<P> After the formation of Malaysia in 1963, the Federal Constitution was amended to include special provisions applicable to the states of Sabah and Sarawak . Some federal Acts of Parliament apply to these states differently on a number of matters, particularly on issues related to immigration, land and natural resource management . For example, in the Peninsular, the National Land Code governs most of the laws relating to land . In Sabah, the main legislation is the Sabah Land Ordinance; and in Sarawak, the Sarawak Land Code . </P> <P> In recent years, hudud has been attempted to be introduced by - Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) in Kelantan to Islamise the state . </P> <P> The laws of Malaysia can be divided into two types of laws--written law and unwritten law . Written laws are laws which have been enacted in the constitution or in legislation . Unwritten laws are laws which are not contained in any statutes and can be found in case decisions . This is known as the common law or case law . In situations where there is no law governing a particular circumstance, Malaysian case law may apply . If there is no Malaysian case law, English case law can be applied . There are instances where Australian, Indian, and Singaporean cases are used as persuasive authorities . </P> <P> The application of English law or common law is specified in statutes . Section 5 of Criminal Procedure Code states that English law shall be applied in cases where no specific legislation has been enacted . Similarly, in context of civil law, Sections 3 and 5 of Civil Law Act allows for application of English common law, equity rules, and statutes in Malaysian civil cases where no specific laws have been made . In 2007, Chief Justice of Malaysia, Ahmad Fairuz Abdul Halim questioned need to resort to English common law despite Malaysia having already been independent for 50 years and proposed to replace it with Islamic law jurisprudence or sharia law . However, Malaysian Bar Council responded by saying that common law is part of Malaysian legal system and that is no basis to replace it . Court appeals to Privy Council in England have already been abolished in 1985 . </P>

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