Malaysia legislation

Section 23

of *ENTERTAINMENTS DUTY ACT 1953

Section 23

Regulations

(a)

to secure the payment of entertainments duty;

(b)

to regulate the payment of entertainments duty and to make provision for the prevention of evasion of entertainments duty;

(c)

to provide for the supply and use of stamps or stamped tickets or for the stamping of tickets and for the defacement of stamps when used;

(d)

to regulate the use of tickets of admission and the calculation of the duty thereon;

(e)

to control the use of barriers or mechanical contrivances and to secure proper records of admission by means of barriers or mechanical contrivances;

(f)

generally to carry into effect the provisions of this Act;

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(g)

to declare that any act or omission in contravention of any regulation shall be an offence against this Act and prescribe penalties therefor:

Provided that no such penalty shall exceed the maximum penalties prescribed by section 20.

(2)

Any regulations made under this Act shall be laid before the

Dewan Rakyat.

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Act 103

LIST OF AMENDMENTS

Amending law

Short title

In force from

L.N. 113/1956

Minister of Finance Order 1956 02-04-1956

L.N. 332/1958

Federal Constitution (Modification of

Laws) (Ordinance and Proclamations)

Order 1958 13-11-1958

P.U. (A) 42/1973

Entertainments Duty Ordinance

(Extension) Order 1973 01-04-1973

Act 160

Malaysian Currency (Ringgit) Act 1975 29-08-1975

Act A324

Criminal Procedure Code

(Amendment and Extension) Act 1976 10-01-1976

P.U. (A) 357/1980

Subordinates Courts Act (Extension)

Order 1980 01-06-1981

Act A800

Entertainments Duty (Amendment) Act 1991 12-04-1991

Act A1122

Entertainments Duty (Amendment) Act 1991 01-10-2001

Act 851

Finance (No. 2) Act 2023 30-12-2023

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Act 103

LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED

Section

Amending authority

In force from

2

3

11

12

Act 160

Act A800

Act A1122

29-08-1975 12-04-1991 01-10-2001 18

Act 160

Act A1122 29-08-1975 01-10-2001

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Act 160

Act A1122 29-08-1975 01-10-2001

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Act 851

30-12-2023

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