Specific Relief Act Malaysia

Specific performance is often ordered in relation to building contracts because the contract deals with results rather than the carrying on of an activity over a period of time and it usually defines the work to be completed with certainty.

Specific relief act malaysia. Kuala lumpur johore kedah kelantan negeri sembilan pahang perak perlis selangor and terengganu 4 july 1950. Civil law act 1956 for matters related to rent payments. Injunction is classified under part iii of the specific relief act 1950 as preventive. Legislation from this website is not a copy of the gazette printed by the government printer percetakan nasional malaysia berhad for the purposes of section 61 of the interpretation acts 1948 and 1967 act 388 and does not constitute prima facie evidence of the contents of the gazette by virtue of the section.

Distress act 1951 for when the landlords wish to evict the tenants the rights tenants have pertaining to the matter. Specific relief act 1950 landlords are prohibited from evicting the tenant change the locks etc without a court order. Unannotated statutes of malaysia principal acts specific relief act 1950 act 137 specific relief act 1950 act 137 24 contracts to sell property by one who has no title or who is a voluntary settlor. Government proceedings act 1956.

47 of 1963 13th december 1963 an act to define and amend the law relating to certain kinds of specific relief. Arbitration in malaysia is governed by the arbitration act 2005 which is derived from the united nations commission on the international trade law uncitral. Short title extent and commencement 1 this act may be called the specific relief act. However the section is not an exclusive right of a claimant because the court is given a discretionary power to award this remedy.

Section 11 of the specific relief act 1950 does provide the cases which specific performance may be granted. Legislation from this website is not a copy of the gazette printed by the government printer percetakan nasional malaysia berhad for the purposes of section 61 of the interpretation acts 1948 and 1967 act 388 and does not constitute prima facie evidence of the contents of the gazette by virtue of the section. Reciprocal enforcement of judgments act 1958. Malacca penang sabah and sarawak 1 july 1974 act a238 part i preliminary short title 1.

The laws of malaysia series lom is a compilation and reprint of laws published in volume form pursuant to section 14 a of the revision of laws act 1968 act 1 it is the only official and authentic publication of the laws of malaysia. 4 the specific relief act 1963 act no. Court of judicature act 1964. Abstract in malaysia a remedy of specific performance is governed by the specific relief act 1950.

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