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Section 1

of *TEMPORARY MEASURES FOR REDUCING THE IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) ACT 2020

Section 1

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Act 2020.

Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19))

(2)

Except where the date of commencement and period of operation have been provided in respect of the respective Parts in this

Act, this Act shall come into operation on the date of publication of this Act and shall continue to remain in operation for a period of two years from such date of publication.

(3)

Notwithstanding subsection (2), the Prime Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, extend the operation of this Act and the order for extension may be made more than once.

(4)

An order made under subsection (3) shall be laid before the

Dewan Rakyat as soon as practicable after its publication in the

Gazette.

Modification to Acts and Ordinances

Section 1 — TEMPORARY MEASURES FOR REDUCING THE IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) ACT 2020