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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

    549 - *STANDARDS OF MALAYSIA ACT 1996

    2 provisions

    This Act sets up Malaysia’s standards and accreditation system, including ministerial powers, the Director General, the Council, accreditation certificates, enforcement powers, offences, and penalties.

    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

    693 - *AKTA KEWANGAN 2009

    2 provisions

    This Act amends several Malaysian tax laws, including income tax rules, tax return amendments, withholding on certain non-resident payments, and some tax rates and allowances.

    Act or statute Open & Chat
  • Malaysia

    755 - FINANCE ACT 2013

    2 provisions

    This Finance Act amends several tax and stamp duty rules, including treatment of limited liability partnerships and business trusts, tax on early private retirement scheme withdrawals, and penalties for some non-compliance.

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  • Malaysia

    364 - FINANCE ACT 1988

    1 provisions

    This Act amends several tax statutes, adds rules on entertainment and agricultural-project deductions, and repeals the Share (Land Based Company) Transfer Tax Act 1984 with savings.

    Act or statute Open & Chat
  • Malaysia

    71 - *WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT 1972

    2 provisions

    This provision sets up Malaysia’s weights and measures system, requires verification and recordkeeping for trade instruments, and makes misuse, falsification, and obstruction offences.

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  • Malaysia

    531 - FINANCE ACT 1995

    1 provisions

    This Act amends Malaysia’s income tax, petroleum income tax, stamp duty, and investment promotion laws, including tax exemptions, deductions, rates, and approval rules.

    Act or statute Open & Chat
  • Malaysia

    683 - *AKTA KEWANGAN 2007

    2 provisions

    This Act amends several tax and related provisions, including rules for takaful distributions, dividend tax deduction, special purpose vehicles for Islamic securities, and electronic records.

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  • Malaysia

    862 - AKTA KEWANGAN 2024

    1 provisions

    This Act amends several Malaysian tax and stamp-duty laws, including new dividend tax rules, updated deductions, and new stamp duty and assessment rules.

    Act or statute Open & Chat
  • Malaysia

    684 - *BANK PERTANIAN MALAYSIA BERHAD ACT 2008

    1 provisions

    This Act creates Bank Pertanian Malaysia Berhad, transfers the old bank’s property, rights, and liabilities to it, and sets out staff, governance, powers, reporting, and ministerial direction rules.

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  • Malaysia

    882 - GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT ACT 2026

    3 provisions

    This Act sets the rules for Malaysian government procurement, including who it applies to, registration, approvals, conduct, oversight, appeals, and enforcement.

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  • Malaysia

    328 - AKTA KEWANGAN 1986

    1 provisions

    This Act amends several Malaysian tax laws and related stamp and sales tax provisions, including rules on tax treatment, penalties, commencement dates, and administrative powers.

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  • Malaysia

    719 - AKTA KEWANGAN 2010

    1 provisions

    This Act amends several Malaysian tax-related laws, including rules on income tax, stamp duty, petroleum income tax, real property gains tax, and related finance acts.

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  • Malaysia

    812 - *FINANCE ACT 2018

    2 provisions

    This Act amends several Malaysian tax and stamp-duty laws, including rules on income tax, investment incentives, stamp duty, real property gains tax, and sales/service tax.

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