INTRO to Law of Contract

What is the main law governing the law of contract in Malaysia?

• Contract Acts 1950 (Act 36)

• Contracts Act 1950 (Act 136)

• Contracts Act 1956 (Act 36)

• COntracts Act 1956 (Act 136)

What is contract?

• Law

• Meeting

• Agreement

• Intention

Federated Malay States consists of the following states EXCEPT

• Pahang

• Perak

• Selangor

• Terengganu

Among the functions of contract law is

• settle disputes among people

• make a person become rich

• punish the wrongdoer

• imprison the criminal

S2(h) Contracts Act 1950 states that

• agreement is a contract

• agreement is enforceable when it has a contract

• agreement enforceable by law is a contract

• enforceable contract is a law

The starting point of the reception of English Law in Malaysian contract law

• Section 2 and Section 3 Civil Law Act 1956

• Indian Contacts Act

• Section 3 and Section 5 Civil Law Act 1956

• Section 4 and Section 5 Civil Law Act 1956

The four Unfederated Malay States are

• Terengganu, Kedah, Melaka, Kelantan

• Terengganu, Kelantan, Kedah, Perlis

• Terengganu, Kelantan, Pahang, Kedah

• Terengganu, Johore, Kelantan, Pahang

Straits Settlement consists of Penang, Malacca, Singapore

• True

• False

Tan Mooi Liang v Lim Soon Seng [1974] 2 MLJ 60 is the case that defines a contract

• True

• False

What is lacuna?

• gap

• law

• contract

• life