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Company law in Malaysia

Company formation, governance, directors, ownership, filings, and corporate obligations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

435 matching statutes

  • 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.

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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.

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  • Malaysia

    737 - *MEDICAL DEVICE ACT 2012

    2 provisions

    This provision sets out the main medical device registration, licensing, permit, reporting, advertising, and enforcement rules.

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  • Malaysia

    337 - *AKTA KEWANGAN 1987

    1 provisions

    This Act amends several Malaysian tax statutes, including income tax, real property gains tax, share transfer tax, petroleum income tax, and sales tax.

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  • Malaysia

    241 - FINANCE ACT 1981

    1 provisions

    This Act amends several Malaysian tax laws and adds rules for a small-business loan tax rebate.

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  • Malaysia

    A1754 - AKTA ORDINAN BURUH SARAWAK (PINDAAN) 2025

    3 provisions

    This amendment act updates the Sarawak Labour Ordinance with new rules on sexual harassment, discrimination, wages, maternity and paternity leave, flexible working, contractor-for-labour registration, and related offences and penalties.

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  • Malaysia

    A1481 - AKTA JURUUKUR BAHAN (PINDAAN) 2015

    2 provisions

    This Act amends the quantity surveying law by creating new registration classes, a disciplinary committee, and a dispute resolution panel, and by changing who may practise and use professional titles.

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  • Malaysia

    297 - AKTA PENCEGAHAN JENAYAH 1959

    2 provisions

    This Act lets police and the Board investigate, register, supervise, and in some cases detain certain persons linked to specified categories, with extra rules for electronic monitoring.

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  • Malaysia

    A1651 - AKTA KERJA (PINDAAN) 2022

    1 provisions

    This Act amends the Employment Act 1955, including rules on foreign employees, maternity and paternity leave, flexible working arrangements, forced labour, and sexual harassment notices.

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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.

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  • Malaysia

    103 - *ENTERTAINMENTS DUTY ACT 1953

    1 provisions

    This Act imposes entertainments duty on payments for admission to entertainments and gives the Collector powers to assess, collect, inspect, seize, arrest, and enforce compliance.

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  • Malaysia

    657 - *SAFEGUARDS ACT 2006

    1 provisions

    This Act sets out how Malaysia investigates imports and applies safeguard measures such as provisional duties, definitive safeguard duties, or quotas.

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  • Malaysia

    275 - *GOVERNMENT FUNDING ACT 1983

    1 provisions

    This Act lets the Minister and the Bank manage government investments and related instruments, with rules for transfers, recordkeeping, secrecy, and repayment.

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  • Malaysia

    441 - *AKTA SYARIKAT LABUAN 1990

    7 provisions

    This part sets out core definitions and administration rules for Labuan companies, including where they may operate, filing requirements, approved auditors/liquidators, and the Board’s oversight powers.

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