Malaysia legislation
Section 1
of Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Ordinance, 2020
Section 1
⎯(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Ordinance, 2020.
(2)
This Ordinance shall be deemed to have come into force on 18th March, 2020 and shall continue to remain in operation for a period of two years from the date of publication of this Ordinance.
(3)
The Chief Minister may, by order published in the
Gazette, extend the operation of this Ordinance and the order for extension may be made more than once.
Interpretation 2.
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires⎯
“Ordinance” includes subsidiary legislation made thereunder; and
“period” means the period stated in the Schedule pursuant to section 6 of the Ordinance.
Modification to Ordinances 3.
The Ordinances listed in the Schedule are modified in the
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manner specified in Part II.
Prevailing law