Limitation Ordinance (Cap. 49, 1958 Ed.)
Copy of the official text captured from State Attorney-General's Chambers Sarawak (LawNet Sarawak) (lawnet.sarawak.gov.my) on 27 October 2026. Always check the official portal for the authoritative current version.
| Number | Cap. 49 |
|---|---|
| Type | State enactment |
| Applies to | Sarawak |
| Year | 1958 |
| Published by | State Attorney-General's Chambers Sarawak (LawNet Sarawak) |
Contents — Parts and sections
26 sections in 4 Parts, headings copied from the “ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS” of the official text (copy of 27 October 2026). Read the full wording in the PDF.
Definitions: section 2 (Interpretation).
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Part I PRELIMINARY (2)
- s 1 Short title
- s 2 Interpretation
Part II LIMITATION OF SUITS (8)
- s 3 Dismissal of suits instituted after period of limitation
- s 4 Proviso where court is closed when period expires
- s 5 Special law of limitation
- s 6 Legal disability
- s 7 Disability of one joint creditor
- s 8 Continuous running of time
- s 9 Suits against express trustees and their representatives
- s 10 (1) Suits on foreign contracts (2) Foreign limitation law
- 3 CAP. 49 (1958 ED.)
Part III COMPUTATION OF PERIOD OF LIMITATION (15)
- s 11 Exclusion of day on which right to sue accrues
- s 12 Exclusion of time of defendant’s absence from Sarawak
- s 13 Exclusion of occupation and moratorium periods
- s 14 Exclusion of time of proceeding in good faith in court without jurisdiction
- s 15 Exclusion of time during which commencement of suit is stayed by injunction or order
- s 16 Exclusion of time during which judgment debtor is attempting to set aside execution-sale
- s 17 Effect of death before right to sue accrues
- s 18 Effect of fraud
- s 19 Effect of acknowledgment in writing
- s 20 (1) Effect of payment of interest as such. Effect of part payment of principal (2) Effect of receipt of produce of mortgaged or charged land
- s 21 One of several joint contractors, etc., not chargeable by reason of acknowledgment or payment made by another of them
- s 22 Effect of substituting or adding new plaintiff or defendant. (a) Proviso where original plaintiff dies. (b) Proviso where original defendant dies
- s 23 Continuing breaches and wrongs
- s 24 Suit for compensation for act not actionable without special damage
- s 25 Computation of time mentioned in instrument
Part IV RIGHTS EXTINGUISHED (1)
- s 26 Right of person out of possession extinguished SCHEDULE ⎯ Particulars of the limitations applicable to each class of proceeding
- Chapter 49 (1958 Edition)
Related laws
Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act 1958 (Act 99)
Federal Acts that this law's official text itself refers to (as “[Act N]”), most-referred first.
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| Captured | Language | Official “last updated” | Pages | SHA-256 | File |
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| 27 October 2026 | English | — | 29 | 04a65a330e18 | PDF 0.5 MB |
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