Limitation Act 1953 Malaysia
However this act applies in peninsular malaysia only.
Limitation act 1953 malaysia. Sabah has it own limitation ordinance chapter 72 and sarawak the limitation ordinance chapter 49. 1 in this act unless the context otherwise requires action includes a suit or any other. 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. 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.
1 this act may be cited as the limitation act 1953. The 6 year limitation period applies notwithstanding when the plaintiff discovers the damages. 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. 2 this act shall apply to peninsular malaysia only.
2 l im it a. Short title and application. 2 this act shall apply to west malaysia only. The law of limitations in malaysia is contained in the limitation act 1953 act 254 which declares itself to be an act to provide for limitation of actions and arbitrations.
1 this act may be cited as the limitation act 1953. 19 february 1953 part i short title and application 1. Prior to the insertion of section 6a section 6 of la 1953 provides amongst others that actions founded on contract or. 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. Pursuant to section 6 1 a of the limitation act 1953 limitation act actions in contract and tort shall not be brought after the expiration of six years from the date on which the cause of action accrued. Act 254 l im it a t io n a c t 1953 incorporating all amendments up to 1 january 2006 published by the commissioner of law revision malaysia under the authority of the revision of laws act 1968 in collaboration with percetakan nasional malaysia bhd 2006. 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.
The act provides that. The limitation act 1953. 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. 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.