APPLICATION OF LAWS ORDINANCE, 1958

Incorporating all amendments up to 30th November, 2009

PREPARED, REPRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY

THE COMMISSIONER OF LAW REVISION, SARAWAK

UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE REVISION OF LAWS ORDINANCE, 1992 2009

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This Ordinance may be cited as the *Application of Laws

Ordinance.

Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and except in so far as other provision has been or may in future be made by any written law in force in the State, the common law of England and the doctrines of equity, together with statutes of general application, as administered or in force in England at the commencement of this

Ordinance, shall be in force in the State:

Provided that the common law, doctrines of equity and statutes of general application shall be in force in the State so far only as the circumstances of the State and of its inhabitants permit and subject to such qualifications as local circumstances and native customs render necessary.

*

This Ordinance was repealed in so far as it related to any matter in the Federal

List w.e.f. 1st April, 1972—see [P.U. (A) 424/71].

*

See also the Civil Law Act 1956 [Act 67].

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CAP. 2 (1958 ED)

Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of section 2 and in amplification of those, the Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom specified in the Schedule shall, to the extent specified in the second column, be in force in the State as from the date specified in the third column, with such formal alterations and amendments as may be necessary to make the same applicable to the circumstances of the State and, in particular, subject to the modifications set forth in the fourth column.

The Dewan Undangan Negeri may, by resolution, amend the

Schedule and may add thereto any Act of the Parliament of the United

Kingdom whether enacted before or after the 12th day of December,

(Section 3)

ACTS OF PARLIAMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

APPLICABLE TO THE STATE

[Am. G.N.S. 35/50, 83/54, 99/54, 197/58, 179/59, 66/60;

F.L.N. 179/65; P.U. (A) 424/71.].

Short title

Extent of application

Date of coming into force in the State

Modifications page 1455

(8 and 9 Geo.

6 c. 28)

Law Reform

(Contributory

Negligence)

Act 1945

Section 1

and 7 15th June, 1954

In sections 2 and 4, the references to the Workmen’s

Compensation

Acts, 1925 to 1943 and to sections of these shall be read as references to the

*Workmen’s

Compensation

Ordinance [Cap.

80 (1958 Ed.)] of

Sarawak and to the corresponding sections of it.

page 1459 (2

and 3 Eliz.

c. 34)

Law Reform

(Enforcement of Contracts)

Act 1954

The whole 1st January,

1955

None.

[*The Workmen’s Compensation Ordinance [Cap. 80 (1958 Ed.)] of Sarawak was repealed by P.U. (A)

157/81 w.e.f. 1.6.1981. Now see the Workmen’s Compensation Act 1952 [Act 273].].

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CAP. 56 (1958 ED)

Short title

Extent of application

Date of coming into force in Sarawak

Modifications page 1461

(12, 13 and 14 Geo. 6 c.

100)

Law Reform

(Miscellaneo us

Provisions)

Act 1949

Sections 4

and (2).

1st June, 1950

None

G.N.S.

153/59 (6,

Edw. 7 c.

41)

Marine

Insurance Act 1906

The whole except section 91 1st January,

1960

None

G.N.S.

153/59 (21,

Geo. 5 c. 2)

Marine

Insurance

(Gambling

Policies) Act 1909

The whole 1st January,

1960

In section 1 (3)

the reference to the consent in

England of the

Attorney

General, in

Scotland of the

Lord Advocate, and in Ireland of the Attorney

General for

Ireland shall be construed as referring to the consent of the

Public

Prosecutor,

Malaysia.