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The Internal Security Act 1960 (Malay: Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri 1960, abbreviated ISA) was a preventive detention law in force in Malaysia. The legislation was enacted after the Federation of Malaya gained independence from Britain in 1957.
It is in charge of security and public order and ensures the enforcement of the country's internal security laws. The Security and Public Order Division operated under several internal security laws including the Internal Security Act 1960 , the Emergency Ordinance of 1969, the Prevention of Crime Act of 1959, and the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1985.
Pawnbrokers Act 1972 [Act 81] Internal Security Act 1960 [Act 82] ( Repealed by the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 [Act 747] ) Continental Shelf Act 1966 [Act 83] Malaysian Rubber Exchange and Licensing Board Act 1972 [Act 84] ( Repealed by the Malaysian Rubber Board (Incorporation) Act 1996 [Act 551] )
The controversy surrounding the Internal Security Act 1960 led to the abolishment of the Act in 2012 by the administration of Dato' Seri Najib Tun Haji Razak and it is replaced by the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012, [1] with shorter detention period and more explicit terms related to the exclusion political activities from being ...
Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia Act 1995: 533 In force Innkeepers Act 1952: 248 In force Insurance Act 1963: 89 Repealed by Act 553 Insurance Act 1996: 553 Repealed by Act 758 Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia Act 2002: 617 In force Interest Schemes Act 2016: 778 In force Internal Security Act 1960: 82 Repealed by Act 747
The Act is to replace the 1960 Internal Security Act (Malaysia). The Act was introduced by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, approved in Parliament on 17 April 2012, given the Royal Assent on 18 June 2012 and Gazetted on 22 June 2012.
Malaysia, after much protest, abolished the Internal Security Act (ISA). But subsequent amendments and the enactment of a new law leaves behind more detention without trial (DWT) laws, such as the Prevention Of Crime Act 1959 (Poca), Prevention Of Terrorism Act 2015 (Pota) and the Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985.
The operation saw the arrest of 106 to 119 people—political activists, opposition politicians, intellectuals, students, artists, scientists and others—who were detained without trial under the Internal Security Act (ISA). It was the second largest mass arrest in Malaysian history involving the ISA since the 13 May riots 18 years