LATEST MALAYSIAN ACTS

Principal Acts

Number Title Date Coming Into Force
ACT 833 FINANCE ACT 2021 The Income Tax Act 1967 [Act 53] see s 3; the Real Property Gains Tax Act 1976 [Act 169] see s 29; the Stamp Act 1949 [Act 378] see s 36; the Petroleum (Income Tax) Act 1967 [Act 543] see s 45; the Labuan Business Activity Tax Act 1990 [Act 445] see s 52; the Promotion of Investments Act 1986 [Act 327] see s 59; the Finance Act 2012 [Act 742] see s 64 and the Finance Act 2018 [Act 812] see s 66
ACT 832 SOCIETIES ACT 1966 (REVISED 2021) 1 December 2021 pursuant to paragraph 6(1)(xxiii) of the Revision of Laws Act 1968 [Act 1]; Revised up to 14 November 2021; First enacted in 1966 as Act of Parliament No 13 of 1966; First Revision - 1987 (Act 335 wef 19 October 1987)
ACT 831 FINANCE ACT 2020 The Income Tax Act 1967 [Act 53] see s 3, the Real Property Gains Tax Act 1976 [Act 169] see s 31, the Stamp Act 1949 [Act 378] see s 39, the Petroleum (Income Tax) Act 1967 [Act 543] see s 51, the Labuan Business Activity Tax Act 1990 [Act 445] see s 55, the Finance Act 2012 [Act 742] see s 63 and the Finance Act 2018 [Act 812] see s 65
ACT 830 TEMPORARY MEASURES FOR GOVERNMENT FINANCING (CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19)) ACT 2020 27 February 2020 until 31 December 2022 except s 3; 26 October 2020 until 31 December 2022 - s 3
ACT 829 TEMPORARY MEASURES FOR REDUCING THE IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) ACT 2020 Part I - 23 October 2020 (shall continue for a period of two years); Part II, Part III (Limitation Act 1953), Part IV (Sabah Limitation Ordinance), Part V (Sarawak Limitation Ordinance), Part VI (Public Authorities Protection Act 1948), Part IX (Consumer Protection Act 1999), Part X (Distress Act 1951) - 18 March 2020 until 31 December 2020; Part VII (Insolvency Act 1967) - 23 October 2020 until 31 August 2021; Part VIII (Hire-Purchase Act 1967) - 1 April 2020 until 31 December 2020; Part XI (Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966), Part XII (Industrial Relations Act 1967), Part XIII (Private Employment Agencies Act 1981), Part XIX - 18 March 2020; Part XIV (Land Public Transport Act 2010), Part XV (Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board Act 1987) - 1 August 2020 until 31 December 2021; Part XVI (Courts of Judicature Act 1964), Part XVII (Subordinate Courts Act 1948), Part XVIII (Subordinate Courts Rules Act 1955) - 18 March 2020 until 23 October 2020 (shall continue for a period of two years)

Amending Acts

Number Title Date coming into force Principal/Amending Act No
ACT A1641 TEMPORARY MEASURES FOR REDUCING THE IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022 14 January 2022 ACT 829
ACT A1640 ADVOCATES ORDINANCE (SABAH) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2021 10 January 2022 [PU(B) 5/2022] SABAH CAP. 2
ACT A1639 TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2021 11 January 2022 [PU(B) 11/2022] ACT 730
ACT A1638 SUPPLY ACT 2022 31 December 2021
ACT A1637 NATIONAL TRUST FUND (AMENDMENT) ACT 2021 9 December 2021 [PU(B) 659/2021] ACT 339

PU(A)

Number Title Date of Publication Date coming into force Principal/Amending Act No
PU(A) 9/2022 INCOME TAX (ACCELERATED CAPITAL ALLOWANCE) (EXCURSION BUS) (AMENDMENT) RULES 2022 11 January 2022 From the year of assessment 2022 PU(A) 291/2021
PU(A) 8/2022 CUSTOMS (PROHIBITION OF IMPORTS) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ORDER 2022 7 January 2022 10 January 2022 PU(A) 103/2017
PU(A) 7/2022 CUSTOMS (PROHIBITION OF IMPORTS) (AMENDMENT) ORDER 2022 7 January 2022 10 January 2022 PU(A) 103/2017
PU(A) 6/2022 FEDERAL ROADS (SARAWAK) (AMENDMENT) ORDER 2022 7 January 2022 10 January 2022 PU(A) 551/1996
PU(A) 5/2022 MINISTERS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (NO. 3) (AMENDMENT) ORDER 2022 7 January 2022 13 September 2021 - subparagraph 2(a); 11 September 2021 - subsubparagraphs 2(b)(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv); 1 January 2022 - subparagraphs 2(c) and (d) PU(A) 383/2021

PU(B)

Number Title Date of Publication Date coming into force Principal/Amending Act No
PU(B) 23/2022 NOTICE UNDER SECTION 70 13 January 2022 14 January 2022 ACT 333
PU(B) 22/2022 NOTIFICATION OF VALUES OF CRUDE PALM OIL UNDER SECTION 12 13 January 2022 1 February 2022 to 28 February 2022 ACT 235
PU(B) 21/2022 NOTIFICATION OF VALUES OF CRUDE PETROLEUM OIL UNDER SECTION 12 13 January 2022 14 January 2022 to 27 January 2022 ACT 235
PU(B) 20/2022 APPOINTMENT AND REVOCATION OF APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS AND ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE BOARD 13 January 2022 Appointment - Specified in column (4) of the First Schedule; Revocation - Specified in column (2) of the Second Schedule ACT 656
PU(B) 19/2022 APPOINTMENT OF LOCK-UP TO BE A PLACE OF CONFINEMENT 13 January 2022 14 January 2022 ACT 537