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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.
The present Act was originally enacted by the Parliament of Malaysia as the Internal Security Act 1960 (No. 18 of 1960), and extended to Singapore on 16 September 1963 when Singapore was a state of the Federation of Malaysia.
The Malayan Emergency was declared over on 31 July 1960 and the first anti-terrorism law was enacted in the same year, known as the Internal Security Act 1960, to provide sweeping power to the Federal Government to deal with the threats of armed communists resistance.
Internal Security Act 1960 [Act 82] ( Repealed by the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 [Act 747] ) Continental Shelf Act 1966 [Act 83] Malaysian Rubber Exchange and Licensing Board Act 1972 [Act 84] ( Repealed by the Malaysian Rubber Board (Incorporation) Act 1996 [Act 551] )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 Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Malay: Akta Kesalahan Keselamatan (Langkah-Langkah Khas) 2012, abbreviated SOSMA) is a controversial law supposedly "to provide for special measures relating to security offences for the purpose of maintaining public order and security and for connected matters". The Act is to replace the 1960 ...
In Malaysia the Internal Security Act 1960 (ISA) was a preventive detention law that was enacted after Malaysia gained independence from Britain in 1957. The ISA allowed for detention without trial or criminal charges under limited, legally defined circumstances.
In 1955, Hickling was posted to Malaya (now Malaysia), where he gained prominence as a lawmaker. He drafted the Constitution of Malaysia, and as Commissioner of Law Revision wrote the Internal Security Act (ISA) of 1960, which provided for the detention of persons without trial. The ISA was later used to suppress political opponents or those ...
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Corporation of Malaysia Act 2002: 617 In force Interest Schemes Act 2016: 778 In force Internal Security Act 1960: 82 Repealed by Act 747 International Development Association Act 1960: 431 In force International Finance Corporation Act 1957: 428 In force International Fund for Agricultural Development Act 1992: 483 In force