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MYS-1936-L-61339
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Penal Code (Act 574).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Malaysia
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1936
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Penal Code of Malaysia. Chapter I contains preliminary provisions; Chapter II general explanations. Chapter III regulates punishments. Chapter IV sets forth general exceptions. Chapter V deals with abetment, Chapter Va, with criminal conspiracy, Chapter VI with offences against the state, Chapter VII with offences relating to armed forces, Chapter VIII with offences against public tranquility, Chapter IX with offences by, or relating to, public servants, Chapter X with contempt of lawful authority of public servants, Chapter XI with false evidence and offences against public justice, Chapter XII with offences relating to coin and government stamps, Chapter XIII with offences relating to weights and measures, Chapter XIV with offences affecting public health, safety, convenience, decency and morals, Chapter XV with offences relating to religion, Chapter XVI with offences affecting the human body, Chapter XVII with offences against property, Chapter XVIII with offences relating to documents and to currency notes and bank notes, Chapter XIX with criminal breach of contracts of service, Chapter XX with offences relating to marriage, Chapter XXI with defamation, Chapter XXII with criminal intimidation, insult and annoyance, and finally Chapter XXIII with attempts to commit offences.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2014-12-24 (MYS-2014-L-98951)
Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2014 (Act A1471).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Attorney General's Chambers
Country
Malaysia
URL
http://www.agc.gov.my/
File
MYS61339 2018.pdf (PDF of Code as amended to 1/2/2018)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Penal Code (act 574) (as at 1st August 2002)
Publisher
International Law Book Services
Place of publication
Kuala Lumpur
Country
Malaysia
Date
2002
Page range
222 pp.