ENACTMENT NO. 8 OF 1982 THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM AND,
THE MALAY CUSTOM OF PAHANG ENACTMENT 1982
PART XI - PROCEDURE IN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS
Section 218. Defence.
(1) Any defendant may file in a Court a written defence, and shall in such event hand to the Court a copy thereof for each plaintiff, which the Court shall cause to be served.
(2) If a defendant has not, at the time of his first appearance filed a defence in a Court and does not desire to do so but intends to defend the action, the Court shall ascertain orally the grounds of his defence and he shall not thereafter raise other grounds of defence without leave of the Court.
(3) If the defendant desires to file a defence the Court shall fix a time within which he may do so and such date shall ordinarily be not less than seven days prior to the hearing.
(4) If the defendant wishes to raise matters by way of counterclaim the Court may either permit him to do so, or direct him to file separate proceedings.