Limitation Act 1953 Malaysia
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Limitation act 1953 malaysia. No action shall be brought by any person to recover any land after the expiration of twelve years from the date on which the right of action accrued to him or if it first accrued to some person through whom he claims. In april last year the parliament of malaysia passed a bill known as the limitation amendment act 2018 the limitation act 1953 act 254 referred to as the principal act was amended by inserting after section 6. Parliament passed the limitation amendment act 2018 act a1566 laa 2018 on 4 th april 2018 to amend the limitation act 1953 la 1953 by amongst others insert the new section 6a which will be in force on 1 st september 2019. Section 9 1 limitation act 1953 governs the action to recover land and unlike the areas mentioned above it has a slightly longer time limit of 12 years.
Pursuant to section 6 of the limitation act 1953 an action founded on contract or on tort must be brought within six years from the date on which the cause of action accrues. 2 this act shall apply to peninsular malaysia only. Short title and application. 19 february 1953 part i short title and application 1.
In malaysia the principal act of limitation is set out in the limitation act 1953 the act basically based on the english limitation act 1939 which was since then replaced with the limitation act 1980. The act prescribes different period of limitation depending on different types of causes of action that arise. An act to provide for the limitation of actions and arbitrations. Limitation 5 laws of malaysia act 254 limitation act 1953 an act to provide for the limitation of actions and arbitrations.
Prior to the insertion of section 6a section 6 of la 1953 provides amongst others that actions founded on contract or. 2 this act shall apply to west malaysia only. 1 in this act unless the context otherwise requires action includes a suit or any other. 1 this act may be cited as the limitation act 1953.
1 this act may be cited as the limitation act 1953. 2 l im it a. 19 february 1953 part i 1. The act provides that.