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The laws of Malaysia can be divided into two types of laws—written law and unwritten law. Written laws are laws which have been enacted in the constitution or in legislation. Unwritten laws are laws which are not contained in any statutes and can be found in case decisions. This is known as the common law or case law. In situations where ...
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 Repealed acts and acts not yet in force are stricken through.
The first was the founding of the Melaka Sultanate at the beginning of the 15th century; second was the spread of Islam in the indigenous culture; and finally, and perhaps the most significant in modern Malaysia, was British colonial rule which brought with it constitutional government and the common law system.
Government Loans (Notice of Trusts) Act 1947: 649 In force Government Proceedings Act 1956: 359 In force Government Trustee Securities Act 1957: 426 In force Guardianship of Infants Act 1961: 351 In force Highway Authority Malaysia (Incorporation) Act 1980: 231 In force Hire-Purchase Act 1967: 212 In force Hire Purchase Registration (Sarawak ...
Malaysia has two sources of law. [44] The national constitution, the nation's supreme law, can be amended by a two-thirds majority in parliament. (Since its formation, the BN has never lacked the necessary two-thirds until 8 March 2008's General Election) The second source of law is sharia (Islamic law), which applies only to Muslims.
The government suspended Parliament and the executive branch governed on its own through the National Operations Council (NOC) until 1971. [12] [13] The NOC proposed amendments to the Sedition Act that made the questioning of Article 153, among others illegal. These amendments were passed by Parliament as law when it reconvened in 1971. [14]
The Local Government Act 1976 (Malay: Akta Kerajaan Tempatan 1976) is an Act of the Parliament of Malaysia, which was enacted to revise and consolidate the laws relating to local government. Preamble [ edit ]
The Malayan Emergency ended in 1960 and the ordinance was repealed. However, preventive detention was retained and remains a feature of Malaysian law today. In 1960, the government passed the Internal Security Act (ISA) under the authority granted by Article 149 the Malaysian Constitution.