LAWS OF MALAYSIA
Act 682
UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA ACT 1961





ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Constitution of University of Malaya to have the force of law
4. University to keep office as an address for service in Malaysia
5. Copies of Statutes, etc., to be kept at office of University
6. Grants-in-aid and accounts
7. Acquisition of land for purposes of the University
8. Protection of benefits under provident schemes
9. Enforcement of transitional provisions in Malaysia
10. Power to make minor amendments of existing laws
11 . Exemption from estate duty
13. Repeal
SCHEDULE (Omitted)

LAWS OF MALAYSIA
Act 682
UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA ACT 1961
An Act to provide for the establishment and incorporation of the
University of Malaya and for matters connected therewith.
[I Jarl~~ary 1962, L.N. 40011 9611
ENACTED by the Parliament of Malaysia as follows:
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the University of Malaya Act 1961
and shall come into force on such date as the Minister may by
notification in the Gcr~ette appoint.
Interpretation
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
"Act", "regulation" and "Statute" respectively have the same
meaning as in the Constitution:
"appointed day" means the date appointed under section I :
"Constitution" means the Constitution of the University contained
in the *Schedule to this Act. as amended from time to time;
"Minister" means the Minister charged with responsibility for
the University;
"provident scheme" means
(a) any provident fund scheme established by the
University of Malaya under the powers conferred on
the University by the Constitution contained in the
Schedule to the University of Malaya Ordinance 1949
[Ord. No. 1 7 qf 19491 ; and
'LTIie Schedule has been replaced ~7ide P.U. (A) 10411 972 which in tur-11 has been repealed and replaced vide
P.U. (A) 10711997. Paragraph 2 of the Schedule define> "Foundatio~~ Day" as the date appointed
under sectioli 1 of the Univerhity of Malaya Act 1061

(b) any provident scheme continued in force by any rules
made under the University of Malaya Ordinance 1949
of Singapore [Ord. No. 12 of 19491;
"University" means the University of Malaya established and
incorporated by this *Act.
Constitution of University of Malaya to have the force of
law
3. The Constitution shall, upon the appointed day, take effect
and have the force of law within Malaysia.
University to keep office as an address for service in
Malaysia
4. (1) The University shall keep and maintain an office situated
within Malaysia, which shall be its address for service for all
writs, plaints, notices, pleadings, orders, summonses, warrants or
other proceedings and written communications of all kinds.
(2) All writs, plaints, notices, pleadings, orders, summonses,
warrants or other proceedings or other written communications
shall, if left at the office kept and maintained under subsection
(I), be deemed duly served upon or delivered to the University or
such officer or authority to whom they may have been addressed,
in all proceedings before any court in Malaysia.
Copies of Statutes, etc., to be kept at office of University
5. The University shall keep at the office mentioned in section 4
s copy of each current Statute, Act, regulation or other document
required to be published under this Act or the Constitution, and
shall keep the same available at all reasonable hours for inspection
by the public and, where any books or copies of documents
are, under this Act or the Constitution, required to be available
for purchase by the public, such books or copies shall be kept
available for purchase at such office or at some other place within
Malaysia as the University may think fit.
"NOTE-Section 25 of the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 [Act 301 deems the
Univerqity of Malaya to be a University established under and subject to, Act 30.

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Grants-in-aid and accounts
6. (1) The Minister shall pay to the University such moneys as
may be provided by Parliament from time to time as grants-in-
aid of the University.
(2) All moneys paid to the University under subsection (1)
shall be applied or expended by the University for all or any of
the purposes of the University in accordance with the estimates
approved under Part V of the Constitution:
Provided that any such moneys appropriated to and not applied
for the purpose of the annually recurrent expenditure of the
University may, at the discretion of the University, be applied
to capital expenditure.
(3) A copy of the accounts of the University for each financial
year when prepared and audited in accordance with the Constitution
shall, as soon as practicable after the completion of the audit, be
sent to the Minister.
Acquisition of land for purposes of the University
7. (1) When any immovable property, not being State land or
reserved land or land vested in a State or in the Federation or
occupied or used by the Federation or a public authority for
Federal purposes, is needed for the purposes of the University and
cannot be acquired by agreement, such property may be acquired
in accordance with any written law relating to the acquisition of
land for a public purpose for the time being in force in the State
in which such property is situate, and any declaration required
under any such written law that such land is so needed may be
made notwithstanding that compensation is to be paid out of the
funds of the University, and such declaration shall have effect
as if it were a declaration that such land is needed for a public
purpose made in accordance with such written law.
(2) Expenses and compensation in respect of any immovable
property acquired under subsection (1) shall be paid by the
University.
(3) All immovable property acquired under this section shall
vest in the University, and an entry to that effect in the appropriate
register shall be made by the proper registering authority.

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Protection of benefits under provident schemes
8. The following provisions shall apply to any provident
scheme:
(a) no assurance on the life of any contributor under any
provident scheme and no moneys or other benefits
received under such assurance or in any other manner
under any such scheme shall be capable of being taken
in execution or otherwise garnished, attached, sequestered
or levied upon for or in respect of any debt or claim
whatsoever against the contributor or his estate unless
the University in its discretion shall have assigned such
assurance moneys or other benefits to the contributor
for his absolute use and benefit or, in the case of his
death, to his legal personal representative;
(b) subject to any discretionary trusts or powers as to the
application thereof vested by any Act or rules relating
thereto in the University or other person administering
the provident scheme, all moneys and benefits arising
from any such provident scheme shall be deemed to be
impressed with a trust in favour of the objects entitled
thereto under the will or intestacy of any deceased
contributor;
(c) no donatioil or contribution to a fund established under a
provident scheme or interest thereon shall be assignable
or transferable or liable to be attached, sequestered
or levied upon for or in respect of any debt or claim
whatsoever other than a debt due to the University;
(d) no such donation or contribution or interest shall be
subject to the debts of the contributor, nor shall such
donation, contribution or interest pass to the Director
General of Insolvency on the bankruptcy of such
contributor, but, if such contributor is adjudicated a
bankrupt or is declared insolvent by judgment of the
Court, such donation or contribution or interest shall,
subject to this Act and the Constitution and any Act or
rules relating thereto, be deemed to be impressed with
a trust in favour of the persons entitled thereto on the
death of the contributor;
(e) the bankruptcy of a contributor shall not affect the making
of deductions from the salary of the contributor in
accordance with any Act or rules relating thereto, but
such deductions shall continue to be made notwithstanding

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any written law, and the portion of salary so deducted
shall be deemed not to form part of his after-acquired
property;
(f) subject to any Act or rules relating thereto, all moneys
payable or paid out of any fund established under a
provident scheme on the death of a contributor shall
be deemed to be impressed with a trust in favour of
the persons entitled thereto under the will or intestacy
of such deceased contributor, or under a nomination in
such form as may be prescribed under the scheme, but
shall not be deemed to form part of his estate or be
subject to the payment of his debts.
Enforcement of transitional provisions in Malaysia
9. Any rules made by the Governor in Council, and approved
by the Legislative Council of Singapore, under the University
of Malaya Ordinance 1949 [Ord. No. 12 of 19491 which relate
to -
(a) the terms and conditions of service of persons transferred
from the service of the Government of Singapore, or of
the Councils of Raffles College or the King Edward VII
College of Medicine, to the service of the University;
(b) the continuance in force of any provident scheme and the
obligations and duties of the University thereunder;
(c) the administration by the University of any trust;
(d) the construction and interpretation in any document of
any reference to Raffles College or the King Edward
VII College of Medicine or to the Councils or Principals
of either such College; or
(e) the transfer to the University of any right, privilege or
power of the Council of Raffles College or the Council of
King Edward VII College of Medicine or the performance
by the University of any duty or obligation imposed on
either of such Councils,
shall, in so far as the same may be capable of application within
Malaysia. be binding on the University and all other persons in
Malaysia as if such rules had been rules duly authorized and
made under this Act.

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Power to make minor amendments of existing laws
10. (1) The Yang di-Pertuan Agong may, by order, make such
amendments, modifications and adaptations of existing laws as
may appear necessary or expedient for the transfer to any officer
or member of, or other person associated with, the University of
any function vested in any officer or member of, or other person
associated with Raffles College or the King Edward VII College
of Medicine, and for conferring on any holder of a degree or
diploma of the University privileges similar to those conferred by
any such written law on the holder of any similar or corresponding
diploma of either of such Colleges.
(2) For the purposes of this section "existing laws" means the laws
in force on Foundation Day, as defined in the Constitution.
Exemption from estate duty
11. No estate duty shall be payable in respect of the amount
of any bequest to the University, and the value of the property
passing on the death of a deceased shall be deemed not to include
the amount of such bequest for the purpose of fixing the rate of
estate duty.
Repeal
12. The University of Malaya Ordinance 1949 is hereby
repealed.
SCHEDULE
(Omitted)

LAWS OF MALAYSIA
Act 682
UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA ACT 1961
(Revised- 2007)
Particulars under paragraphs 7(ii) and (iii) of the Revision of
Laws Act 1968 [Act 11
LIST OF AMENDMENTS
Amending law Short title In force from
P.U. (A) I0411972 The Constitution of the University 01-01- 1973
of Malaya
P.U. (A) 1 1011 978 University of Malaya (Exemption) 25-03-1978
Order 1978
P.U. (A) I0711997 The Constitution of the University 01-03-1997
of Malaya
LIST OF LAWS OR PARTS THEREOF REPEALED
No. Title
No. 17 of 1949 The University of Malaya Ordinance 1949

LAWS OF MALAYSIA
Act 682
UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA ACT 1961
(Revised - 2007)
LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED
Section Amending authority In force from
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LAWS OF MALAYSIA
Act 682
UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA ACT 1961
(Revised- 2007)
LIST OF AMENDMENTS MADE BY THE COMMISSIONER OF
LAW REVISION UNDER SECTION 6 OF THE REVISION OF
LAWS ACT 1968 [ACT I]
Provision Particulars of amendment Authority for
amendment
Title Comma after word "Act" omitted paragraph
6(l)(xvi)
Effective date Words " 1 January 1962. subparagraph
L.N. 40011 96 1" substituted for 6( 1 )(i)(d)
"1st January, 1962"
Enacting clause Words "ENACTED by the paragraph
Parliament of Malaysia" substituted 6(1 )(iii)
for "BE IT ENACTED by the
Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka
Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong
with the advice and consent of the
Dewan Negara and Dewan Ra'ayat
in Parliament assembled, and by
the authority of the same,"
section 1 Commas after words "University of paragraph
Malaya A