Native Courts Ordinance, 1992
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 | Ord. No. 9/92 |
|---|---|
| Type | State enactment |
| Applies to | Sarawak |
| Year | 1992 |
| Published by | State Attorney-General's Chambers Sarawak (LawNet Sarawak) |
Contents — Parts and sections
36 sections, 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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- s 1 Short title, commencement and application
- s 2 Interpretation
- s 3 Classes of Native Courts
- s 4 Constitution of Native Courts
- s 5 Jurisdiction of Native Courts
- s 6 Laws to be administered
- s 7 Territorial limits of jurisdiction
- s 8 Returns of cases to be submitted to the Resident or District Officer
- s 9 Resident’s power to transfer cases
- s 9A Exercise of power by Chief Registrar
- s 10 Appearances before Native Courts
- s 11 Power to impose penalties
- s 12 Appeals
- s 13 Courts to which appeal lies
- s 14 Power of the appellate court
- s 15 Further investigation and appeal
- s 16 Revisionary powers of the Native Court of Appeal
- s 17 Recovery of penalty or compensation
- s 18 Imprisonment in default of penalty
- s 19 Power to award compensation and to make orders
- s 20 Special jurisdiction of a Resident’s Native Court
- s 21 Judgment
- s 22 Enforcement of judgment on claim or dispute over land held under native customary rights
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- s 23 Contempt of Native Court
- s 24 Power to issue warrants and summonses
- s 25 Substantial justice to be done without undue regard to technicalities
- s 26 Fees
- s 27 Personal interest
- s 28 Cases excluded from the ordinary jurisdiction of a Native Court
- s 29 Rules
- s 30 Pending proceedings
- s 31 Existing laws
- s 32 Removal of difficulties
- s 33 Immunity of officers acting judicially for official acts
- s 33A Proceedings to be in open court
- s 34 Repeal SCHEDULE⎯Chiefs and Headmen
- NATIVE COURTS ORDINANCE, 1992
- [Ord. No. 9/92]
Related laws
Subordinate Courts Act 1948 (Act 92)Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 (Act 164)Native Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1991 (Act 471)Penal Code (Act 574)Criminal Procedure Code (Act 593)
Federal Acts that this law's official text itself refers to (as “[Act N]”), most-referred first.
Version history
| Captured | Language | Official “last updated” | Pages | SHA-256 | File |
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| 27 October 2026 | English | — | 41 | 0921cd51206f | PDF 0.6 MB |
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