Section 1
This Act may be cited as the Commercial Vehicles Licensing
Board (Amendment) Act 2025.
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Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board (Amendment) Act 2025
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Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board (Amendment) Act 2025 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1766 2025, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2025.
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COMMERCIAL VEHICLES LICENSING BOARD
(AMENDMENT) ACT 2025
Date of Royal Assent
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26 June 2025
Date of publication in the
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9 July 2025
Gazette
Publisher’s Copyright C
(Appointed Printer to the Government of Malaysia).
Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board (Amendment)
Opening note
Preamble
- An Act to amend the Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board Act 1987. [ ] ENACTED by the Parliament of Malaysia as follows: Short title
Section 2
New section 41a
The Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board Act 1987 [Act 334], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended by inserting after section 41 the following section:
“Soliciting or touting 41a. (1) Any person who, without lawful authority, solicits or touts for the purpose of offering services in connection with accepting for hire or reward the carriage of passengers or plying for hire or reward, whether or not carried out by that person, at any public place or its ancillary areas or in the vicinity of such place, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES LICENSING BOARD
(AMENDMENT) ACT 2025
(2)
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, a police officer or road transport officer may arrest without warrant any person who has committed or is suspected of having committed an offence under this section and shall without unnecessary delay, bring the person arrested to the nearest police station, and thereafter the person shall be dealt with in accordance with the law relating to criminal procedure for the time being in force.
(3)
For the purposes of this section, “public place” includes all parts of an airport that are freely accessible to members of the public, any road, any terminal, or any place which has been gazetted as a stand for public service vehicles.”.
Section 3
New section 49a
The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 49
the following section:
“Magistrate to have full jurisdiction 49a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any written law to the contrary, a court of First Class Magistrate shall have jurisdiction to try any offence under this Act and to award the full punishment for any such offence.”.
Section 4
Saving
(1)
Any proceedings commenced or pending immediately before the date of coming into operation of this Act shall, after the date of coming into operation of this Act, be continued as if the principal Act had not been amended by this Act.
(2)
Any obligation, liability, disqualification, penalty or punishment accrued or incurred under the principal Act may, after the date of coming into operation of this Act, be continued, enforced, imposed and be dealt with, as the case may be, as if the principal Act had not been amended by this Act.
Common questions
- What is Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board (Amendment) Act 2025?
- Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board (Amendment) Act 2025 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1766 2025, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2025.
- Is Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board (Amendment) Act 2025 still in force?
- Yes — Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board (Amendment) Act 2025 is currently in force.
- When did Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board (Amendment) Act 2025 take effect?
- Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board (Amendment) Act 2025 was first recorded in 2025.
- How many sections does Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board (Amendment) Act 2025 have?
- Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board (Amendment) Act 2025 contains 4 sections.
- Where can I read the official version of Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board (Amendment) Act 2025?
- The official text of Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board (Amendment) Act 2025 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.
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