Malaysia legislation

Section 7

of *CORROSIVE AND EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES AND OFFENSIVE WEAPONS ACT 1958

Section 7

(a)

carries or has in his possession or under his control;

(b)

manufactures, sells or hires or offers or exposes for sale or hire; or

(c)

lends or gives to any other person, any scheduled weapon shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term of not less than five years and not more than ten years.

(2)

In any prosecution for an offence under subsection (1) the onus of proving the existence of a lawful purpose shall be upon the accused.

(3)

An offence under subsection (1) shall be deemed to be a seizable and non-bailable offence.

Consorting with persons carrying offensive weapons in public places