LAWS OF MALAYSIA

ALPHABETICAL TABLE OF LAWS

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The following is the alphabetical list of laws in the Laws of Malaysia (LOM) series
up to Act 655. Repealed Acts are in italics.

The LOM series is a compilation and reprint of laws published in volume form
pursuant to Section 14A of the Revision of Laws Act 1968 [Act 1]. It is the only
official and authoritative publication of the laws of Malaysia. The LOM series
incorporates all principal laws of Malaysia enacted after 1969 and pre-1969 laws
which have been revised by the Commissioner of Law Revision. There are 40
volumes in the LOM series comprising the Federal Constitution in volume 1 and
Acts 1 to 655 from volumes 2 to 40. The LOM series incorporates all
amendments up to 1 January 2006 except otherwise indicated in the relevant law.

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Abattoirs (Privatization) Act 1993 Act 507
Abduction and Criminal Intimidation of Witnesses Act 191
Act 1947 (Revised 1977)
Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954 (Revised 1974) Act 134
Academy of Sciences Malaysia Act 1994 Act 524

Accountants Act 1967 (Revised 1972) Act 94

Administration of Islamic Law Act 505
(Federal Territories) Act 1993
Adoption Act 1952 (Revised 1981) Act 257
Age of Majority Act 1971 Act 21
Airport and Aviation Services (Operating Act 467
Company) Act 1991

Akademi Seni Budaya dan Warisan Kebangsaan Act 653

Act 2006
Act 647
Animals Act 1953 (Revised 2006)
Act 575
Anti-Corruption Act 1997
Anti-Corruption Agency Act 1982 Act 271 (Repealed
by Act 575)
Anti-Money Laundering Act 2001 Act 613
Anti-Personnel Mines Convention Act 603
Implementation Act 2000
Act 168
Antiquities Act 1976 ( Repealed by Act 645 )
Arbitration Act 1952 ( Repealed by Act 646 ) Act 93
Act 117
Architects Act 1967 (Revised 1973)
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Arbitration Act 2005 Act 646

Armed Forces Act 1972 Act 77

Arms Act 1960 (Revised 1978) Act 206

Asian Development Bank Act 1966 Act 462
(Revised 1991)
Assignment of Export Duty (Mineral Ores) Act 396
Act 1964 (Revised 1989)
Assignment of Revenue (Export Duty on Iron Ore) Act 395
Act 1962 (Revised 1989)
Atomic Energy Licensing Act 1984 Act 304
Attestation of Registrable Instruments (Mining) Act 387
Act 1960 (Revised 1989)
Audit Act 1957 (Revised 1972) Act 62
Aviation Offences Act 1984 Act 307

Banishment Act 1959 (Revised 1972) Act 79

Bankers’ Books (Evidence) Act 1949 Act 33
(Revised 1971)
Banking Act 1973 Act 102 (Repealed
by Act 372)
Banking and Financial Institutions Act 372
Act 1989
Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad Act 202
(Special Provisions) Act 1978
Bank Pertanian Malaysia Act 1969 Act 9
Bank Simpanan Nasional Act 1974 Act 146
Bank Simpanan Nasional Berhad Act 1997 Act 571
(Not yet in force)
Bankruptcy Act 1967 (Revised 1988) Act 360
Bernama Act 1967 (Revised 1990) Act 449

Betting Act 1953 (Revised 1992) Act 495

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Betting and Sweepstake Duties Act 1948 Act 201

(Revised 1978)
Bills of Exchange Act 1949 (Revised 1978) Act 204
Bills of Sale Act 1950 (Revised 1982) Act 268

Bintulu Port Authority Act 1981 Act 243

Biro Siasatan Negara Act 1973 Act 123 (Repealed

by Act 271)
Births and Deaths Registration Act 1957 Act 299
(Revised 1983)
Bretton Woods Agreements Act 1957 Act 472
(Revised 1991)
Broadcasting Act 1988 Act 338 (Repealed
by Act 588)

Capitation Grant Act 1993 Act 503

Capitation Grant Act 2002 Act 622

Care Centres Act 1993 Act 506

Carriage by Air Act 1974 Act 148

Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1950 Act 527

(Revised 1994)
Census Act 1960 (Revised 1969) Act 16
Central Bank of Malaysia Act 1958 Act 519
(Revised 1994)

Chemicals Weapons Convention Act 2005 Act 641

Chemists Act 1975 Act 158

Cheng Hoon Teng Temple (Incorporation) Act 517

Act 1949 (Revised 1994)
Child Act 2001 Act 611

Child Care Centre Act 1984 Act 308

Child Protection Act 1991 Act 468 (Repealed

by Act 611)
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Children and Young Persons Act 1947 Act 232 (Repealed

by Act 468)
Children and Young Persons (Employment) Act 350
Act 1966 (Revised 1988)
Cinematograph Film-Hire Duty Act 1965 Act 434 (Repealed
by Act 557)
City of Kuala Lumpur Act 1971 Act 59
City of Kuala Lumpur (Planning) Act 1973 Act 107 (Repealed
by Act 267)
Civil Aviation Act 1969 Act 3
Civil Defence Act 1951 (Revised 1979) Act 221
Civil Law Act 1956 (Revised 1972) Act 67

Civil List Act 1982 Act 269

Coin (Import and Export) Act 1957 Act 430
(Revised 1990)
Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board Act 334
Act 1987
Commissions of Enquiry Act 1950 Act 119
(Revised 1973)
Commodities Trading Act 1980 Act 229 (Repealed
by Act 324)
Commodities Trading Act 1985 Act 324 (Repealed
by Act A987)
Common Gaming Houses Act 1953 Act 289
(Revised 1983)
Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 Act 588
Companies Act 1965 (Revised 1973) Act 125
Companies Commission of Malaysia Act 2001 Act 614

Computer Crimes Act 1997 Act 563

Consular Relations (Vienna Convention) Act 595

Act 1999
Consumer Protection Act 1999 Act 599
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Continental Shelf Act 1966 (Revised 1972) Act 83

Contracts Act 1950 (Revised 1974) Act 136
Control of Imported Publications Act 1958 Act 63 (Repealed
by Act 301)
Control of Padi and Rice Act 1994 Act 522
Control of Rent Act 1966 Act 363 (Repealed
by Act 572)
Control of Rent (Repeal) Act 1997 Act 572
Control of Supplies Act 1961 Act 122
(Revised 1973)
Convention on the Recognition and Act 320
Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral
Awards Act 1985 ( Repealed by Act 646 )
Convention on the Settlement of Act 392
Investment Disputes Act 1966
(Revised 1989)
Co-operative College (Incorporation) Act 437
Act 1968 (Revised 1990)
Co-operative Societies Act 1948 Act 287 (Repealed
by Act 502)
Co-operative Societies Act 1993 Act 502
Copyright Act 1969 Act 10 (Repealed
by Act 332)
Copyright Act 1987 Act 332
Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Act 357
Offensive Weapons Act 1958
(Revised 1988)
Counsellors Act 1998 Act 580
Counterfeit Coin Act 1957 (Revised 1990) Act 429
Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties Act 504
Act 1993
Courts of Judicature Act 1964 (Revised 1972) Act 91
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Criminal Justice Act 1953 (Revised 1988) Act 345

Criminal Procedure Code (Revised 1999) Act 593
Customs Act 1967 (Revised 1980) Act 235

Customs (Dumping and Subsidies) Act 1959 Act 361 (Repealed

by Act 504)

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (Revised 1980) Act 234

Dangerous Drugs (Forfeiture of Property) Act 340
Act 1988
Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 316
Act 1985
Debtors Act 1957 (Revised 1981) Act 256
Declaration of an Area in the Bintulu District to Act 217
be a Federal Port Act 1979
Defamation Act 1957 (Revised 1983) Act 286
Degrees and Diplomas Act 1962 Act 379
(Revised 1989)
Delegation of Powers Act 1956 Act 358
(Revised 1988)
Demutualisation (Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange) Act 632
Act 2003
Dental Act 1971 Act 51
Deposit of Library Material Act 1986 Act 331
Destitute Persons Act 1977 Act 183

Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act 154

Act 1975
Development Financial Institutions Act 2002 Act 618
Development Funds Act 1966 Act 406
(Revised 1989)
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Act 1959 Act 213
(Revised 1978)
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Digital Signature Act 1997 Act 562

Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Act 348
Fees) Act 1959 (Revised 1988)

Diplomatic Privileges (Vienna Convention) Act 1966 Act 636

(Revised 2004)
Director General of Social Welfare (Incorporation)
Act 529
Act 1948 (Revised 1994)
Direct Sales Act 1993 Act 500

Distress Act 1951 (Revised 1981) Act 255

Distribution Act 1958 (Revised 1983) Act 300

Domestic Violence Act 1994 Act 521

Drainage Works Act 1954 (Revised 1988) Act 354

Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act 283

Act 1983

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Act 550
Education Act 1996
Educational Institutions (Discipline) Act 174
Act 1976
Elections Act 1958 (Revised 1970) Act 19

Election Commission Act 1957 Act 31

(Revised 1970)
Election Offences Act 1954 (Revised 1969) Act 5

Electrical Inspectorate Act 1983 Act 277 (Repealed

by Act 447)
Electricity Act 1949 Act 116 (Repealed
by Act 447)
Electricity Supply Act 1990 Act 447
Electricity Supply (Successor Company) Act 1990 Act 448
Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act 414
Act 1963 (Revised 1989)
Emergency (Essential Powers) Act 1979 Act 216
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Emergency Powers (Kelantan) Act 1977 Act 192 (Repealed

by P.U.(A)46/1978)

Employees Provident Fund Act 1951 Act 272 (Repealed

by Act 452)
Employees Provident Fund Act 1991 Act 452
Employees’ Social Security Act 1969 Act 4
Employment Act 1955 (Revised 1981) Act 265

Employment Information Act 1953 Act 159

(Revised 1975)
Employment (Restriction) Act 1968 Act 353
(Revised 1988)
Energy Commission Act 2001 Act 610
Entertainment (Federal Territory of Act 493
Kuala Lumpur) Act 1992
Entertainments Duty Act 1953 Act 103
(Revised 1973)
Environmental Quality Act 1974 Act 127
Estate Hospital Assistants (Registration) Act 435
Act 1965 (Revised 1990)
Evidence Act 1950 (Revised 1971) Act 56
Exchange Control Act 1953 (Revised 1969) Act 17

Excise Act 1976 Act 176

Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1984 Act 311

Explosives Act 1957 (Revised 1978) Act 207

Extended Credit Act 1966 (Revised 1989) Act 405

External Loans Act 1963 (Revised 1989) Act 403

Extradition Act 1992 Act 479

Extra-territorial Offences Act 1976 Act 163

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Factories and Machinery Act 1967 Act 139
(Revised 1974)
Farmers’ Organization Act 1973 Act 109
Farmers’ Organization Authority Act 1973 Act 110

Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority Act 141

Act 1965 (Revised 1974)
Federal Capital Act 1960 (Revised 1977) Act 190
Federal Housing Act 1965 (Revised 1989) Act 391

Federal Lands Commissioner Act 1957 Act 349

(Revised 1988)
Federal Roads Act 1959 (Revised 1989) Act 376
Federal Roads (Private Management) Act 306
Act 1984
Federal Territory (Financial Arrangement) Act 266
Act 1982
Federal Territory (Planning) Act 1982 Act 267
Federation Light Dues Act 1953 Act 250
(Revised 1981)
Fees Act 1951 (Revised 1978) Act 209
Fees (Marine Parks Malaysia) (Validation) Act 635
Act 2004
Fees (National Planetarium) (Validation) Act 583
Act 1998
Film Censorship Act 2002 Act 620
Films (Censorship) Act 1952 Act 35 (Repealed
by Act 620)
Finance Act 1981 Act 241

Finance Act 1982 Act 264

Finance (No. 2) Act 1982 Act 274

Finance Act 1983 Act 293

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Finance Act 1984 Act 309

Finance Act 1985 Act 315

Finance (No. 2) Act 1985 Act 323

Finance Act 1986 Act 328

Finance (No. 2) Act 1986 Act 329

Finance Act 1987 Act 337

Finance Act 1988 Act 364

Finance Act 1990 Act 420

Finance (No. 2) Act 1990 Act 421

Finance Act 1991 Act 451

Finance Act 1992 Act 476

Finance Act 1993 Act 497

Finance Act 1994 Act 513

Finance Act 1995 Act 531

Finance Act 1996 Act 544

Finance Act 1997 Act 557
Finance Act 1998 Act 578

Finance (No. 2) Act 1998 Act 591

Finance Act 2000 Act 600

Finance (No. 2) Act 2000 Act 608

Finance Act 2002 Act 619

Finance (No. 2) Act 2002 Act 624

Finance Act 2003 Act 631

Finance Act 2004 Act 639
Finance Act 2005 Act 644
Finance (Banking and Financial Institutions) Act 330
Act 1986
Finance Companies Act 1969 Act 6 (Repealed
by Act 372)
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Finance (Estate Duty) Act 1971 Act 38 (Repealed

by Act 476)
Finance (Estate Duty) Act 1979 Act 219 (Repealed
by Act 476)
Finance (Estate Duty) Act 1980 Act 224 (Repealed
by Act 476)
Financial Procedure Act 1957 Act 61
(Revised 1972)
Financial Reporting Act 1997 Act 558
Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971 Act 37
Fire Services Act 1988 Act 341

Fisheries Act 1963 Act 210 (Repealed

by Act 317)
Fisheries Act 1985 Act 317
Fishermen’s Associations Act 1971 Act 44

Food Act 1983 Act 281

Foreign Representatives (Privileges and Act 541
Immunities) Act 1967 (Revised 1995)
Franchise Act 1998 Act 590
Free Trade Zone Act 1971 Act 24 (Repealed
by Act 438)
Free Zones Act 1990 Act 438
Futures Industry Act 1993 Act 499

Gaming Tax Act 1972 Act 65

Gas Supply Act 1993 Act 501
Geneva Conventions Act 1962 Act 512
(Revised 1993)
Geographical Indications Act 2000 Act 602
Geological Survey Act 1974 Act 129
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Girl Guides Act 1953 (Revised 1991) Act 456

Good Shepherd Nuns (Incorporation) Act 108
Act 1973
Goods Vehicle Levy Act 1983 Act 294
Government Contracts Act 1949 Act 120
(Revised 1973)
Government Investment Act 1983 Act 275
Government Loans (Notice of Trusts) Act 1947 Act 649
(Revised 2006)
Government Proceedings Act 1956
Act 359
(Revised 1988)
Government Trustee Securities Act 1957
Act 426
(Revised 1990)
Guardianship of Infants Act 1961
Act 351
(Revised 1988)

H
Highway Authority Malaysia (Incorporation) Act 231
Act 1980
Hire-Purchase Act 1967 (Revised 1978) Act 212

Holidays Act 1951 (Revised 1989) Act 369

Hotels (Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur) Act 626

Act 2003
House to House and Street Collections Act 200
Act 1947 (Revised 1978)
Houses of Parliament (Privileges and Powers) Act 347
Act 1952 (Revised 1988)
Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 118
Act 1966
Housing Loans Fund Act 1971 Act 42

Housing Trust Act 1950 Act 18 (Repealed

by Act A339)
Act 491 (Repealed
Human Resources Development Act 1992
by Act 612)
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Human Rights Commission of Malaysia Act 597

Act 1999
Human Tissues Act 1974 Act 130
Hydrogen Cyanide (Fumigation) Act 1953 Act 260
(Revised 1981)

Immigration Act 1959/63 (Revised 1975) Act 155

Import Duties (Validation) Act 1992 Act 477

Income Tax Act 1967 (Revised 1971) Act 53

Income Tax (Tin Buffer Stock Contributions Act 132

and Repayments) Act 1974
Incorporation (State Legislatures Competency) Act 380
Act 1962 (Revised 1989)
Indecent Advertisements Act 1953 Act 259
(Revised 1981)
Industrial Co-ordination Act 1975 Act 156
Industrial Designs Act 1996 Act 552
Industrial Relations Act 1967 Act 177
(Revised 1976)
Inheritance (Family Provision) Act 1971 Act 39
Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia Act 1995 Act 533
Innkeepers Act 1952 (Revised 1981) Act 248

Insurance Act 1963 Act 89 (Repealed

by Act 553)
Insurance Act 1996 Act 553

Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia Act 617

Act 2002
Internal Security Act 1960 (Revised 1972) Act 82
International Development Association Act 431
Act 1960 (Revised 1990)
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International Finance Corporation Act 1957 Act 428

(Revised 1990)
International Fund for Agricultural Development Act 483
Act 1992
International Monetary Fund (Ratification of Act 12
Amendments to the Articles of Agreement)
Act 1969
International Monetary Fund (Ratification of Act 184
Second Amendment to the Articles of Agreement)
Act 1977
International Organizations (Privileges and Act 485
Immunities) 1992
Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 (Consolidated Act 388
and Revised 1989)
Act 199 (Repealed
Investment Incentives Act 1968 by Act 327)
Irrigation Areas Act 1953 (Revised 1989) Act 386
Islamic Banking Act 1983 Act 276

Islamic Development Bank Act 1975 Act 153

Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) Act 303

Act 1984
Islamic Financial Services Board Act 2002 Act 623
Istana Negara (Royal Allowances) Act 1982 Act 270

J
Joint Service (Islamic Affairs Officers) Act 1997 Act 573
Judges’ Remuneration Act 1971 Act 45

Judicial Proceedings (Regulation of Reports) Act 114

Act 1962 (Revised 1973)
Juvenile Courts Act 1947 Act 90 (Repealed
by Act 611)
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K
Kedah and Penang (Alteration of Boundary) Act 325
Act 1985
Kelantan Land Settlement Act 1955 Act 460
(Revised 1991)
Kemubu Agricultural Development Authority Act 69
Act 1972
Kidnapping Act 1961 (Revised 1989) Act 365
Kootu Funds (Prohibition) Act 1971 Act 28

Kootu Funds (Validation) Act 1974 Act 142

Labuan Offshore Business Activity Tax Act 1990 Act 445

Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority Act 545
Act 1996
Labuan Offshore Limited Partnerships Act 565
Act 1997
Labuan Offshore Securities Industry Act 579
Act 1998
Labuan Offshore Trusts Act 1996 Act 554
Labuan Trust Companies Act 1990 Act 442
Land Acquisition Act 1960 (Revised 1992) Act 486

Land (Group Settlement Areas) Act 1960 Act 530

(Revised 1994)
Land and Mining Plans and Documents Act 233
(Photographic Copies) Act 1950
(Revised 1980)
Land Conservation Act 1960 (Revised 1989) Act 385
Land Development Act 1956 (Revised 1991) Act 474

Land Speculation Tax Act 1974 Act 126 (Repealed

by Act 169)
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Langkawi International Yachting Companies

Act 643
Act 2005 (Not yet in force)
Langkawi International Yacht Registry Act 2003 Act 630

Law Reform (Eradication of Illicit Samsu) Act 165

Act 1976
Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 164
Act 1976
Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits Act 601
Act 2000
Legal Aid Act 1971 Act 26

Legal Profession Act 1976 Act 166

Legitimacy Act 1961 (Revised 1971) Act 60

Lembaga Akreditasi Negara Act 1996 Act 556

Lembaga Kemajuan Ikan Malaysia Act 49

Act 1971
Lembaga Kemajuan Johor Tenggara Act 75
Act 1972
Lembaga Kemajuan Johor Tenggara Act 568
(Dissolution) Act 1997 (Not yet in force)
Lembaga Kemajuan Kelantan Selatan Act 203
Act 1978
Lembaga Kemajuan Pahang Tenggara Act 68 (Repealed
by Act 569)
Act 1972
Lembaga Kemajuan Pahang Tenggara Act 569
(Dissolution) Act 1997
Lembaga Kemajuan Perusahaan Haiwan Negara Act 73 (Repealed
by Act 292)
Act 1972
Lembaga Kemajuan Ternakan Negara Act 292
(Dissolution) Act 1983
Lembaga Kemajuan Terengganu Tengah Act 104
Act 1973
Lembaga Kemajuan Wilayah Jengka Act 1983 Act 285 (Repealed
by Act 567)
Act 567
Lembaga Kemajuan Wilayah Jengka
(Dissolution) Act 1997
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Lembaga Kemajuan Wilayah Kedah Act 249

Act 1981
Lembaga Kemajuan Wilayah Pulau Pinang Act 282
Act 1983
Lembaga Letrik Sabah Act 1983 Act 278
Lembaga Padi dan Beras Negara Act 1971 Act 47 (Repealed
by Act 522)
Lembaga Padi dan Beras Negara (Successor Act 523
Company) Act 1994
Lembaga Pembangunan Industri Pembinaan Act 520
Malaysia Act 1994
Lembaga Pembangunan Labuan Act 1992 Act 480 (Repealed
by Act 609)
Lembaga Pembangunan Langkawi Act 423
Act 1990
Lembaga Urusan dan Tabung Haji Act 8 (Repealed
Act 1969 by Act 535)
Licensed Land Surveyors Act 1958 Act 458
(Revised 1991)
Limitation Act 1953 (Revised 1981) Act 254
Loans (Asian Development Bank) Act 1968 Act 410
(Revised 1989)
Loans (Central Bank of Malaysia) Act 1960 Act 459
(Revised 1991)
Loan Guarantee Act 1963 (Revised 1989) Act 412
Loan Guarantee Act 1972 Act 66
Loans Guarantee (Bodies Corporate) Act 96
Act 1965 (Revised 1972)
Loans (International Bank) Act 1958 Act 411
(Revised 1989)
Loans (International Fund for Agricultural Act 484
Development) Act 1992
Loan (International Tin Buffer Stock) Act 1971 Act 41
Loan (Local) Act 1957 (Revised 2006) Act 648
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Loan (Local) Act 1959 (Revised 2004) Act 637

Loan (Local) Act 1961 (Revised 2006) Act 650
Loans (Islamic Development Bank) Act 1977 Act 187
Local Government Act 1976 Act 171
Local Government Elections Act 1960 Act 473
(Revised 1991)
Local Government (Temporary Provisions) Act 124 (Repealed
Act 1973 by Act 171)
Lotteries Act 1952 (Revised 1983) Act 288

M
Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Act 34
Enforcement) Act 1949 (Revised 1971)
Majlis Amanah Rakyat Act 1966 Act 489
(Revised 1992)
Malaria Eradication Act 1971 Act 52 (Repealed
by Act 342)
Malayan Railway Provident Fund Act 534
(Dissolution) Act 1995
Act 642
Malaysia Deposit Insurance Corporation Act 2005
Malaysia External Trade Development Act 490
Corporation Act 1992
Malaysia-Thailand Joint Authority Act 440
Act 1990
Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board Act 481
Act 1992
Malaysian Agricultural Research and Act 11
Development Institute Act 1969
Malaysian Chamber of Mines Incorporation Act 367
Act 1914 (Revised 1989)
Malaysian Cocoa Board (Incorporation) Act 343
Act 1988
Malaysian Combined Cadet Force Act 417
Act 1967 (Revised 1989)
Malaysian Communications and Act 589
Multimedia Commission Act 1998
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Malaysian Currency (Ringgit) Act 1975 Act 160

Malaysian Examinations Council Act 1980 Act 225
Malaysian Forestry Research and Act 319
Development Board Act 1985

Malaysian Health Promotion Board Act 2006 Act 651

Malaysian Industrial Developmen

Act 397
Authority (Incorporation) Act 1965
(Revised 1989)
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Act 2004 Act 633
Malaysian Palm Oil Board Act 1998 Act 582
Malaysian Red Crescent Society Act 540
(Incorporation) Act 1965
(Revised 1995)
Malaysian Red Cross Society (Change of Act 162
Name) Act 1975
Malaysian Rubber Board (Incorporation)
Act 1996 Act 551

Malaysian Rubber Exchange (Incorporation) Act 402

Act 1962 (Revised 1989)
Malaysian Rubber Exchange and Licensing Board Act 84 (Repealed
Act 1972 by Act 551)
Malaysian Rubber Research and Development Act 401 (Repealed
Fund Act 1958 by Act 551)
Malaysian Standard Time Act 1981 Act 261
Malaysian Timber Industry Board Act 105
(Incorporation) Act 1973
Married Women Act 1957 (Revised 1990) Act 450
Married Women and Children (Enforcement of Act 356
Maintenance) Act 1968 (Revised 1988)
Married Women and Children (Maintenance) Act 263
Act 1950 (Revised 1981)
Martial Arts Societies Act 1976 Act 170
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Medical Act 1971 Act 50

Medical Assistants (Registration) Act 1977 Act 180
Medicines (Advertisement and Sale) Act 290
Act 1956 (Revised 1983)
Members of Parliament (Remuneration) Act 237
Act 1980
Members of the Administration and Members of Act 23 (Repealed
Parliament (Pensions and Gratuities) Act 1971 by Act 237)
Mental Health Act 2001 (Not yet in force) Act 615
Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1994 Act 515

Merdeka Stadium Corporation Act 1963 Act 433

(Revised 1990)
Methodist Church in Malaysia Act 1955 Act 457
(Revised 1991)
Metric Weights and Measures Act 1971 Act 40 (Repealed
by Act 71)
Midwives Act 1966 (Revised 1990) Act 436

Military Manoeuvres Act 1983 Act 295

Mineral Development Act 1994 Act 525

Minister of Finance (Incorporation) Act 1957 Act 375

(Revised 1989)
Ministerial Functions Act 1969 Act 2
Minor Offences Act 1955 (Revised 1987) Act 336

Money-Changing Act 1998 Act 577

Moneylenders Act 1951 (Revised 1989) Act 400

Muda Agricultural Development Authority Act 70

Act 1972
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2002 Act 621

National Anti-Drugs Agency Act 2004 (Not yet in force) Act 638

National Anthem Act 1968 (Revised 1989) Act 390

National Archives Act 1966 Act 511 (Repealed

by Act 629)
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National Archives Act 2003 Act 629

National Art Gallery Act 1959 Act 516
(Revised 1994)
National Association of Women’s Institutes Act 510
of Malaysia Incorporation Act 1958
(Revised 1993)
National Council on Higher Education Act 546
Act 1996
National Defence Fund (Dissolution and Act 305
Transfer) Act 1984
National Emblems (Control of Display) Act 193
Act 1949 (Revised 1977)
National Forestry Act 1984 Act 313
National Heritage Act 2005 Act 645
National Institute for Scientific and Industrial Act 48 (Repealed
Research (Incorporation) Act 1971 by Act 157)
National Land Code (Penang and Malacca Titles) Act 518
Act 1963 (Revised 1994)
National Land Code (Validation) Act 2003 Act 625
National Land Rehabilitation and Consolidation Act 398 (Repealed
Authority (Incorporation) Act 1966 by Act 570)
National Land Rehabilitation and Consolidation Act 570
Authority (Succession and Dissolution) Act 1997
National Language Act 1963/67 Act 32
(Revised 1971)
National Library Act 1972 Act 80
National Parks Act 1980 Act 226
National Productivity Corporation (Incorporation) Act 408
Act 1966 (Revised 1989)
National Registration Act 1959 Act 78
(Revised 1972)
National Service Act 1952 (Revised 1990) Act 425
National Service Training Act 2003 Act 628

National Skills Development Act 2006 Act 652

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National Sports Council of Malaysia Act 29

Act 1971
National Tobacco Board (Incorporation) Act 1973 Act 111
National Trust Fund Act 1988 Act 339

Native Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 471

Act 1991
Notaries Public Act 1959 (Revised 1973) Act 115
Nurses Act 1950 (Revised 1969) Act 14

O
Oaths and Affirmations Act 1949 Act 194
(Revised 1977)
Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 Act 514
Offenders Compulsory Attendance Act 1954 Act 461
(Revised 1991)
Official Secrets Act 1972 Act 88
Offshore Banking Act 1990 Act 443

Offshore Companies Act 1990 Act 441

Offshore Insurance Act 1990 Act 444

Optical Act 1991 Act 469

Optical Discs Act 2000 Act 606

P
Padi Cultivators (Control of Rent and Security Act 528
of Tenure) Act 1967 (Revised 1994)
Palm Oil Registration and Licensing Authority Act 179 (Repealed
(Incorporation) Act 1976 by Act 582)
Palm Oil Research and Development Act 218 (Repealed
Act 1979 by Act 582)
Panglima Gagah Berani (Remembrance Act 616
Allowance) Act 2001
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Parliamentary Service Act 1963 Act 394 (Repealed

by Act A837)
Partnership Act 1961 (Revised 1974) Act 135
Passports Act 1966 (Revised 1974) Act 150

Patents Act 1983 Act 291

Pawnbrokers Act 1972 Act 81

Payment Systems Act 2003 Act 627

Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad Act 612

Act 2001
Penal Code (Revised 1997) Act 574
Penang Port Commission Act 1955 Act 140
(Revised 1974)
Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad Act 587
Act 1998
Pensions Act 1980 Act 227
Pensions Adjustment Act 1980 Act 238

Pensions Re-computation Act 1980 Act 228

Pensions Trust Fund Act 1991 Act 454

Perbadanan Kemajuan Filem Nasional Act 244

Malaysia Act 1981
Perbadanan Kemajuan Kraftangan Malaysia Act 222
Act 1979
Perbadanan Labuan Act 2001 Act 609
Perbadanan Pembangunan Bandar Act 1971 Act 46 (Repealed
by Act 547)
Perbadanan Pembangunan Bandar (Dissolution) Act 547
Act 1996
Perbadanan Pembangunan Bandar (Successor Act 548
Company) Act 1996
Perbadanan Pembekalan Letrik Sarawak Act 279
Act 1983 (Not yet in force)
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Perbadanan Putrajaya Act 1995 Act 536

Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional Act 566
Act 1997
Pesticides Act 1974 Act 149
Petroleum Development Act 1974 Act 144

Petroleum and Electricity (Control of Supplies) Act 128

Act 1974
Petroleum (Income Tax) Act 1967 Act 543
(Revised 1995)
Petroleum Mining Act 1966 (Revised 1972) Act 95
Petroleum (Safety Measures) Act 1984 Act 302

Pineapple Industry Act 1957 (Revised 1990) Act 427

Planters’ Loans Fund (Dissolution) Act 1981 Act 251

Plant Quarantine Act 1976 Act 167

Poisons Act 1952 (Revised 1989) Act 366

Police Act 1967 (Revised 1988) Act 344

Politeknik Ungku Omar Act 1974 Act 145

Pool Betting Act 1967 (Revised 1989) Act 384

Population and Family Development Act 1966 Act 352

(Revised 1988)
Port Authorities Act 1963 (Revised 1992) Act 488

Port Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act 419 (Repealed

Act 1965 by Act 607)
Port Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act 607
(Dissolution) Act 2000
Ports (Privatization) Act 1990 Act 422
Postal Services Act 1991 Act 465
Postal Services (Successor Company) Act 466
Act 1991
Post Office Act 1947 Act 211 (Repealed
by Act 465)
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Post Office Savings Bank Act 1948 Act 113 (Repealed

by Act 146)
Powers of Attorney Act 1949 (Revised 1990) Act 424
Presumption of Survivorship Act 1950 Act 205
(Revised 1978)
Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 342
Act 1988
Prevention of Corruption Act 1961 Act 57 (Repealed
by Act 575)
Prevention of Crime Act 1959 Act 297
(Revised 1983)
Price Control Act 1946 (Revised 1973) Act 121
Printing of Qur’anic Texts Act 1986 Act 326

Printing Presses Act 1948 Act 58 (Repealed

by Act 301)
Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 Act 301
Prison Act 1995 Act 537

Private Agencies Act 1971 Act 27

Private Employment Agencies Act 1981 Act 246

Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998 Act 586

Private Higher Educational Institutions Act 1996 Act 555
Private Hospitals Act 1971 ( Repealed by Act 586 ) Act 43
Probate and Administration Act 1959 Act 97
(Revised 1972)
Promotion of Investments Act 1986 Act 327
Protected Areas and Protected Places Act 1959 Act 298
(Revised 1983)
Protection of New Plant Varieties Act 2004 Act 634
(Not yet in force)
Protection of Wild Life Act 1972 Act 76
xxvi Laws of Malaysia

Public Authorities (Control of Borrowing Powers) Act 383

Act 1961 (Revised 1989)
Public Authorities Protection Act 1948 Act 198
(Revised 1978)
Public Order (Preservation) Act 1958 Act 296
(Revised 1983)
Public Service Tribunal Act 1977 Act 186 (Repealed
by Act 604)
Public Service Tribunal (Dissolution) Act 2000 Act 604
Public Trust Corporation Act 1995 Act 532

Public Trustee Act 1950 Act 247 (Repealed

by Act 532)

Quantity Surveyors Act 1967 (Revised 1992) Act 487

R
Racing Club (Public Sweepstakes) Act 1965 Act 404
(Revised 1989)
Racing (Totalizator Board) Act 1961 Act 494
(Revised 1992)
Railways Act 1991 Act 463
Railways (Successor Company) Act 1991 Act 464
Raja-Raja and the Yang di-Pertua-Yang di-Pertua Act 284
Negeri Higher Studies Scholarship Fund Act 1983
Real Property Gains Tax Act 1976 Act 169
Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act 99
Act 1958 (Revised 1972)
Registration of Adoptions Act 1952 Act 253
(Revised 1981)
Registration of Births and Deaths (Special Act 152
Provisions) Act 1975
 Alphabetical Table of Laws xxvii

Registration of Businesses Act 1956 Act 197

(Revised 1978)
Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Act 7
Persons Act 1969
Registration of Engineers Act 1967 Act 138
(Revised 1974)
Registration of Guests Act 1965 Act 381
(Revised 1989)
Registration of Pharmacists Act 1951 Act 371
(Revised 1989)
Registration of United Kingdom Patents Act 1951 Act 215 (Repealed
by Act 291)
Restricted Residence Act 1933 Act 377
(Revised 1989)
Revenue Growth Grants Act 1977 Act 181
Revision of Laws Act 1968 Act 1

Revocation of Exemption from Payment of Act 478

Stamp Duties Act 1992
Road Transport Act 1987 Act 333
Roman Catholic Bishops (Change of Name Act 131 (Superseded
and Incorporation) Act 1974 by Act 492)
Roman Catholic Bishops (Incorporation) Act 492
Act 1957 (Revised 1992)
Rubber Export Registration Act 1966 Act 475 (Repealed
by Act 551)
Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Act 85
Authority Act 1972
Rubber Price Stabilization Act 1975 Act 161
Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia Act 407 (Repealed
Act 1966 by Act 551)
Rubber Shipping and Packing Control Act 526 (Repealed
Act 1949 by Act 551)
Rubber Statutory Bodies Act 1985 Act 321
xxviii Laws of Malaysia

Sale of Drugs Act 1952 (Revised 1989) Act 368

Sale of Drugs Act 1952 (Revised 1989) Act 368

Sale of Goods Act 1957 (Revised 1989) Act 382

Sales Tax Act 1972 Act 64

Scouts Association of Malaysia Act 1974 Act 143

Scouts Association of Malaysia (Incorporation) Act 409

Act 1968 (Revised 1989)
Second-Hand Dealers Act 1946 Act 189
(Revised 1977)
Securities Commission Act 1993 Act 498
Securities Industry Act 1973 Act 112 (Repealed
by Act 280)
Securities Industry Act 1983 Act 280
Securities Industry (Central Depositories) Act 453
Act 1991
Sedition Act 1948 (Revised 1969) Act 15
Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa (Remembrance Act 439
Allowance) Act 1990
Service Commissions Act 1957 Act 393
(Revised 1989)
Service Lands Act 1963 (Revised 1989) Act 413
Service Tax Act 1975 Act 151
Sewerage Services Act 1993 Act 508

Share (Land Based Company) Transfer Tax Act 310 (Repealed

Act 1984 by Act 364

Skills Development Fund Act 2004 Act 640

Small and Medium Industries Development Act 539
Corporation Act 1995
Small Estates (Distribution) Act 1955 Act 98
(Revised 1972)
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Social and Welfare Services Lotteries Board Act 252 (Repealed

Act 1950–1962 by Act 470)
Social and Welfare Services Lotteries Board Act 470
(Dissolution) Act 1991
Societies Act 1966 (Revised 1987) Act 335
South Indian Labour Fund Act 1958 Act 496 (Repealed
by Act 596)
South Indian Labour Fund (Dissolution) Act 596
Act 1999
Special Pensions (Raja Permaisuri Agong) Act 223 (Repealed
Act 1979 by Act 270)
Specific Relief Act 1950 (Revised 1974) Act 137
Sports Development Act 1997 Act 576

St. John Ambulance of Malaysia (Incorporation) Act 74

Act 1972
Stamp Act 1949 (Consolidated and Act 378
Revised 1989)
Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Act 157 (Repealed
Malaysia (Incorporation) Act 1975 by Act 549)
Standards of Malaysia Act 1996 Act 549
State Grants (Maintenance of Local Authorities) Act 245
Act 1981
State Water Supply Fund (Financial and Act 230
Accounting Procedure) Act 1980
Statistics Act 1965 (Revised 1989) Act 415
Statutory and Local Authorities Pensions Act 239
Act 1980
Statutory and Local Authorities Superannuation Act 185
Fund Act 1977
Statutory Bodies (Accounts and Annual Reports) Act 240
Act 1980
Statutory Bodies (Discipline and Surcharge) Act 605
Act 2000
xxx Laws of Malaysia

Statutory Bodies (Power to Borrow) Act 598

Act 1999
Statutory Declarations Act 1960 Act 13
(Revised 1969)
Strata Titles Act 1985 Act 318
Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 Act 133

Subang Golf Course Corporation Act 1968 Act 509

(Revised 1993)
Subordinate Courts Act 1948 (Revised 1972) Act 92
Subordinate Courts Rules Act 1955 Act 55
(Revised 1971)
Summonses and Warrants (Special Provisions) Act 25
Act 1971
Superior of the Institute of the Congregation Act 86
of the Brothers of Mercy (Incorporation)
Act 1972
Supplementary Income Tax Act 1967 Act 54 (Repealed
by Act 497)
Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara Act 2006 Act 654
(Not yet in force)

Syariah Court Civil Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 585

Act 1998
Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 Act 355
(Revised 1988)
Syariah Court Evidence (Federal Territories) Act 561
Act 1997
Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act 559
Act 1997
Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 560
Act 1997
Synod of the Diocese of West Malaysia Act 36
(Incorporation) Act 1971

T
Tabung Angkatan Tentera Act 1973 Act 101

Tabung Haji Act 1995 Act 535

 Alphabetical Table of Laws xxxi

Takaful Act 1984 Act 312

Teachers’ Superannuation Fund (Sabah) Act 584
(Dissolution) Act 1998
Telecommunications Act 1950 Act 20 (Repealed
by Act 588)
Telecommunication Services (Successor Company) Act 322
Act 1985
Telemedicine Act 1997 (Not yet in force) Act 564
Theatres and Places of Public Amusement Act 182 (Repealed
(Federal Territory) Act 1977 by Act 493)
Timbalan Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Remuneration) Act 374
Act 1958 (Revised 1989)
Tin Control Act 1954 (Revised 1988) Act 362
Tin Industry (Research and Development) Fund Act 455
Act 1953 (Revised 1991)
Titles of Office Act 1949 (Revised 1989) Act 399
Tolls (Roads and Bridges) Act 1965 Act 416
(Revised 1989)
Tourism Industry Act 1992 Act 482
Tourism Vehicles Licensing Act 1999 Act 594

Tourist Development Corporation of Malaysia Act 72 (Repealed

Act 1972 by Act 481)
Town and Country Planning Act 1976 Act 172
Town Planners Act 1995 Act 538

Trade Descriptions Act 1972 Act 87

Trade Marks Act 1976 Act 175

Trade Unions Act 1959 (Revised 1981) Act 262

Treasure Trove Act 1957 (Revised 1995) Act 542

Treasury Bills (Local) Act 1946 Act 188

(Revised 1977)
Treasury Deposit Receipts Act 1952 Act 236
(Revised 1980)
xxxii Laws of Malaysia

Trust Companies Act 1949 (Revised 1973) Act 100

Trustee Act 1949 (Revised 1978) Act 208
Trustees (Incorporation) Act 1952 Act 258
(Revised 1981)
Trusts (State Legislatures Competency) Act 196
Act 1949 (Revised 1977)
Tun Razak Foundation Act 1976 Act 178
Tunku Abdul Rahman Foundation Fund Act 389
Act 1966 (Revised 1989)
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj Pension Act 22
Act 1971

U
Unclaimed Moneys Act 1965 (Revised 1989) Act 370

United Kingdom Designs (Protection) Act 1949 Act 214 (Repealed

by Act 552)
Universiti Teknologi MARA Act 1976 Act 173

Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 Act 30

Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents Act 1981 Act 242

Veterinary Surgeons Act 1974 Act 147

Visiting Forces Act 1960 (Revised 1990) Act 432

W
Wages Councils Act 1947 (Revised 1977) Act 195
Waters Act 1920 (Revised 1989) Act 418

Water Services Industry Act 2006 (Not yet in force) Act 655

Water Supply (Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur) Act 581

Act 1998
Weekly Holidays Act 1950 (Revised 1979) Act 220
Weights and Measures Act 1972 Act 71
 Alphabetical Table of Laws xxxiii

Wills Act 1959 (Revised 1988) Act 346

Windfall Profit Levy Act 1998 Act 592
Women and Girls Protection Act 1973 Act 106 (Repealed
by Act 611)
Wood-based Industries (State Legislatures Act 314
Competency) Act 1984
Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Act 446
Amenities Act 1990
Workmen’s Compensation Act 1952 Act 273
(Revised 1982)

Y
Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Exercise of Functions) Act 373
Act 1957 (Revised 1989)