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The Penal Code (Malay: Kanun Keseksaan) is a law that codifies most criminal offences and procedures in Malaysia. Its official long title is "An Act relating to criminal offences" [Throughout Malaysia—31 March 1976, Act A327; P.U. (B) 139/1976]. The sole jurisdiction of Parliament of Malaysia is established over criminal law in Malaysia.
Crime in Malaysia manifests in various forms, including murder, drive-by shooting, [1] drug trafficking, money laundering, fraud, black marketeering, and many others. [2] Sex trafficking in Malaysia is a significant problem. [3] [4] [5] The crime rate in Malaysia showed a decline of 11.9% in 2018 compared to the previous year. [6]
Internal security, organized crime, preventive detention, subversion, suppression, organized violence Status: Repealed The Internal Security Act 1960 ( Malay : Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri 1960 , abbreviated ISA ) was a preventive detention law in force in Malaysia .
The Domestic Violence Act in Malaysia was passed in 1995. The law took over 10 years to be passed because when women's NGO pushed for the enactment, they were met with resistance from patriarchal forces of the state. [14] The Domestic Violence Act provides extensive provisions relating to protective orders (POs) which can be issued by the courts.
Death penalties are carried out in Malaysia by hanging.As of 2015 the penalty was mandatory in twelve offences and possible in thirty-three. [5] The thirty-three capital crimes included murder, drug trafficking, treason, acts of terrorism, waging war against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, and, since 2007, rape resulting in death. [6]
The Emergency (Public Order and Crime Prevention) Ordinance, 1969 (Malay: Ordinan Darurat (Ketenteraman Awam dan Mencegah Jenayah), 1969), commonly abbreviated as the Emergency Ordinance (EO), was a Malaysian law whose most well-known provision allows for indefinite detention without trial.
Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad (Special Provisions) Act 1978: 202 In force Bank Pertanian Malaysia Act 1969: 9 Repealed by Act 684 Bank Pertanian Malaysia Berhad Act 2008: 684 In force Bank Simpanan Nasional Act 1974: 146 In force Bank Simpanan Nasional Berhad Act 1997: 571 Not yet in force Bankers' Books (Evidence) Act 1949: 33 In force
The following is a list of acts of the Parliament of Malaysia by citation number. The list includes all principal laws of Malaysia enacted after 1969 and pre-1969 laws which have been revised by the Commissioner of Law Revision under the authority of the Revision of Laws Act 1968. Repealed acts and acts not yet in force are stricken through.