Portal:Law of Malaysia

Constitution

• The Federation of Malaya Independence Order in Council 1957 (S.I. 1957/1533)
• Malaysia Act [Act 26/1963]

Individual Acts

Principal Acts

Acts 1 to 100

• Sedition Ordinance, 1948 (now Sedition Act 1948 [Act 15]) §‡
• Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971 [Act 37]

Acts 101 to 200

• Notaries Public Ordinance, 1959 (now Notaries Public Act 1959 [Act 115]) §
• Abduction and and Criminal Intimidation of Witnesses Ordinance, 1947 (now Abduction and and Criminal Intimidation of Witnesses Act 1947 [Act 191]) ¶
• National Emblems (Control of Display) Ordinance, 1949 (now National Emblems (Control of Display) Act 1949 [Act 193]) §
• Public Authorities Protection Ordinance, 1948 (now Public Authorities Protection Act 1948 [Act 198]) §‡

Acts 201 to 300

• Presumption of Survivorship Ordinance, 1950 (now Presumption of Survivorship Act 1950 [Act 205]) §
• Emergency (Essential Powers) Act 1979 [Act 216]
• Civil Defence Ordinance, 1951 (now Malaysia Civil Defence Force Act 1951 [Act 221]) §‡
• Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, 1952 (now Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 [Act 234])
• Defamation Ordinance, 1957 (now Defamation Act 1957 [Act 286]) §
• Protected Areas and Protected Places Ordinance, 1959 (now Protected Areas and Protected Places Act 1959 [Act 298]) §‡

Acts 301 to 400

• Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 [Act 301]
• Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985 [Act 316] !
• Copyright Act 1987 [Act 332]
• Criminal Justice Ordinance, 1953 (now Criminal Justice Act 1953 [Act 345])
• Muslim Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act, 1965 (now Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 [Act 355])
• Federal Roads Ordinance, 1959 (now Federal Roads Act 1959 [Act 376])

Acts 401 to 500

Acts 501 to 600

• Computer Crimes Act 1997 [Act 563]
• Human Rights Commission of Malaysia Act 1999 [Act 597]

Acts 601 to 700

• Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Act 2004 [Act 633]
• Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 [Act 694]
• Witness Protection Act 2009 [Act 696] (transcription project)
• Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 [Act 736]
• Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 [Act 747] !
• Territorial Sea Act 2012 [Act 750]
• Special Measures Against Terrorism in Foreign Countries Act 2015 [Act 770]
• Prevention of Terrorism Act 2015 [Act 769] !
• National Security Council Act 2016 [Act 776]
• Companies Act 2016 [Act 777] (transcription project)
• Sexual Offences against Children Act 2017 [Act 792]

Acts 801 to 900

• Anti-Fake News Act 2018 [Act 803] (transcription project)
• Anti-Fake News (Repeal) Act 2020 [Act 825]
• Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Act 2023 [Act 846] (transcription project)
• Fees (Pengkalan Kubor Ferry) (Validation) Act 2025 [Act 871]

Notes:

• The principal Act series also include Finance Acts since 1981 and several omnibus bills that are actually amendment Acts.
• ¶: Indicates this Act does not extend to the whole of Malaysia.
• !: Indicates this Act was made under Article 149 of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia.
• §: Indicates this Act was extended to Singapore under section 74 of the Malaysia Act 1963 [Act 26/1963] when Singapore was a Malaysian state, and:
  • §‡: Indicates this Act was repealed in Singapore but current law in Malaysia.
  • §▲: Indicates this Act was repealed in Malaysia but current law in Singapore.
  • §※: Indicates this Act was repealed in both Malaysia and Singapore.
• Otherwise, "§" indicates the Act is current law in both Malaysia and Singapore.

Amendment Acts

• Constitution (Amendment) Act 1969 [Act A1]
• Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 2017 [Act A1558]

Notes:

• The amendment Act series include Supply Acts and Supplementary Supply Acts, even they do not include any amendment to principal legislation.

Legislation not using current citation

• Military Manoeuvres Enactment, 1905 [F.M.S. Cap. 43]

Subsidiary legislation

• Dangerous Drugs Regulations 1952 [L.N. 555/1952]
• Dangerous Drugs (Hospital, etc.) (General Exemption) Order 1952 (citation unknown)
• Trade Descriptions (Definition of Halal) Order 2011 [P.U. (A) 430/2021]
• Printing Presses and Publications (Control of Undesirable Publications) (No. 22) Order 2015 [P.U. (A) 200/2015]
• Trade Descriptions (Prohibition of Use of Statement, Expression or Indication) (Oil Palm Product and Palm Oil Goods) Regulations 2022 [P.U. (A) 55/2022]