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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.
These processes were not considered satisfactory, and so in February–March 2013, the Presumption of Death Act 2013 was passed to simplify this process. [8] The new act, which is based on the Presumption of Death (Scotland) Act 1977, [9] allows applying to the High Court to declare a person presumed dead. This declaration is conclusive and ...
Central Bank of Malaysia Act 1958: 519 Repealed by Act 701 Central Bank of Malaysia Act 2009: 701 In force Chemicals Weapons Convention Act 2005: 641 In force Chemists Act 1975: 158 In force Cheng Hoon Teng Temple (Incorporation) Act 1949: 517 In force Child Act 2001: 611 In force Child Care Centre Act 1984: 308 In force Child Protection Act ...
‘The death penalty has not brought the results it was intended to bring,’ says deputy law minister Malaysia scraps mandatory death penalty and natural-life prison terms Skip to main content
An Act to amend the Penal Code, the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971, the Arms Act 1960, the Kidnapping Act 1961, the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, the Strategic Trade Act 2010 and the Criminal Procedure Code in order to abolish the mandatory death penalty, to vary the sentence relating to imprisonment for natural life and whipping, and to provide for matters connected therewith.
The dual system of law is provided in Article 121(1A) of the Constitution of Malaysia. Article 3 also provides that Islamic law is a state law matter with the exception for the Federal Territories of Malaysia. [1] Islamic law refers to sharia law, and in Malaysia it is known and spelled as syariah. The court is known as the Syariah Court ...
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]
78. Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of a Court 79. Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified by law 80. Accident in the doing of a lawful act 81. Act likely to cause harm but done without a criminal intent, and to prevent other harm 82. Act of a child under 10 years of age 83.