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INTERPRETATION ACTS 1948 AND 1967 (CONSOLIDATED AND REVISED 1989)

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1 -1. Short title.
2 PART I [Sections 3-65 of this revised Act correspond to sections 3-65 of the Interpretation Act 1967 [Act No. 23 of 1967]]-2. Application.
4 DIVISION ONE Meaning of Certain Expressions and References-4. Grammatical variations, gender and number.
3 DIVISION ONE Meaning of Certain Expressions and References-3. DEFINITIONs.
5 DIVISION ONE Meaning of Certain Expressions and References-5. References to offices, etc., established by Constitution.
6 DIVISION ONE Meaning of Certain Expressions and References-6. References to public officers.
7 DIVISION ONE Meaning of Certain Expressions and References-7. Reference to office-holder includes acting holder, etc.
8 DIVISION ONE Meaning of Certain Expressions and References-8. References to "the High Court", "the Minister" and "the Treasury" .
9 DIVISION ONE Meaning of Certain Expressions and References-9. References to States.
10 DIVISION ONE Meaning of Certain Expressions and References-10. (Deleted by Act 261).
11 DIVISION ONE Meaning of Certain Expressions and References-11. References to distance.
12 DIVISION ONE Meaning of Certain Expressions and References-12. Service by post.
13 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-13. Acts to be public Acts.
14 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-14. Division into sections.
15 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-15. Long title, preamble and schedules.
16 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-16. Notice to be taken of division into parts, chapters, etc.
17 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-17. Citation.
17A DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-17A. Regard to be had to the purpose of Act.
18 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-18. Gazette.
19 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-19. Commencement.
20 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-20. Subsidiary legislation may be retrospective.
21 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-21. Meaning of certain expressions in subsidiary legislation.
22 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-22. Amendment, revocation, etc., of subsidiary legislation.
23 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-23. Avoidance of subsidiary legislation in case of inconsistency with Act.
24 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-24. Things done under subsidiary legislation deemed to be done under authorising law.
25 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-25. Subsidiary legislation deemed to be made under all powers thereunto enabling.
26 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-26. Particular power to make subsidiary legislation without prejudice to general power.
27 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-27. Penalties in subsidiary legislation.
28 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-28. Subsidiary legislation unaffected by repeal of authorising law in certain cases.
29 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-29. Repeal does not revive earlier repealed laws, etc.
30 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-30. Matters not affected by repeal.
31 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-31. Repeal includes amending legislation.
32 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-32. Expiry.
33 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-33. Specific transitional and saving provisions to be without prejudice to sections 28 to 32.
34 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-34. Construction of amended law with amending law.
35 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-35. References to written laws.
36 DIVISION TWO Provisions Affecting Written Laws Generally-36. Internal references in written laws.
37 DIVISION THREE Powers and Appointments-37. Time for exercise of power.
38 DIVISION THREE Powers and Appointments-38. Power of majority.
39 DIVISION THREE Powers and Appointments-39. Law officers.
40 DIVISION THREE Powers and Appointments-40. Implied powers.
41 DIVISION THREE Powers and Appointments-41. Powers of certain bodies not effected by vacancy, etc.
42 DIVISION THREE Powers and Appointments-42. Exercise of power between publication and commencement of Act.
43 DIVISION THREE Powers and Appointments-43. Construction of power to appoint commencement.
44 DIVISION THREE Powers and Appointments-44. Implied powers in respect of fees and charges.
45 DIVISION THREE Powers and Appointments-45. Construction of power to extend time.
46 DIVISION THREE Powers and Appointments-46. Power to delegate hearing of appeals.
47 DIVISION THREE Powers and Appointments-47. Power to appoint includes power to remove, etc.
48 DIVISION THREE Powers and Appointments-48. Power to appoint member of board, etc.,temporarily.
49 DIVISION THREE Powers and Appointments-49. Power to appoint chairman, etc.
50 DIVISION THREE Powers and Appointments-50. Appointment may be made by office and with retrospective effect.
51 DIVISION THREE Powers and Appointments-51. Temporary exercise of ministerial functions.
52 DIVISION THREE Powers and Appointments-52. Appointment, etc., in the public services.
53 DIVISION FOUR Miscellaneous-53. Computation of years of age.
54 DIVISION FOUR Miscellaneous-54. Computation of time.
55 DIVISION FOUR Miscellaneous-55. Evidence of signature on fiat, etc.
56 DIVISION FOUR Miscellaneous-56. Ex-officio proceedings no to abate on death, etc.
57 DIVISION FOUR Miscellaneous-57. Making of declarations, etc., in particular languages.
58 DIVISION FOUR Miscellaneous-58. Imposition of penalty no bar to civil action.
59 DIVISION FOUR Miscellaneous-59. Offences under two or more laws.
60 DIVISION FOUR Miscellaneous-60. Penalties prescribed to be deemed maximum penalties.
61 DIVISION FOUR Miscellaneous-61. Gazettes to be evidence.
62 DIVISION FOUR Miscellaneous-62. Deviation from forms.
62A DIVISION FOUR Miscellaneous-62A. Use of electronic means or medium.
63 DIVISION FOUR Miscellaneous-63. Saving of rights of Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Government.
64 DIVISION FOUR Miscellaneous-64. binds Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Government.
65 DIVISION FOUR Miscellaneous-65. Repeal and saving.
67 PART II DIVISION FIVE DEFINITIONS DIVISION SIX GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING ACTS OF PARLIAMENT, ORDINANCES AND ENACTMENTS-67. Acts of Parliament, Ordinances and Enactments to be public Acts of Parliament, Ordinances and Enactments.
68 PART II DIVISION FIVE DEFINITIONS DIVISION SIX GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING ACTS OF PARLIAMENT, ORDINANCES AND ENACTMENTS-68. Sections to be substantive enactments.
66 PART II DIVISION FIVE DEFINITIONS-66. DEFINITIONs.
69 PART II DIVISION FIVE DEFINITIONS DIVISION SIX GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING ACTS OF PARLIAMENT, ORDINANCES AND ENACTMENTS-69. Schedules.
70 PART II DIVISION FIVE DEFINITIONS DIVISION SIX GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING ACTS OF PARLIAMENT, ORDINANCES AND ENACTMENTS-70. Sub-divisions of Acts of Parliament, Ordinances and Enactments.
71 PART II DIVISION FIVE DEFINITIONS DIVISION SIX GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING ACTS OF PARLIAMENT, ORDINANCES AND ENACTMENTS-71. Forms.
72 PART II DIVISION FIVE DEFINITIONS DIVISION SIX GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING ACTS OF PARLIAMENT, ORDINANCES AND ENACTMENTS-72. Mode of citing Acts of Parliament, Ordinances and Enactments.
73 DIVISION SEVEN REPEAL, RE-ENACTMENT AND AMENDING LEGISLATION-73. Repeal of repealing laws.
74 DIVISION SEVEN REPEAL, RE-ENACTMENT AND AMENDING LEGISLATION-74. Repeal of amended law to include amendments.
75 DIVISION SEVEN REPEAL, RE-ENACTMENT AND AMENDING LEGISLATION-75. Repeal and substitution.
76 DIVISION SEVEN REPEAL, RE-ENACTMENT AND AMENDING LEGISLATION-76. Reference to re-enacted provisions.
77 DIVISION SEVEN REPEAL, RE-ENACTMENT AND AMENDING LEGISLATION-77. Effect of repeal.
78 DIVISION SEVEN REPEAL, RE-ENACTMENT AND AMENDING LEGISLATION-78. Construction of amending Act of Parliament, Ordinance or Enactment.
79 DIVISION SEVEN REPEAL, RE-ENACTMENT AND AMENDING LEGISLATION-79. Effect of expiration of written law.
80 DIVISION SEVEN REPEAL, RE-ENACTMENT AND AMENDING LEGISLATION-80. Ordinance or Act of Parliament may be altered or repealed in same session.
81 DIVISION EIGHT IMPERIAL ACTS-81. Citation of Imperial Statutes.
82 DIVISION EIGHT IMPERIAL ACTS-82. Imperial Acts to be read with necessary modification.
83 DIVISION EIGHT IMPERIAL ACTS-83. Reference in written law to provision of Imperial Act.
84 DIVISION NINE SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION-84. Use of defined terms in subsidiary legislation.
85 DIVISION NINE SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION-85. Exercise of statutory powers between enactment and commencement of Act of Parliament.
86 DIVISION NINE SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION-86. Commencement of subsidiary legislation.
87 DIVISION NINE SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION-87. General provisions with respect to power given to any authority to make subsidiary legislation.
88 DIVISION NINE SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION-88. Construction of powers under which subsidiary legislation is made.
89 DIVISION NINE SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION-89. Judicial notice of proclamations, orders and regulations.
90 DIVISION NINE SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION-90. Construction of amending regulations.
92 DIVISION NINE SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION-92. Subsidiary legislation made by Yang di-Pertuan Agong to override other subsidiary legislation.
93 DIVISION TEN POWERS AND APPOINTMENTS-93. Construction of provisions as to exercise of the powers and duties.
94 DIVISION TEN POWERS AND APPOINTMENTS-94. Power to appoint includes power to dismiss.
95 DIVISION TEN POWERS AND APPOINTMENTS-95. Construction of enabling words.
96 DIVISION TEN POWERS AND APPOINTMENTS-96. Appointment of officers by name or office.
97 DIVISION TEN POWERS AND APPOINTMENTS-97. Construction of powers of appointment.
98 DIVISION TEN POWERS AND APPOINTMENTS-98. Official designation to include officer executing duties.
99 DIVISION TEN POWERS AND APPOINTMENTS-99. Power of Yang di-Pertuan Agong to provide for execution of duties of public officer during temporary absence or inability.
100 DIVISION TEN POWERS AND APPOINTMENTS-100. Power of Yang di-Pertuan Agong or Minister to delegate hearing of appeals, etc., to Committees.
101 DIVISION TEN POWERS AND APPOINTMENTS-101. Powers to appoint chairman, etc.
102 DIVISION TEN POWERS AND APPOINTMENTS-102. Powers of a board, etc., not affected by vacancy, etc.
103 DIVISION ELEVEN DISTANCE AND TIME-103. Measurement of distance.
104 DIVISION ELEVEN DISTANCE AND TIME-104. Time of commencement.
105 DIVISION ELEVEN DISTANCE AND TIME-105. Computation of time.
106 DIVISION ELEVEN DISTANCE AND TIME-106. Computation of age.
107 DIVISION ELEVEN DISTANCE AND TIME-107. (Repealed).
108 DIVISION ELEVEN DISTANCE AND TIME-108. Provision when no time prescribed.
109 DIVISION ELEVEN DISTANCE AND TIME-109. Construction of power of extending time.
110 DIVISION TWELVE MISCELLANEOUS-110. Evidence of signature of Yang di-Pertuan Agong or Attorney General to fiat.
111 DIVISION TWELVE MISCELLANEOUS-111. Solicitor General to exercise powers of Attorney General.
112 DIVISION TWELVE MISCELLANEOUS-112. Power of majority of more than two persons.
113 DIVISION TWELVE MISCELLANEOUS-113. Public officers.
114 DIVISION TWELVE MISCELLANEOUS-114. Ex-officio proceedings not to abate on death, etc.
115 DIVISION TWELVE MISCELLANEOUS-115. Construction of references to laws.
116 DIVISION TWELVE MISCELLANEOUS-116. (Repealed).
117 DIVISION TWELVE MISCELLANEOUS-117. English text to prevail.
118 DIVISION TWELVE MISCELLANEOUS-118. Use of languages other than English for oaths, declarations, etc.
119 DIVISION TWELVE MISCELLANEOUS-119. Gazette to be evidence of matters therein.
120 DIVISION THIRTEEN REPRINT OF WRITTEN LAWS-120. Reprint of written laws.
121 DIVISION FOURTEEN PENAL PROVISIONS-121. Imposition of a penalty not a bar to civil action.
122 DIVISION FOURTEEN PENAL PROVISIONS-122. Provisions as to offences under two or more laws.
123 DIVISION FOURTEEN PENAL PROVISIONS-123. Penalties prescribed to be deemed maximum penalties.
124 DIVISION FOURTEEN PENAL PROVISIONS-124. Carrying out of certain orders.
125 DIVISION FOURTEEN PENAL PROVISIONS-125. Application of fees, fines and forfeitures.
126 DIVISION FOURTEEN PENAL PROVISIONS-126. (Repealed).
127 DIVISION FOURTEEN PENAL PROVISIONS-127. Saving of rights of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Government.
128 DIVISION FOURTEEN PENAL PROVISIONS-128. PART II to be binding on Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Government.
129 DIVISION FIFTEEN REPEAL-129. Repeal.
130 PART III-130. Extent.
131 PART III-131. PART I of this Act to have effect in adopting States.
132 PART III-132. Repeal and saving.
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