Issue #27/2017
06 July 2017
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Legal Network Series
S MUNIANDY SUBRAMANIAM lwn. TIMBALAN MENTERI DALAM NEGERI, MALAYSIA & YANG LAIN |
PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Habeas corpus - Penahanan pencegahan - Tahanan dibawah s. 6(1) Akta Dadah Berbahaya (Langkah-Langkah Pencegahan Khas) 1985 - Dakwaan ketidakpatuhan k. 3(4) & 5(1) Kaedah-Kaedah Dadah Berbahaya (Prosedur Lembaga Penasihat) 1987 - Pertikaian berkenaan penyerahan borang I & II - Tarikh penyerahan borang I kepada Lembaga Penasihat tidak sama dengan tarikh penyerahan borang I oleh pemohon - Dakwaan borang II tidak diserahkan kepada pemohon - Sama ada terdapat ketidakpatuhan prosedur apabila borang I tidak diserahkan kepada Lembaga Penasihat pada tarikh sama dengan penyerahan borang I oleh pemohon - Sama ada akuan penerimaan borang II merupakan satu keperluan - Sama ada kehadiran pemohon di persidangan Lembaga Penasihat menunjukkan pemohon telah menerima borang II - Sama ada perintah tahanan adalah kekal menjadi sah PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Habeas corpus - Penahanan pencegahan - Dakwaan ketidakpatuhan dalam perintah tahanan dan alasan-alasan di dalam pengataan-pengataan fakta yang atasnya perintah tahanan diasaskan - Sama ada budi bicara menteri untuk mengeluarkan perintah tahanan dengan pengataan-pengataan fakta boleh dicabar |
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DATO' AHMAD SUDIN lwn. DATO' ARIFFIN MAN |
TORT: Fitnah - Fitnah secara lisan - Pengataan fitnah dibuat ketika ucapan mesyuarat parti politik - Ucapan defendan telah didengar oleh kesemua orang yang hadir di mesyuarat - Ucapan mengungkapkan perkataan-perkataan yang memfitnah plaintif - Penghinaan terhadap plaintif dalam jawatan, profesion, pekerjaan dan perniagaan - Defendan dalam ucapan mengatakan plaintif telah mensabotaj parti dalam pilihanraya dan pernah dijatuhkan hukuman - Sama ada ucapan telah diberi oleh defendan secara palsu dan niat jahat - Sama ada ucapan yang diberi defendan membawa maksud fitnah - Sama ada perkataan-perkataan yang diungkapkan oleh defendan mendedahkan plaintif kepada kebencian, cemuhan dan penghinaan dalam minda orang munasabah - Sama ada niat defendan adalah untuk memburukkan kredibiliti plaintif dan mempengaruhi para perwakilan untuk tidak mengundi plaintif TORT: Fitnah - Pembelaan - Justifikasi - Pengataan berunsur difitnah dibuat ketika ucapan di mesyuarat - Defendan dalam ucapan mengatakan plaintif telah mensabotaj parti dalam pilihanraya dan pernah dijatuhkan hukuman - Sama ada pengataan yang diucapkan dan diterbitkan mempunyai kebenaran - Sama ada defendan terlindung di bawah pembelaan justifikasi - Akta Fitnah 1957, s. 8 TORT: Fitnah - Pembelaan - Komen berpatutan - Pengataan berunsur difitnah dibuat ketika ucapan di mesyuarat - Ucapan tanpa sebarang keterangan yang menyokong kebenaran fakta dan bukan bagi kepentingan awam - Sama ada defendan terlindung di bawah komen berpatutan - Akta Fitnah 1957, s. 9 |
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HUANG MIN & ORS v. MALAYSIAN AIRLINE SYSTEM BERHAD & ORS |
CIVIL PROCEDURE: Stay of proceedings - Application for - Stay of proceedings pending disposal of another suit commenced outside jurisdiction - Action had been filed in Malaysia as a protective writ to preserve cause of action - Several actions had been commenced by plaintiff outside jurisdiction against same set of defendants - Special circumstances - Whether there were special circumstances to justify grant of a stay - Whether a protective writ gave rise to special circumstances - Whether prevention of multiplicity of actions was a valid policy consideration to be taken into account when exercising discretion in granting stay of proceedings |
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LEE HUN HONG & ORS v. SUPERINTENDENT OF LANDS & SURVEYS, KUCHING DIVISION |
LAND LAW: Acquisition of land - Compensation - Method of valuation - Determining market value - Long delay between issuance of notice under s. 47 and declaration under s. 48 of Sarawak Land Code - Whether compensation awarded was adequate - Whether method of adjusting compensation had taken into consideration element of time value of money and adequacy factor - Whether award ought to be increased |
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CHANTIKA KELANG BERAS SDN BHD v. KETUA PENGARAH HASIL DALAM NEGERI |
REVENUE LAW: Income tax - Appeal - Appeal against decision of Special Commissioners of Income Tax - Appeal against rejection of application for relief under s. 131(1) of Income Tax Act 1967 - Income tax on subsidy received from government - Claim for tax exemption - Whether subsidy received was taxable - Whether respondent was correct in its decision to reject application for relief under s. 131(1) of Income Tax Act 1967 - Whether appellant was entitled to rely on Exemption Order No 22/2006 |
LNS Article(s)
THE AUTONOMOUS NATURE OF PARTY AUTONOMY IN ARBITRATION: AN INTERROGATION OF PERSPECTIVE [Read excerpt]
AYINLA L. A.* ONIYIDE. T.** [2017] 1 LNS(A) lviPERSPEKTIF SYARIAH TENTANG HAK PESAKIT BERHUBUNG ARAHAN AWAL PERUBATAN: SUATU TINJAUAN UMUM (Sharia Perspective on Patient's Right in respect of Advance Medical Directive (AMD): An Overview) [Read excerpt]
MOHD ZAMRE MOHD ZAHIR,+ TENGKU NOOR AZIRA TENGKU ZAINUDIN+HANIWARDA YAAKOB,+ RAMALINGGAM RAJAMANICKAM+ZAINUNNISAA ABD RAHMAN,+ AHMAD AZAM MOHD SHARIFF+HUSYAIRI HARUNARASHID,++ MUHAMMAD HATTA+++ [2017] 1 LNS(A) lvii
Principal Acts
Number | Title | In force from | Repealing |
ACT 791 | Tourism Tax Act 2017 | Not Yet In Force | - |
ACT 790 | Courts (Modes of Commencement of Civil Actions) Act 2017 | Not Yet In Force | - |
ACT 789 | Self-Employment Social Security Act 2017 | 13 June 2017 [PU(B) 299/2017] | - |
ACT 788 | Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia Act 2017 | Not Yet In Force | - |
ACT 787 | Offences Relating To Awards Act 2017 | Not Yet In Force | - |
Amending Acts
Number | Title | In force from | Principal/Amending Act No |
ACT A1537 | Strategic Trade (Amendment) Act 2017 | Not Yet In Force | ACT 708 |
ACT A1536 | Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2017 | Not Yet In Force | ACT 574 |
ACT A1535 | Private Higher Educational Institutions (Amendment) Act 2017 | Not Yet In Force | ACT 555 |
ACT A1534 | Bankruptcy (Amendment) Act 2017 | Not Yet In Force | ACT 360 |
ACT A1533 | Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act 2017 | Not Yet In Force | ACT 599 |
PU(A)
Number | Title | Date of Publication | In force from | Principal/ Amending Act No |
PU(A) 190/2017 | Price Control and Anti-Profiteering (Determination of Maximum Retail Price For Petrol and Diesel) (No. 15) Order 2017 | 5 July 2017 | 6 July 2017 | ACT 723 |
PU(A) 189/2017 | Price Control and Anti-Profiteering (Determination of Maximum Retail Price For Petrol and Diesel) (No. 14) Order 2017 [revoked By PU(a) 190/2017] | 28 June 2017 | 29 June 2017 | ACT 723 |
PU(A) 188/2017 | Medical Regulations 2017 | 28 June 2017 | 1 July 2017 except paragraphs 28(2)(a) and (b); 1 January 2019 - paragraphs 28(2)(a) and (b) | ACT 50 |
PU(A) 187/2017 | Price Control and Anti-Profiteering (Determination of Maximum Retail Price For Petrol and Diesel) (No. 13) Order 2017 [revoked By PU(a) 189/2017] | 21 June 2017 | 22 June 2017 | ACT 723 |
PU(A) 186/2017 | Loans Guarantee (Bodies Corporate) (Remission of Tax and Stamp Duty) (No. 2) Order 2017 | 21 June 2017 | 22 June 2017 | ACT 96 |
PU(B)
Number | Title | Date of Publication | In force from | Principal/ Amending Act No |
PU(B) 335/2017 | Appointment of Deputy Commissioners of Buildings and Officers Under Subsection 4(1) For The Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur | 23 June 2017 | 1 June 2015 | ACT 757 |
PU(B) 334/2017 | Appointment of Registrar | 23 June 2017 | 15 March 2017 | ACT 685 |
PU(B) 333/2017 | Appointment of Date of Coming Into Operation | 23 June 2017 | 24 June 2017 | ACT A1443 |
PU(B) 332/2017 | Notification of Values of Palm Kernel Under Section 12 | 22 June 2017 | 1 July 2017 to 31 July 2017 | ACT 235 |
PU(B) 331/2017 | Notification of Values of Crude Petroleum Oil Under Section 12 | 22 June 2017 | 6 July 2017 to 19 July 2017 | ACT 235 |
Legislation Alert
Updated
Act/Principal No. | Title | Amended by | In force from | Section amended |
ACT 50 | Medical Act 1971 | ACT A1443 | 1 July 2017 [PU(B) 333/2017] | Long title, Sections 2, 3, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3F, 3G, 4, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 4F, 4G, 4H, 4I, 4J, 9, 12, 13, 14, 14A, 14B, 14C, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 24A, 26, 27, 29, 29A, 30, 31, 31A, 32, 33, 34, 34A, 34B, 34C, 35, 35A, 36, 40, 41, 42 and First Schedule |
ACT 366 | Poisons Act 1952 (Revised 1989) | PU(A) 181/2017 | 21 June 2017 | First Schedule |
ACT 366 | Poisons Act 1952 (Revised 1989) | PU(A) 180/2017 | 20 June 2017 | Third Schedule |
ACT 56/1965 | National Land Code | PU(A) 172/2017 | 16 June 2017 except subparagraph 2(c)(vii) and paragraph 2(f); 1 January 2009 - subparagraph 2(c)(vii) and paragraph 2(f) | Sixteenth Schedule |
ACT 50 | Medical Act 1971 | PU(A) 166/2017 | 8 June 2017 | Second Schedule |
Revoked
Act/Principal No. | Title | Revoked by | In force from |
PU(A) 68/1974 | Medical Regulations 1974 | PU(A) 188/2017 | 1 July 2017 except paragraphs 28(2)(a) and (b); 1 January 2019 - paragraphs 28(2)(a) and (b) |
PU(A) 168/2017 | Price Control and Anti-Profiteering (Determination of Maximum Retail Price For Petrol and Diesel) (No. 11) Order 2017 | PU(A) 171/2017 | 15 June 2017 |
PU(A) 140/2017 | Price Control and Anti-Profiteering (Determination of Maximum Retail Price For Petrol and Diesel) (No. 8) Order 2017 | PU(A) 152/2017 | 25 May 2017 |
PU(A) 134/2017 | Price Control and Anti-Profiteering (Determination of Maximum Retail Price For Petrol and Diesel) (No. 6) Order 2017 | PU(A) 135/2017 | 11 May 2017 |
PU(A) 131/2017 | Price Control and Anti-Profiteering (Determination of Maximum Retail Price For Petrol and Diesel) (No. 5) Order 2017 | PU(A) 134/2017 | 4 May 2017 |