Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 21 · Bankruptcy Miscellaneous Provisions
423. Action in aid of courts of Malaysia and designated countries
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An order of any such court of Malaysia or any designated country, seeking aid with a request to the Court, is deemed sufficient to enable the Court to exercise in respect of the matters directed by the order such jurisdiction as either the court which made the request or the Court could exercise in respect of similar matters within their several jurisdictions.
In this section, “designated country” means any country designated for the purposes of this section by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.
Minister
“Minister” means —(a)except as provided in paragraph (b), the Minister charged with the responsibility for administration of affairs of insolvent persons and insolvent companies; and(b)for the purposes of sections 124(1)(g) and (2)(c), 125(5), 127(3) and 198, the Minister charged with the responsibility for registration of companies;