Esheria Regulatory Atlas

Business registration in Malaysia

Registration, licensing, names, permits, and formal establishment requirements. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

188 matching statutes

• Malaysia

  543 - *PETROLEUM (INCOME TAX) ACT 1967

  7 provisions

  This Act imposes petroleum income tax on income from petroleum operations and sets rules for working out chargeable income.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Malaysia

  172 - *TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1976

  4 provisions

  This Act sets up town and country planning administration, says when it starts in a State, and assigns planning and reporting duties to the State Authority, Council, Director General, State Director, and local planning authorities.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Malaysia

  595 - CONSULAR RELATIONS (VIENNA CONVENTION) ACT 1999

  2 provisions

  This Act gives effect in Malaysia to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and sets rules on consular privileges, immunities, land, taxes, evidence, and related powers.

  Treaty Open & Chat

• Malaysia

  512 - GENEVA CONVENTIONS ACT 1962

  8 provisions

  This Act makes grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions an offence, sets trial safeguards for protected prisoners of war and protected internees, and restricts use of Red Cross-related emblems and words without the Minister’s authority.

  Treaty Open & Chat

• Malaysia

  317 - *FISHERIES ACT 1985

  2 provisions

  This Act sets out who administers fisheries law, when licences and permits are needed, and what activities are prohibited or punishable.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Malaysia

  446 - WORKERS' MINIMUM STANDARDS OF HOUSING AND AMENITIES ACT 1990

  2 provisions

  This Act sets minimum housing, accommodation, health, and sanitation requirements for employees, and gives the Director General powers to require compliance.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Malaysia

  545 - *LABUAN FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY ACT 1996

  3 provisions

  This provision establishes the Labuan Financial Services Authority and gives it regulatory, supervisory, enforcement, information, and administrative powers.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Malaysia

  234 - *DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT 1952

  3 provisions

  This provision sets out drug-control rules on import, export, possession, cultivation, manufacture, transit, and enforcement powers, with offences and penalties for unauthorized conduct.

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• Malaysia

  127 - *ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT 1974

  3 provisions

  This Act sets up Malaysia’s environmental pollution control system, including licensing, the Director General’s powers, and bans on unlicensed pollution and open burning.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Malaysia

  687 - *NORTHERN CORRIDOR IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORITY ACT 2008

  2 provisions

  This Act creates the Northern Corridor Implementation Authority and gives it powers and duties to plan, coordinate, and support development in the Northern Corridor Economic Region.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Malaysia

  851 - AKTA KEWANGAN (NO. 2) 2023

  7 provisions

  This Act amends several tax laws and adds new rules for capital asset disposals and electronic invoicing.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Malaysia

  A1437 - AKTA PASARAN MODAL DAN PERKHIDMATAN (PINDAAN) 2012

  3 provisions

  This amendment Act sets up registration and approval rules for capital market services, adds offences and penalties for misleading conduct in private retirement schemes, and creates a Capital Market Compensation Fund administered by the Corporation.

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• Malaysia

  767 - PUBLIC SECTOR HOME FINANCING BOARD ACT 2015

  2 provisions

  This Act creates the Public Sector Home Financing Board, sets up the home financing fund, and gives the Board and Minister powers and duties over the scheme.

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• Malaysia

  A1419 - AKTA KERJA (PINDAAN) 2012

  1 provisions

  This amendment act changes Malaysia’s Employment Act rules on wage payment, labour-supply registration, maternity leave, foreign domestic servant notices, and sexual-harassment complaints.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Malaysia

  169 - *REAL PROPERTY GAINS TAX ACT 1976

  4 provisions

  This Act imposes real property gains tax on chargeable gains from disposals of real property and sets the rules for returns, assessment, payment, withholding, appeals, and exemptions.

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• Malaysia

  141 - *FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AUTHORITY ACT 1965

  2 provisions

  This Act creates the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority and gives it powers over agricultural produce marketing, regulation, licensing, enforcement, and related administration.

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• Malaysia

  3 - *CIVIL AVIATION ACT 1969

  2 provisions

  This Act sets rules for civil aviation, including the Director General’s duties, ministerial powers, aerodrome control, compensation, and offences for unsafe or unauthorized aviation conduct.

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• Malaysia

  90 - JUVENILE COURTS ACT 1947

  5 provisions

  This Act sets up Malaysia’s child protection framework, including the National Council for Children, Child Protection Teams, and Court for Children, and it requires privacy for children in media reports.

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• Malaysia

  611 - CHILD ACT 2001

  5 provisions

  This provision sets out the Child Act 2001’s scope, defines key terms, creates child welfare bodies, gives the Minister and Council appointment powers, limits child identification in media, and states when a child is in need of care and protection.

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• Malaysia

  593 - *CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE

  13 provisions

  This part sets out basic criminal procedure rules on courts, public assistance, reporting certain matters, and arrest powers.

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