Section 1
This Act may be cited as the Malaysian Currency (Ringgit) Act, 1975.
/akn/my/act/act/1965/419
Act 419
The full official text, structured for quick navigation. Copy any provision or jump straight to a section.
- Type
- Act
- Status
- Repealed
- Enacted
- 1965
- Sections
- 4
Quick answer
About this act
Act 419 is Malaysia Act, cited as Act 419 1965, currently marked repealed and first recorded in 1965.
Opening note
Preamble
- An Act to change the name of the unit of Malaysian currency and to provide for matters incidental thereto. [ 29 April, 1975 ] BE IT ENACTED by the Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong with the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara and Dewan Rakyat in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 2
(a)
by substituting for section 18 thereof the following new section 18----
"Unit of currency.
Section 18
(2)
Upon the coming into force of this section, every contract, sale, payment, bill, note, instrument and security for money and every transaction, dealing, matter and thing whatsoever relating to money or involving the payment of, or the liability to pay, any money which but for this subsection would have been deemed to be made, executed, entered into, done and had for, in and in relation to Malaysian dollars shall be deemed instead to be made, executed, entered into, done and had for, in and in relation to ringgit.";
4
(b)
by substituting the word "ringgit" for the words "Malaysian dollar", "Malaysian dollars", "dollar" and "dollars" wherever they appear therein; and
(c)
by substituting the word "sen" for the word "cents" wherever it appears therein.
(2)
Upon the coming into force of this section, all references in any written law to Malaysian dollar and cent shall respectively be construed as ringgit and sen.
Section 3
Section 3 of the Interpretation Act, 1967 is hereby amended—
(b)
by inserting immediately after the definition of "residency" the following definition of "ringgit"—
"ringgit" means a ringgit in the currency of Malaysia;"; and
(c)
by inserting immediately after the definition of "sell", the following definition of "sen"—
"sen" means a sen in the currency of Malaysia;'.
Common questions
- What is Act 419?
- Act 419 is Malaysia Act, cited as Act 419 1965, currently marked repealed and first recorded in 1965.
- Is Act 419 still in force?
- No — Act 419 has been repealed.
- When did Act 419 take effect?
- Act 419 was first recorded in 1965.
- How many sections does Act 419 have?
- Act 419 contains 4 sections.
- Where can I read the official version of Act 419?
- The official text of Act 419 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.