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*OFFENCES RELATING TO AWARDS ACT 2017
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*OFFENCES RELATING TO AWARDS ACT 2017 is Malaysia Act, cited as Act 787 2017, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2017.
Opening note
Preamble
- An Act to provide for offences relating to awards and the extra-territorial application of this Act and for connected matters. [25 October 2017; P.U. (B) 509/2017] ENACTED by the Parliament of Malaysia as follows:
Part I
PART I
Section 1
(2)
This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the
Minister by notification in the Gazette.
(3)
This Act and its subsidiary legislation shall apply both within and outside Malaysia.
Interpretation
Section 2
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“foreign award” means a valid Order, Decoration and Medal awarded by a Head of State in the First Schedule;
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“unrecognized foreign award” means a foreign award other than those awarded by a Head of State in the First Schedule;
“unrecognized award” means an award purporting to be a
Yang di-Pertuan Agong award conferred by any person other than the Yang di-Pertuan Agong;
“Yang di-Pertuan Agong award” means a valid Order, Decoration and Medal instituted by the statutes of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for the purposes of the Federation and the Federal Territories;
“investiture” means the conferment of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong award on a particular person by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong;
“insignia” means―
(a)
the collar, riband, badge of the order, badge of the collar, star of the order and badge of the neck;
(c)
the ribbon and medal;
“Ruler” and “Yang di-Pertua Negeri” have the meanings assigned to them in Clause (2) of Article 160 of the Federal Constitution;
“gratification” has the meaning assigned to it in section 3 of the
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act [Act 694].
Part II
PART II
YANG DI-PERTUAN AGONG AWARD
Receiving and using unrecognized award
Section 3
(2)
A person shall not use and enjoy the appellation and style of an unrecognized award in any form and manner.
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(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years.
ILLUSTRATION
A receives an unrecognized award in 2010 that carries an appellation and style that A has been using since 2010. Upon the coming into operation of this Act,
A is prohibited from using the appellation and style. A uses the appellation and style after the coming into operation of this Act. A commits an offence.
Attending, etc., investiture for unrecognized award
Section 4
(2)
A person shall not attend, promote or participate in an investiture ceremony for an unrecognized award.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
Making, etc., of insignias for unrecognized awards
Section 5
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
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Making, etc., instrument for making insignias for unrecognized awards
Section 6
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for making of insignias for unrecognized awards
Section 7
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
Representing as holder of Yang di-Pertuan Agong award
Section 8
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years.
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Using revoked or withdrawn Yang di-Pertuan Agong award
Section 9
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years.
Using Yang di-Pertuan Agong award when not entitled
Section 10
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit.
ILLUSTRATIONS
(a)
A, is a holder of a Yang di-Pertuan Agong award who is married to Z.
Z is entitled to use and enjoy the appellation and style of such award during her marriage to A. A and Z are now divorced and Z continues to use and enjoy the appellation and style of such award. Z commits an offence.
(b)
A, is a holder of a Yang di-Pertuan Agong award who is married to Z. Z is entitled to use and enjoy the appellation and style of such award during her marriage to A and after the death of A. After A died, Z subsequently remarried. Z continues to use and enjoy the appellation and style of such award. Z commits an offence.
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Part III
PART III
FOREIGN AWARD
Receiving foreign award from Head of State
Section 11
(2)
A citizen except the Rulers and their Consorts and the
Yang di-Pertua Negeri and their Consorts shall obtain the written permission of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong before receiving any foreign award.
(3)
A citizen shall not use and enjoy the appellation and style of the foreign award received in any form and manner within Malaysia.
(4)
Notwithstanding subsection (3), a citizen who receives any foreign award―
(a)
for gallantry or substantial services rendered by the citizen to the awarding country may wear the foreign award received on all appropriate occasions within Malaysia; or
(b)
as a mark of courtesy may only wear the foreign award received on any occasion held in Malaysia by a recognized representative of the awarding country and the wearing of such foreign award is required for the occasion.
(5)
Any person who contravenes subsection (2) or (3) commits an offence and shall, on conviction be liable, to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit.
Receiving and using unrecognized foreign award
Section 12
(2)
A citizen shall not use and enjoy the appellation and style of an unrecognized foreign award in any form and manner.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years.
ILLUSTRATION
A receives an unrecognized foreign award in 2010 that carries an appellation and style that A has been using since 2010. Upon the coming into operation of this Act, A is prohibited from using the appellation and style. A uses the appellation and style after the coming into operation of this Act. A commits an offence.
Part IV
PART IV
GRATIFICATION
Soliciting, receiving, giving, etc., gratification for unrecognized award
Section 13
(a)
shall not solicit, receive or agree to receive for himself or for any other person; or
(b)
shall not give, promise or offer to any person whether for the benefit of that person or of another person, any gratification as a consideration or an inducement or a reward for procuring or assisting or endeavouring to procure the grant of an unrecognized award to any person in connection of such grant.
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty years.
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(3)
For the purpose of this section, “unrecognized award” includes an award purporting to be a valid Order, Decoration and Medal instituted by the statutes of a Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri conferred by any person other than a Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri.
Soliciting, receiving, giving, etc., gratification for investiture for unrecognized award
Section 14
(a)
shall not solicit, receive or agree to receive for himself or for any other person; or
(b)
shall not give, promise or offer to any person whether for the benefit of that person or of another person, any gratification as a consideration or an inducement or a reward for procuring or assisting or endeavouring to procure an investiture for an unrecognized award to any person in connection with such investiture.
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty years.
(3)
For the purpose of this section, “unrecognized award” includes an award purporting to be a valid Order, Decoration and Medal instituted by the statutes of a Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri conferred by any person other than a Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri.
Soliciting, receiving, giving, etc., gratification for award
Section 15
(a)
shall not solicit, receive or agree to receive for himself or for any other person; or
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(b)
shall not give, promise or offer to any person whether for the benefit of that person or of another person, any gratification as a consideration or an inducement or a reward for procuring or assisting or endeavouring to procure the grant of any award to any person in connection with such grant.
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty years.
(3)
For the purpose of this section, “award” means the Yang di-Pertuan
Agong award or a valid Order, Decoration and Medal instituted by the statutes of a Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri.
Soliciting, receiving, giving, etc., gratification for unrecognized foreign award
Section 16
A person by himself, or by or in conjunction with any other person―
(a)
shall not solicit, receive or agree to receive for himself or for any other person; or
(b)
shall not give, promise or offer to any person whether for the benefit of that person or of another person, any gratification as a consideration or an inducement or a reward for procuring or assisting or endeavouring to procure the grant of an unrecognized foreign award to any citizen in connection with such grant.
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty years.
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Part V
PART V
MISCELLANEOUS
Offences under State law committed outside State territory
Section 17
Any person who contravenes any provision of a State law specified in the Second Schedule outside the territory of that State commits an offence under this Act and shall, on conviction, be liable to the penalty provided under the State law.
Section 18
Power to make regulations
The Minister may make regulations as may be necessary or expedient for giving full effect to or for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
Section 19
Power to amend Schedules
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong may, by order published in the Gazette, amend the First Schedule, and upon request of a Ruler or Yang di-Pertua
Negeri amend the Second Schedule.
FIRST SCHEDULE
[Section 11]
Head of State
Country
Head of State
Afghanistan
President of the Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan
Albania
President of the Republic of Albania
Algeria
Président de la
République algérienne démocratique et populaire
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Country
Head of State
Andorra
Co-Princes de la Principauté d’ Andorre
Angola
President of the Republic of Angola
President of the Popular Movement for the
Liberation of Angola (MPLA)
Antigua and Barbuda
Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Presidente de la República Argentina
Armenia
President of the Republic of Armenia
Australia
Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
Austria
Federal President of the Republic of
Austria
Azerbaijan
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Governor-General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Bahrain
King of the Kingdom of Bahrain
Bangladesh
President of the People’s Republic of
Bangladesh
Barbados
Governor-General of Barbados
Belarus
President of the Republic of Belarus
Belgium
Roi des Belges
Belize
Governor-General of Belize
Benin
Président de la République du Bénin
Bhutan
King of Bhutan
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Presidente Constitucional del Estado
Plurinacional de Bolivia
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Country
Head of State
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Botswana
President of the Republic of Botswana
Brazil
President of the Federative Republic of
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Negara
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
President of the Republic of Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Président du Faso, Président du Conseil des Ministres
Burundi
Président de la République du Burundi
Cabo Verde
Président de la République de Cabo Verde
Cambodia
King of Cambodia
Cameroon
Président de la République du Cameroun
Canada
Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada
Central African Republic
Chef de l’Etat de la
République centrafricaine
Chad
Président de la République du Tchad, Chef de l’Etat, Chef du Gouvernement
Chile
Presidente de la República de Chile
China
President of the People’s Republic of
China
Columbia
Presidente de la República de Colombia
Comoros
Président de l’Union des Comores
Congo
Président de la République du Congo
Costa Rica
Presidente de la República de Costa Rica
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Country
Head of State
Cote d’Ivoire
Président de la République de Côte d’Ivoire
Croatia
President of the Republic of Croatia
Cuba
Presidente de los Consejos de Estado y de
Ministros de la República de Cuba
Cyprus
President of the Republic of Cyprus
Czech Republic
President of the Czech Republic
Democratic People’s Republic of
Korea
Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea,
Chairman of the
State
Affairs
Commission, Supreme Commander of the
Armed Forces of the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of The
Congo
Président de la République démocratique du Congo
Denmark
Queen Margrethe II
Djibouti
Président de la République de Djibouti et
Chef du Gouvernement
Dominica
President of the
Commonwealth of
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Presidente de la República Dominicana
Ecuador
Presidente Constitucional de la República del Ecuador
Egypt
President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
El Salvador
President de la República de El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Presidente de la República de Guinea
Ecuatorial, Jefe de Estado
Eritrea
President of the State of Eritrea
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Country
Head of State
Estonia
President of the Republic of Estonia
Eswatini
Head of State of the Kingdom of Eswatini
Ethiopia
President of the Federal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia
Fiji
President of the Republic of Fiji
Finland
President of the Republic of Finland
France
Président de la République française
Gabon
Président de la République gabonaise
Gambia
President of the Republic of The Gambia
Georgia
President of Georgia
Germany
President of the Federal Republic of
Germany
Ghana
President of the Republic of Ghana
Greece
President of the Hellenic Republic
Grenada
Governor-General of Grenada
Guatemala
Presidente de la República de Guatemala
Guinea
Président de la République de Guinée
Guinea-Bissau
Président de la
République de
Guinée-Bissau
Guyana
President of the Co-operative Republic of
Guyana
Haiti
Président de la République d’Haïti
Holy See
Pope Francis
Honduras
Presidente de la República de Honduras
Hungary
President of Hungary
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Country
Head of State
Iceland
President of the Republic of Iceland
India
President of the Republic of India
Indonesia
President of the Republic of Indonesia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraq
President of the Republic of Iraq
Ireland
President of Ireland
Italy
President of the Republic of Italy
Jamaica
Governor-General of Jamaica
Japan
The Emperor of Japan
Jordan
King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Kazakhstan
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kenya
President and Commander-in-Chief of the
Defence Forces of the Republic of Kenya
Kiribati
President, Head of Government and
Minister for
Foreign
Affairs and
Immigration of the Republic of Kiribati
Kuwait
Amir of the State of Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
President of the Kyrgyz Republic
Lao People’s Democratic Republic President of the Lao People’s Democratic
Republic
Latvia
President of the Republic of Latvia
Lebanon
Président de la République libanaise
Lesotho
King of the Kingdom of Lesotho
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Country
Head of State
Liberia
President of the Republic of Liberia
Libya
President of the Presidency Council of the
Government of National Accord of the
State of Libya
Liechtenstein
Reigning Prince
Lithuania
President of the Republic of Lithuania
Luxembourg
Le Grand-Duc de Luxembourg
Madagascar
Président de la République de Madagascar
Malawi
President of the Republic of Malawi,
Minister for
Defense and
Commander-in-Chief of the Malawi
Defense Force and the Malawi Police
Service
Maldives
President of the Republic of Maldives
Mali
Président de la République du Mali
Malta
President of the Republic of Malta
Marshall Islands
President of the Republic of the Marshall
Islands
Mauritania
Président de la République islamique de
Mauritanie
Mauritius
President of the Republic of Mauritius
Mexico
Presidente de los
Estados
Unidos
Mexicanos
Micronesia (Federated States of)
President and Head of Government of the
Federated States of Micronesia
Monaco
Prince Souverain de Monaco
Mongolia
President of Mongolia
Montenegro
President of Montenegro
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Country
Head of State
Morocco
Roi du Maroc
Mozambique
President of the Republic of Mozambique
Myanmar
President of the Republic of the Union of
Myanmar
Namibia
President of the Republic of Namibia
Nauru
President of the Republic of Nauru
Nepal
President of the Federal Democratic
Republic of Nepal
Netherlands
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
New Zealand
Governor-General of New Zealand
Nicaragua
Presidente de la República de Nicaragua
Niger
Président de la République du Niger
Nigeria
President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria
North Macedonia
President of the Republic of North
Macedonia
Norway
King Harald V
Oman
Sultan of Oman
Pakistan
President of the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan
Palau
President of the Republic of Palau
Panama
Presidente de la República de Panamá
Papua New Guinea
Governor-General of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea
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Country
Head of State
Paraguay
Presidente de la República del Paraguay
Peru
Presidente de la República del Perú
Philippines
President of the Republic of the Philippines
Poland
President of the Republic of Poland
Portugal
President of the Portuguese Republic
Qatar
Emir of the State of Qatar
Republic of Korea
President of the Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
President of the Republic of Moldova
Romania
Président de la Roumanie
Russian Federation
President of the Russian Federation
Rwanda
President of the Republic of Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Governor-General of Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines
Samoa
Head of State of the Independent State of
Samoa
San Marino
Captains Regent of the Republic of San
Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Président de la République démocratique de Sao Tomé et Principe
Saudi Arabia
King of Saudi Arabia and President of the
Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Président de la République du Sénégal
Serbia
President of the Republic of Serbia
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Country
Head of State
Seychelles
President of the Republic of Seychelles
Sierra Leone
President of the Republic of Sierra Leone
Singapore
President of the Republic of Singapore
Slovakia
President of the Slovak Republic
Slovenia
President of the Republic of Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Governor-General of Solomon Islands
Somalia
President of the Federal Republic of
Somalia
South Africa
President of the Republic of South Africa
South Sudan
President of the Republic of South Sudan
Spain
Rey de España or Sus Majestades el Rey y la Reina de España
Sri Lanka
President of the Democratic Socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka
State of Palestine
President of the State of Palestine
Sudan
President of the Transitional Sovereign
Council of the Republic of the Sudan
Suriname
President of the Republic of Suriname
Sweden
King Carl XVI Gustaf
Switzerland
Présidente de la Confédération Suisse
Syrian Arab Republic
President of the Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
President of the Republic of Tajikistan
Thailand
King of Thailand
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Country
Head of State
Timor-Leste
President of the Democratic Republic of
Timor-Leste
Togo
Président de la République togolaise et
Ministre de la Défense nationale et des anciens Combattants
Tonga
King of the Kingdom of Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
President of the Republic of Trinidad and
Tobago
Tunisia
Président de la République tunisienne
Turkey
President of the Republic of Turkey
Turkmenistan
President of Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Governor-General of Tuvalu
Uganda
President of the Republic of Uganda
Ukraine
President of Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
President of the United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth II
United Republic of Tanzania
President of the United Republic of
Tanzania
United States of America
President of the United States of America
Uruguay
Presidente de la República Oriental del Uruguay
Uzbekistan
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
President of the Republic of Vanuatu
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela
Viet Nam
President of the Socialist Republic of
Viet Nam
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Country
Head of State
Yemen
President of the Republic of Yemen
Zambia
President of the Republic of Zambia
Zimbabwe
President of the Republic of Zimbabwe
SECOND SCHEDULE
[Section 17]
State Law
State
State Law
Provisions relating to offences
Johore
Johore Emblems, Titles and Awards
(Prevention of
Improper
Use)
Enactment 2017 [Enactment 11]
Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 10, 11 and 12
Kelantan
Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Enactment, 1977
[Enactment No. 8 of 1977]
Sections 3, 4, 5A, 5B, 5C,
5D, 5E, 5F, 5G, 5H, 5I, 5J and 6
Malacca
Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Enactment, 1981
[Enactment No. 2 of 1981]
Sections 3, 4A, 4B, 4C,
4D, 4E, 4F, 4G, 4H and 5
Pahang
Pahang Emblems, Titles or Awards
(Prevention of Improper Use)
Enactment 2017 [Enactment 18]
Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 10, 11 and 12
Perak
Perak Emblems, Titles and Awards
(Prevention of Improper Use)
Enactment 2016 [Enactment 12]
Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 10, 11 and 12
Selangor
Emblems,
Names,
Titles and
Honours (Prevention of Improper
Use) 1962 [Enactment 13]
Sections 3, 4, 4A, 4B, 4C,
4D, 4E, 4F, 4G, 4H and 5
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Terengganu
Emblems,
Names,
Titles and
Honours (Prevention of Improper
Use) Enactment, 1976 [Enactment
No. 11 of 1976]
Sections 3, 4, 4A, 4B, 4C,
4D, 4E, 4F, 4G and 4H
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LIST OF AMENDMENTS
Amending law
Short title
In force from
P.U. (A) 267/2018
Offences
Relating to
Awards
(Amendment of First Schedule)
Order 2018
20-10-2018
P.U. (A) 9/2019
Offences relating to
Awards
(Amendment of Second Schedule)
Order 2019
10-01-2019
P.U. (A) 215/2020
Offences
Relating to
Awards
(Amendment of First Schedule)
Order 2020
29-07-2020
P.U. (A) 169/2024
Offences
Relating to
Awards
(Amendment of First Schedule)
Order 2024 26-06-2024
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LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED
Section
Amending authority
In force from
First Schedule
P.U. (A) 267/2018 20-10-2018
P.U. (A) 215/2020 29-07-2020
Second Schedule
P.U. (A) 9/2019 10-01-2019
P.U. (A) 169/2024 26-06-2024
Common questions
- What is OFFENCES RELATING TO AWARDS ACT 2017?
- *OFFENCES RELATING TO AWARDS ACT 2017 is Malaysia Act, cited as Act 787 2017, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2017.
- Is OFFENCES RELATING TO AWARDS ACT 2017 still in force?
- Yes — OFFENCES RELATING TO AWARDS ACT 2017 is currently in force.
- When did OFFENCES RELATING TO AWARDS ACT 2017 take effect?
- OFFENCES RELATING TO AWARDS ACT 2017 was first recorded in 2017.
- How many sections does OFFENCES RELATING TO AWARDS ACT 2017 have?
- OFFENCES RELATING TO AWARDS ACT 2017 contains 19 sections.
- Where can I read the official version of OFFENCES RELATING TO AWARDS ACT 2017?
- The official text of OFFENCES RELATING TO AWARDS ACT 2017 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.