Malaysia legislation

Section 8

of NATIONAL ANTHEM ACT 1968 (REVISED 2018)

Section 8

Mark of respect

(2)

Subsection (1) does not apply where the National Anthem is played or sung in the course of a broadcast or newsreels as part of such broadcast or newsreels.

(3)

Any person who knowingly shows disrespect towards the

National Anthem in any public place shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month.

Act 808

(4)

For the purpose of this section—

(a)

the failure to comply with subsection (1) without good and sufficient cause; and

(b)

any act or omission which would tend to lower the prestige of the National Anthem in the eyes of the public, shall constitute a show of disrespect.

Arrest without warrant

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