extension to Borneo
States) Order 1965
Act 160
Malaysian Currency (Ringgit)
29-08-1975
Act 1975
Act 164
Law Reform (Marriage and 01-03-1982
Divorce) Act 1976
Judicial Proceedings (Regulation of Reports)
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Act 114
LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED
Section
Amending authority
In force from 2
Act 164 01-03-1982 4
Act 160 29-08-1975
KUALA LUMPUR
Common questions
- What is JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS (REGULATION OF REPORTS) ACT 1962?
- JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS (REGULATION OF REPORTS) ACT 1962 is Malaysia Act, cited as Act 114 1962, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1962.
- Is JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS (REGULATION OF REPORTS) ACT 1962 still in force?
- Yes — JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS (REGULATION OF REPORTS) ACT 1962 is currently in force.
- When did JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS (REGULATION OF REPORTS) ACT 1962 take effect?
- JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS (REGULATION OF REPORTS) ACT 1962 was first recorded in 1962.
- How many sections does JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS (REGULATION OF REPORTS) ACT 1962 have?
- JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS (REGULATION OF REPORTS) ACT 1962 contains 6 sections.
- Where can I read the official version of JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS (REGULATION OF REPORTS) ACT 1962?
- The official text of JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS (REGULATION OF REPORTS) ACT 1962 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.