Malaysia legislation

Section 30

of PUBLIC ORDER (PRESERVATION) ACT 1958

Section 30

Offences in relation to maintenance of public order in a proclaimed area

If any person shall in any place in Malaysia during any period in which a proclamation under section 3 is in force in respect of any area in Malaysia do any act or utter any words or print, publish, sell, offer for sale, distribute or reproduce for distribution or import, or have in his possession any document containing any matter which—

(a)

is likely to be prejudicial to the maintenance or restoration of public order in the proclaimed area or in any other part of Malaysia;

(b)

counsels or is likely to lead to disobedience to the law of Malaysia or to any lawful order made thereunder or to the obstruction of public officers in the execution of their duty to restore or maintain public order;

(c)

incites or is likely to cause unlawful violence or to promote feelings of ill-will or hostility between different races or classes of the population of Malaysia; or

(d)

is likely to bring into hatred or contempt or to excite disaffection against any public servant in the execution of his duty or against any class of public servants or against any armed force lawfully in Malaysia or any member of any such force in the execution of his duty, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years.

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Section 30 — AKTA KETENTERAMAN AWAM (PEMELIHARAAN) 1958