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Employment law in Malaysia

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

367 matching statutes

  • Malaysia

    427 - *PINEAPPLE INDUSTRY ACT 1957

    1 provisions

    This Act sets up the Pineapple Industry Board and a registration system, and it restricts who may prepare, buy, sell, label, make, or export pineapple products.

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  • Malaysia

    463 - *RAILWAYS ACT 1991

    3 provisions

    This Act regulates railways in Sabah, Sarawak, and Labuan by requiring approval, licensing, safety oversight, notices, reporting, and passenger fare compliance.

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  • Malaysia

    418 - AKTA AIR 1920

    1 provisions

    This Act controls rivers and streams, limits unauthorized interference and water diversion, and restricts building near river banks unless permission or a licence is obtained.

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  • Malaysia

    51 - *DENTAL ACT 1971

    2 provisions

    This provision sets up the Dental Act framework for registering dental practitioners, controlling annual practising certificates, regulating dental practice, and creating offences and disciplinary powers.

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  • Malaysia

    56 - EVIDENCE ACT 1950

    4 provisions

    This Act defines key evidence-law terms and sets rules for when courts may or must presume facts, while restricting proof of certain confessions.

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  • Malaysia

    333 - *ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 1987

    8 provisions

    This Act regulates motor vehicle use and registration, and it gives the Minister and road transport officials powers to administer the system.

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  • Malaysia

    761 - FINANCE ACT 2014

    1 provisions

    This Act amends several Malaysian tax laws and adds rules on deferred annuity withdrawals, electronic tax returns, advance pricing arrangements, and Labuan tax administration.

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  • Malaysia

    730 - *TRADE DESCRIPTIONS ACT 2011

    2 provisions

    This Act prohibits false or misleading trade descriptions and statements about goods, services, prices, advertising, and contests, and gives the authorities investigation and enforcement powers.

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  • Malaysia

    866 - ONLINE SAFETY ACT 2025

    3 provisions

    Licensed applications service providers and licensed content applications service providers must take online-safety measures, provide user tools and reporting mechanisms, and act on harmful-content reports; the Commission can direct compliance and order content to be blocked or restored.

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  • Malaysia

    702 - AKTA KEWANGAN 2010

    2 provisions

    This Act amends several tax and stamp laws, including new filing, recordkeeping, estimated-tax, and penalty rules.

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  • Malaysia

    171 - *LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1976

    5 provisions

    The Act sets out how local authorities are created and run, how meetings and contracts must be handled, and what councillors must do when they have a financial interest in a matter.

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  • Malaysia

    571 - BANK SIMPANAN NASIONAL BERHAD ACT 1997

    4 provisions

    This Act creates Bank Simpanan Nasional Berhad, lets the Minister vest the old bank’s property and liabilities into it, and sets rules for consent, staffing, reserves, assets, auditors, and reporting.

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  • Malaysia

    639 - AKTA KEWANGAN 2004

    1 provisions

    This Act amends several Malaysian tax laws, including rules for unit trusts, tax refunds, petroleum income tax, capital gains on property disposals, and stamp duty exemptions.

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  • Malaysia

    197 - AKTA PENDAFTARAN PERNIAGAAN 1956

    1 provisions

    This Act requires certain businesses to register, renew registration, report changes, and notify termination, and it sets offences, penalties, exemptions, and Registrar powers.

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