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LATEST ONLINE DATABASE: LAWNET.COM.MY

Posted on 20 December 2011

LawNet
is an Internet Division of Percetakan Nasional Malaysia Berhad (PNMB).
It provides an Online Library of Malaysian Laws which is accessible via
Pustaka’s website. It consists of :

  
i).         
Law Library which contains the
AUTHORITATIVE text of the laws of Malaysia i.e. Updated Acts of Parliament,
Principal Acts (Original), Amendment Acts, Ordinances, Bills Supplement,
Updated rules and Regulations, Legislative Supplement (A), Legislative
supplement (B), Federal Constitution, Criminal Procedure Code, Penal Code,
National Land Code, Rules of Court, Court Forms, General Orders and “Arahan
Perbendaharaan”.

 ii).         
E-Gazette is the electronic version of Malaysia Gazette
printed by PNMB, the official printer appointed by the Government of Malaysia.
The E-Gazette is available on-line as soon as it is published weekly. It
currently contains – Federal Gazettes – Principal Acts, Amending ActsBills
Supplement, (B) and Gazette Notification (GN).

State Gazettes – State Legislations for Selangor, Pahang, Negeri
Sembilan, Malacca, Johor, Terengganu, Perak, Penang, Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan
and Sarawak.

iii).         
Istilah Undang-Undang (English
– B. Malaysia) – which contains more than 30,000 words, terms and phrases
commonly used by legal practitioners, lawyers, Government officers, students
and those who are constantly in touch with the laws. It is an invaluable tool
and would be extremely useful for people doing translation work.

iv).         
Latin Dictionary – consists
of more than 5,000 words. It is compiled from various sources and by no means conclusive.

 
v).         
Judgments – contains selected Privy
Council Judgements.

vi).         
Index of Subsidiary Legislations – a complete list of Legislative Supplement (A) [P.U.(A)]
and Legislative Supplement (B) [P.U.(B)].

The information in the database is
comprehensive and easy to use for practicing lawyers, legal advisors,
academicians, law students as well as people who have a daily need to refer to
Malaysian laws. However, please be reminded that this database is subscribed
based on a single license-only, thus
only one individual can access at any one time.

 For
LawNet user guide manual please refer to the link:

http://www.pustaka-sarawak.com/Pustaka-Sarawak/download_get.php?id=76

If
you require any further information or assistance, please e-mail librarian@sarawaknet.gov.my or
call 082-442000 ext 245.