List of acts of the Parliament of Malaysia

This is a list of acts of the Parliament of Malaysia. The list includes all principal acts enacted after 1969 and pre-1969 statutes that were revised by the Commissioner of Law Revision under the authority of the Revision of Laws Act 1968.

List Short title Act number (citation) Status Link Abattoirs (Privatization) Act 1993 507 In force Abduction and Criminal Intimidation of Witnesses Act 1947 191 In force Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Act 2023 846 In force Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954 134 In force Academy of Sciences Malaysia Act 1994 524 In force Access To Biological Resources and Benefit Sharing Act 2017 795 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 718 In force Airport and Aviation Services (Operating Company) Act 1991 467 In force Akademi Seni Budaya dan Warisan Kebangsaan Act 2006 653 In force Allied Health Professions Act 2016 774 In force Animal Welfare Act 2015 772 In force Animals Act 1953 647 In force Anti-Corruption Act 1997 575 Repealed by Act 694 Anti-Corruption Agency Act 1982 271 Repealed by Act 575 Anti-Fake News Act 2018 803 In force Anti-Fake News (Repeal) Act 2020 825 In force Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 613 In force Anti-Personnel Mines Convention Implementation Act 2000 603 In force Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 670 In force Antiquities Act 1976 168 Repealed by Act 645 Arbitration Act 1952 93 Repealed by Act 646 Arbitration Act 2005 646 In force Architects Act 1967 117 In force Armed Forces Act 1972 77 In force Arms Act 1960 206 In force Asian Development Bank Act 1966 462 In force Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Act 2017 786 In force Assignment of Export Duty (Mineral Ores) Act 1964 396 In force Assignment of Revenue (Export Duty on Iron Ore) Act 1962 395 In force Atomic Energy Licensing Act 1984 304 In force Attestation of Registrable Instruments (Mining) Act 1960 387 In force Audit Act 1957 62 In force Aviation Offences Act 1984 307 In force Banishment Act 1959 79 Repealed by Act 735 Banishment (Repeal) Act 2011 735 In force Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad (Special Provisions) Act 1978 202 In force Bank Pertanian Malaysia Act 1969 9 Repealed by Act 684 Bank Pertanian Malaysia Berhad Act 2008 684 In force Bank Simpanan Nasional Act 1974 146 In force Bank Simpanan Nasional Berhad Act 1997 571 Not yet in force Bankers' Books (Evidence) Act 1949 33 In force Banking Act 1973 102 Repealed by Act 372 Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989 372 Repealed by Act 758 Bankruptcy Act 1967 360 In force Baselines of Maritime Zones Act 2006 660 In force Bernama Act 1967 449 Superseded by Act 780 BERNAMA Act 1967 780 In force Betting Act 1953 495 In force Betting and Sweepstake Duties Act 1948 201 In force Bills of Exchange Act 1949 204 In force Bills of Sale Act 1950 268 In force Bintulu Port Authority Act 1981 243 In force Bintulu Port Authority (Dissolution) Act 2024 859 Not yet in force Biosafety Act 2007 678 In force Biro Siasatan Negara Act 1973 123 Repealed by Act 271 Births and Deaths Registration Act 1957 299 In force Bretton Woods Agreements Act 1957 472 In force Broadcasting Act 1988 338 Repealed by Act 588 Building and Common Property (Maintenance and Management) Act 2007 663 Repealed by Act 757 Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 671 In force Capitation Grant Act 1993 503 In force Capitation Grant Act 2002 622 In force Care Centres Act 1993 506 In force Carriage by Air Act 1974 148 In force Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1950 527 In force Census Act 1960 16 In force 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 1991 468 Repealed by Act 611 Children and Young Persons Act 1947 232 Repealed by Act 468 Children and Young Persons (Employment) Act 1966 350 In force Cinematograph Film-Hire Duty Act 1965 434 Repealed by Act 557 City of Kuala Lumpur Act 1971 59 In force City of Kuala Lumpur (Planning) Act 1973 107 Repealed by Act 267 Civil Aviation Act 1969 3 In force Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia Act 2017 788 In force Civil Defence Act 1951 221 In force Civil Law Act 1956 67 In force Civil List Act 1982 269 In force Co-operative College (Incorporation) Act 1968 437 In force Co-operative Societies Act 1948 287 Repealed by Act 502 Co-operative Societies Act 1993 502 In force Coin (Import and Export) Act 1957 430 In force Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board Act 1987 334 In force Commissions of Enquiry Act 1950 119 In force Commodities Trading Act 1980 229 Repealed by Act 324 Commodities Trading Act 1985 324 Repealed by Act A987 Common Gaming Houses Act 1953 289 In force Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 588 In force Companies Act 1965 125 Repealed by Act 777 Companies Act 2016 777 In force Companies Commission of Malaysia Act 2001 614 In force Competition Act 2010 712 In force Competition Commission Act 2010 713 In force Computer Crimes Act 1997 563 In force Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 746 In force Consular Relations (Vienna Convention) Act 1999 595 In force Consumer Protection Act 1999 599 In force Continental Shelf Act 1966 83 In force Contracts Act 1950 136 In force Control of Imported Publications Act 1958 63 Repealed by Act 301 Control of Padi and Rice Act 1994 522 In force Control of Rent Act 1966 363 Repealed by Act 572 Control of Rent (Repeal) Act 1997 572 In force Control Of Smoking Products For Public Health Act 2024 852 In force Control of Supplies Act 1961 122 In force Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards Act 1985 320 Repealed by Act 646 Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Act 1966 392 In force Copyright Act 1969 10 Repealed by Act 332 Copyright Act 1987 332 In force Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958 357 In force Counsellors Act 1998 580 In force Counterfeit Coin Act 1957 429 In force Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties Act 1993 504 In force Courts of Judicature Act 1964 91 In force Courts (Modes Of Commencement Of Civil Actions) Act 2017 790 In force Credit Reporting Agencies Act 2010 710 In force Criminal Justice Act 1953 345 In force Criminal Procedure Code 593 In force Currency Act 2020 827 In force Customs Act 1967 235 In force Customs (Dumping and Subsidies) Act 1959 361 Repealed by Act 504 Cyber Security Act 2024 854 In force https://www.nacsa.gov.my/legal.php Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 234 In force Dangerous Drugs (Forfeiture of Property) Act 1988 340 In force Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985 316 In force Data Sharing Act 2025 864 Not yet in force Debtors Act 1957 256 In force Declaration of an Area in the Bintulu District to be a Federal Port Act 1979 217 In force Declaration of an Area in the Bintulu District to be a Federal Port (Repeal) Act 2024 858 Not yet in force Defamation Act 1957 286 In force Degrees and Diplomas Act 1962 379 In force Delegation of Powers Act 1956 358 In force Demutualisation (Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange) Act 2003 632 In force Dental Act 1971 51 Repealed by Act 804 Dental Act 2018 804 In force Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Identification Act 2009 699 In force Departure Levy Act 2019 813 In force Deposit of Library Material Act 1986 331 In force Destitute Persons Act 1977 183 In force Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act 1975 154 In force Development Financial Institutions Act 2002 618 In force Development Funds Act 1966 406 In force Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Act 1959 213 In force Digital Signature Act 1997 562 In force Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) Act 1959 348 In force Diplomatic Privileges (Vienna Convention) Act 1966 636 In force Direct Sales and Anti-Pyramid Scheme Act 1993 500 In force Director General of Social Welfare (Incorporation) Act 1948 529 In force Distress Act 1951 255 In force Distribution Act 1958 300 In force Domestic Violence Act 1994 521 In force Drainage Works Act 1954 354 In force Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act 1983 283 In force East Coast Economic Region Development Council Act 2008 688 In force Education Act 1996 550 In force Educational Institutions (Discipline) Act 1976 174 In force Election Commission Act 1957 31 In force Election Offences Act 1954 5 In force Elections Act 1958 19 In force Electrical Inspectorate Act 1983 277 Repealed by Act 447 Electricity Act 1949 116 Repealed by Act 447 Electricity Supply Act 1990 447 In force Electricity Supply (Successor Company) Act 1990 448 In force Electronic Commerce Act 2006 658 In force Electronic Government Activities Act 2007 680 In force Emblem and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) 1963 414 In force Emergency (Essential Powers) Act 1964 691 Ceased to have effect on 15 May 1969 under P.U.(A)146/1969 - See Privy Council case Teh Cheng Poh v. Public Prosecutor Emergency (Essential Powers) Act 1979 216 Expired on 22 June 2012 - Article 150(7) of the Constitution Emergency Powers (Kelantan) Act 1977 192 Repealed by P.U.(A)46/1978 Employees Provident Fund Act 1951 272 Repealed by Act 452 Employees Provident Fund Act 1991 452 In force Employees' Social Security Act 1969 4 In force Employment Act 1955 265 In force Employment Information Act 1953 159 In force Employment Insurance System Act 2017 800 In force Employment (Restriction) Act 1968 353 In force Energy Commission Act 2001 610 In force Energy Efficiency And Conservation Act 2024 861 In force Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission Act 2009 700 In force Entertainment (Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur) Act 1992 493 In force Entertainments Duty Act 1953 103 In force Environmental Quality Act 1974 127 In force Estate Hospital Assistants (Registration) Act 1965 435 In force Evidence Act 1950 56 In force Evidence of Child Witness Act 2007 676 In force Exchange Control Act 1953 17 Repealed by Act 758 Excise Act 1976 176 In force Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1984 311 In force Explosives Act 1957 207 In force Extended Credit Act 1966 405 In force External Loans Act 1963 403 In force Extra-territorial Offences Act 1976 163 In force Extradition Act 1992 479 In force Factories and Machinery Act 1967 139 In force Farmers' Organization Act 1973 109 In force Farmers' Organization Authority Act 1973 110 In force Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority Act 1965 141 In force Federal Capital Act 1960 190 In force Federal Housing Act 1965 391 In force Federal Lands Commissioner Act 1957 349 In force Federal Roads Act 1959 376 In force Federal Roads (Private Management) Act 1984 306 In force Federal Territory (Financial Arrangement) Act 1982 266 In force Federal Territory (Planning) Act 1982 267 In force Federation Light Dues Act 1953 250 In force Feed Act 2009 698 In force Fees Act 1951 209 In force Fees (Department of Museum Malaysia) (Validation) Act 2014 760 In force Fees (Malaysian Meteorological Department) (Validation) Act 2011 722 In force Fees (Marine Parks Malaysia) (Validation) Act 2004 635 In force Fees (National Agriculture Training Council) (Validation) Act 2009 697 In force Fees (National Planetarium) (Validation) Act 1998 583 In force Film Censorship Act 2002 620 In force Films (Censorship) Act 1952 35 Repealed by Act 620 Finance Act 1981 241 In force Finance Act 1982 264 In force Finance Act 1983 293 In force Finance Act 1984 309 In force Finance Act 1985 315 In force Finance Act 1986 328 In force Finance Act 1987 337 In force Finance Act 1988 364 In force Finance Act 1990 420 In force Finance Act 1991 451 In force Finance Act 1992 476 In force Finance Act 1993 497 In force Finance Act 1994 513 In force Finance Act 1995 531 In