Section 1
(1)
This Act may be cited as the Penal Code (Amendment)
(No. 2) Act 2023.
(2)
This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.
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Penal Code (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2023
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Penal Code (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2023 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1691 2023, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2023.
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PENAL CODE (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ACT 2023
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Date of Royal Assent
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5 August 2023
Date of publication in the
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11 August 2023
Gazette
Publisher’s Copyright C
(Appointed Printer to the Government of Malaysia).
Penal Code (Amendment) (No. 2)
Opening note
Preamble
- An Act to amend the Penal Code. [ ] ENACTED by the Parliament of Malaysia as follows: Short title and commencement
Section 2
Substitution of section 305
The Penal Code [Act 574], which is referred to as the “Code”
in this Act, is amended by substituting for section 305
the following section:
“Abetment of suicide or attempted suicide of child or person who lacks mental capacity
Quoted provision
Section 305
(1)
Whoever abets the commission of a suicide or an attempted suicide, and knows or ought reasonably to have known
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that the person who committed the suicide or the attempted suicide is a child or a person who lacks mental capacity, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to twenty years, and shall also be liable to fine.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, “person who lacks mental capacity” means a person who lacks capacity to understand the consequences of committing or attempting to commit suicide, as the case may be, by reasons of unsoundness of mind, mental disorder, intoxication, or under the influence of any drug or other substance.”.
Section 3
Substitution of section 306
The Code is amended by substituting for section 306
the following section:
“Abetment of suicide or attempted suicide
Quoted provision
Section 306
Whoever abets the commission of a suicide or an attempted suicide by any person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.”.
Section 4
Deletion of section 309
The Code is amended by deleting section 309.
Common questions
- What is Penal Code (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2023?
- Penal Code (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2023 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1691 2023, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2023.
- Is Penal Code (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2023 still in force?
- Yes — Penal Code (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2023 is currently in force.
- When did Penal Code (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2023 take effect?
- Penal Code (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2023 was first recorded in 2023.
- How many sections does Penal Code (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2023 have?
- Penal Code (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2023 contains 6 sections.
- Where can I read the official version of Penal Code (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2023?
- The official text of Penal Code (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2023 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.
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