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SUBORDINATECOURTS(AMENDMENT)ACT2010(ACT
A1382)
SBC/CIR/156/12
19thFebruary2013
DearMembersofSelangorBar,
SUBORDINATECOURTS(AMENDMENT)ACT2010(ACTA1382)
PleasebeinformedthatpursuanttoP.U.(B)45/2013,theMinisterhasappointed1stMarch2013asthe
dateofcomingintooperationoftheSubordinateCourts(Amendment)Act2010[A1382].
UndertheamendedSubordinateCourtsAct1948,thejurisdictionoftheSubordinateCourts,inparticular,
theSessionsCourt,hasbeenenhancedsignificantly.
ThepertinentchangeseffectedbyActA1382areasfollows:
(a)ThemonetaryjurisdictionoftheSessionsCourthasbeenincreasedfromRM250,000.00to
RM1,000,000.00[s.7(a)(ii)ofActA1382]

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(b)ThemonetaryjurisdictionofaFirstClassMagistratehasbeenincreasedfromRM25,000.00to
RM100,000.00[s.11ofActA1382]
(c)ThemonetaryjurisdictionofaSecondClassMagistratehasbeenincreasedfromRM5,000.00to
RM10,000.00[s.13ofActA1382]
(d)TheSessionsCourthasbeenconferredwithjurisdictiontotryallactionsandsuitsofacivilnatureforthe
specificperformanceorrescissionofcontractsorforcancellationorrectificationofinstruments,withinthe
jurisdictionoftheSessionsCourt[s.7(a)(iii)ofActA1382]
(e)ASessionsCourtmay,inrespectofanyactionorsuitwithinthejurisdictionoftheSessionsCourt,inany
proceedingsbeforeit(i)grantaninjunctionand(ii)makeadeclaration,whetherornotanyotherrelief,
redressorremedyisorcouldbeclaimed[s.7(b)ofActA1382]and
(f)ThePenghulusCourthasbeenabolished[ss.2,3(b),4(b),5(c),10.12and15ofActA1382].
PleasealsotakenotethattheincreaseinfilingfeesreflectedinthescheduleofHighCourtfeesand
SubordinateCourtfeesprovidedinAppendicesB1andB2totheRulesofCourt2012,respectively,will
alsotakeeffecton1Mar2013.
Pleasebeguidedaccordingly.
MembersarethereforeadvisedtoobtainacopyoftheaboveAmendmentsandreadthem.
VishnuKumar
Chairperson
CivilLawCourtLiaisonSubCommittee
SelangorBarCommittee

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