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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 Repealed acts and acts not yet in force are stricken through.
The Federal Court quashed the Court of Appeal decision. With regard to the Immigration Act, Federal Justice Mohamed Dzaiddin held: By deliberately spelling out that there shall be no judicial review by the court of any act or decision of the Minister or the decision–maker except for non-compliance of any procedural requirement, Parliament must have intended that the section is conclusive on ...
Academy of Sciences Malaysia Act 1994: 524 In force Access To Biological Resources and Benefit Sharing Act 2017: 795 Not yet in force Accountants Act 1967: 94 In force Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) Act 1993: 505 In force Adoption Act 1952: 257 In force Age of Majority Act 1971: 21 In force Agensi Inovasi Malaysia Act 2010: ...
State Shariah law, in contrast to federal criminal law, only applies to Muslims and have no jurisdiction over non-Muslims, as guarateed by the Ninth Schedule of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia. Shariah law is not legislated by the federal Parliament, but instead by the State Legislative Assembly of each individual state in Malaysia (except ...
Nik Elin Zurina bt Nik Abdul Rashid & Anor v. Kerajaan Negeri Kelantan, [2024] 2 MLJ 140 is a landmark decision of the Federal Court of Malaysia in which the court held that the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly did not have the power to enact 16 Sharia laws pertaining to criminal matters, which were deemed null, void and unconstitutional.
List of acts of the Parliament of Malaysia; Age of Majority Act 1971; Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001; Anti-Personnel Mines Convention Implementation Act 2000; Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007; Arbitration Act 2005; Armed Forces Act 1972
The law of Malaysia is mainly based on the common law legal system. This was a direct result of the colonisation of Malaya, Sarawak, and North Borneo by Britain between the early 19th century to the 1960s. The supreme law of the land—the Constitution of Malaysia—sets out the legal framework and rights of Malaysian citizens.
Act 26/1963 Malaysia Act: 16-09-1963 except s.37: 31-08-1957 When Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore joined Malaya to form Malaysia in 1963, the Malaysia Act was passed in Parliament to amend the Constitution to provide for the name change and the inclusion of the three new states. 6th: Amend articles 9, 26, 35, 45, 57, 62, 160 Insert articles 43B, 43C