Section 1
This Act may be cited as the Emblems and Names
(Prevention of Improper Use) (Amendment) Act 2017.
(2)
This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.
Substitution of section 5
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Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) (Amendment) Act 2017 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1525 2017, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2017.
(Amendment)
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Act A1525
EMBLEMS AND NAMES (PREVENTION OF
IMPROPER USE) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2017
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Date of Royal Assent
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20 January 2017
Date of publication in the
Gazette
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26 January 2017
Publisher’s Copyright C
(Appointed Printer to the Government of Malaysia).
Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use)
(Amendment)
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Act A1525
EMBLEMS AND NAMES (PREVENTION OF
IMPROPER USE) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2017
Opening note
This Act may be cited as the Emblems and Names
(Prevention of Improper Use) (Amendment) Act 2017.
This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.
Substitution of section 5
The Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use)
Act 1963 [Act 414] is amended by substituting for section 5 the following section:
“Penalty
Quoted provision
Any person who contravenes section 3 commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or to both.”.
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