Section 15 — Small Claims Tribunals Act

(1)

Proceedings before a tribunal shall be commenced by filing a claim with the Registrar.

(2)

Subject to subsection (3), a claim shall be in writing in the prescribed form in either the English or Malay language, and shall be signed by or on behalf of the claimant.

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(3)

The Registrar may permit a claim to be made orally and shall cause it to be reduced to writing in the language in which it is made and shall be read over and explained to the claimant, and if confirmed correct by the claimant, shall be signed by the claimant and a copy thereof shall be given to him.

(4)

In any joint or representative claim —

(a)

the Registrar may permit the claim to be filed notwithstanding that it has not been signed by all the claimants or persons represented on condition that all the claimants or such persons shall do so before the date of the hearing; and

(b)

the name of a claimant or person represented who has not so signed the claim before the hearing may, if the tribunal so directs, be deleted from the claim and the amount of the claim reduced accordingly.