Section 1
(2)
This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.
Amendment of section 3
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PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY (AMENDMENT) ACT 2019
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- Type
- Amendment Act
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 2019
- Sections
- 10
- Languages
- MS · EN
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About this amendment act
PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY (AMENDMENT) ACT 2019 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1600 2019, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2019.
Opening note
Preamble
- An Act to amend the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012. [ ] ENACTED by the Parliament of Malaysia as follows: Short title and commencement
Section 2
The Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 [Act 736], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended in section 3
by deleting the definition of “street protest”.
Section 3
Amendment of section 4
(a)
in subsection (1), by deleting paragraph (c);
PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY (AMENDMENT) ACT 2019
Section 4
Subsection 9(1) of the principal Act is amended by substituting for the words “ten days” the words “five days”.
Section 5
Amendment of section 12
Subsection 12(2) of the principal Act is amended by substituting for the words “forty-eight hours” the words “twenty-four hours”.
Section 6
Amendment of section 14
Subsection 14(1) of the principal Act is amended by substituting for the words “five days” the words “three days”.
Section 7
Amendment of section 16
Section 16 of the principal Act is amended by substituting for the words “forty-eight hours” wherever appearing the words
“twenty-four hours”.
Section 8
Amendment of section 21
Subsection 21(1) of the principal Act is amended by deleting paragraph (b).
Section 9
New section 21a
The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 21
the following section:
“Power to compound offences 21a. (1) The Officer in Charge of a Police District may, with the consent in writing of the Public Prosecutor, compound any offence punishable under section 9 or 15 by making a written offer to the person suspected to have committed the offence to compound the offence upon payment to the Officer in Charge of the Police District of such amount of money not exceeding five thousand ringgit within such time as may be specified in the written offer.
(2)
An offer under subsection (1) may be made at any time after the offence has been committed but before any prosecution for it has been instituted.
(3)
If the amount specified in the offer is not paid within the time specified in the offer, or such extended time as the
Officer in Charge of the Police District may grant, prosecution for the offence may be instituted at any time after that against the person to whom the offer was made.
(4)
Where an offence has been compounded under subsection (1), no prosecution shall be instituted in respect of the offence against the person to whom the offer to compound was made, and any document or thing seized in connection with the offence may be released by the Officer in Charge of the Police District, subject to such terms as the Officer in Charge of the Police District thinks fit.”.
Savings
Section 10
Peaceful Assembly (Amendment)
(2)
Any investigation, prosecution or proceedings in respect of any offence under the principal Act pending under the principal
Act may, on the date of coming into operation of this Act, be continued as if the principal Act had not been amended by this
Act.
Common questions
- What is AKTA PERHIMPUNAN AMAN (PINDAAN) 2019?
- PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY (AMENDMENT) ACT 2019 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1600 2019, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2019.
- Is AKTA PERHIMPUNAN AMAN (PINDAAN) 2019 still in force?
- Yes — AKTA PERHIMPUNAN AMAN (PINDAAN) 2019 is currently in force.
- When did AKTA PERHIMPUNAN AMAN (PINDAAN) 2019 take effect?
- AKTA PERHIMPUNAN AMAN (PINDAAN) 2019 was first recorded in 2019.
- How many sections does AKTA PERHIMPUNAN AMAN (PINDAAN) 2019 have?
- AKTA PERHIMPUNAN AMAN (PINDAAN) 2019 contains 10 sections.
- Where can I read the official version of AKTA PERHIMPUNAN AMAN (PINDAAN) 2019?
- The official text of AKTA PERHIMPUNAN AMAN (PINDAAN) 2019 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.