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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

  562 - DIGITAL SIGNATURE ACT 1997

  2 provisions

  This Act regulates digital signatures and requires certification authorities to be licensed.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Malaysia

  216 - EMERGENCY (ESSENTIAL POWERS) ACT 1979

  1 provisions

  This Act lets the Yang di-Pertuan Agong make emergency regulations for public safety, defence, public order, and essential supplies, and it sets penalties and review powers tied to those regulations.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Malaysia

  610 - *ENERGY COMMISSION ACT 2001

  1 provisions

  This Act sets up the Energy Commission, gives it regulatory and enforcement powers over energy supply activities, and restricts misuse of the Commission’s symbol and confidential information.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Malaysia

  637 - *LOAN (LOCAL) ACT 1959

  1 provisions

  This Act lets the Minister raise loans in Malaysia for the Development Fund, and sets rules for stock issuance, transfer, redemption, secrecy, and penalties.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Malaysia

  869 - PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE ACT 2025

  1 provisions

  This Act sets up the Parliamentary Service and its Council, and gives rules for meetings, committees, secrecy, funding, and regulations.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Malaysia

  A1641 - AKTA LANGKAH-LANGKAH SEMENTARA BAGI MENGURANGKAN KESAN PENYAKIT KORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19) (PINDAAN) 2022

  1 provisions

  This amendment changes COVID-19 temporary relief rules, especially for housing developers, employers, and labour complaint deadlines in Sabah and Sarawak.

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• Malaysia

  274 - *AKTA KEWANGAN (NO. 2) 1982

  1 provisions

  This Act amends several tax, stamp duty, and sales tax laws, including new rules for withholding tax on contract payments, research deductions, stamp duty changes, and a sales tax deduction process for licensed manufacturers.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Malaysia

  655 - WATER SERVICES INDUSTRY ACT 2006

  5 provisions

  This Act requires licences for owning or operating public or private water and sewerage systems and for providing related services, and sets conditions, exemptions, offences, penalties, and regulator powers.

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• Malaysia

  603 - ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION ACT 2000

  1 provisions

  This Act bans anti-personnel mines and related help or import/export, with limited exceptions and Ministerial authorization for specific mine-detection, clearance, or destruction purposes.

  Treaty Open & Chat

• Malaysia

  632 - DEMUTUALISATION (KUALA LUMPUR STOCK EXCHANGE) ACT 2003

  1 provisions

  This Act sets out how Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange may convert into a public company limited by shares, with Ministerial approval and prescribed filings.

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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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• Malaysia

  665 - *MALAYSIA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES COMMISSION ACT 2007

  2 provisions

  This Act establishes the Malaysia Co-operative Societies Commission and sets out its governance, powers, funding, reporting, and investigation framework.

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• Malaysia

  878 - LEGAL AID AND PUBLIC DEFENCE ACT 2026

  2 provisions

  This Act sets up Malaysia’s legal aid and public defence system, including who may get services, how applications and certificates work, fees, panels of solicitors, and when services can be revoked or stayed.

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• 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.

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• Malaysia

  605 - *STATUTORY BODIES (DISCIPLINE AND SURCHARGE) ACT 2000

  3 provisions

  This Act sets discipline and surcharge rules for officers of statutory bodies, gives the Board and Minister specific powers, and lets the Prime Minister amend schedules by Gazette order.

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• Malaysia

  538 - *TOWN PLANNERS ACT 1995

  1 provisions

  This Act sets up the Board of Town Planners, requires registration for town planners, and controls corporate practice, discipline, appeals, offences, and penalties.

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• 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

  388 - *INTERPRETATION ACTS 1948 AND 1967

  3 provisions

  This Act sets general rules for interpreting Malaysian written laws, including definitions, commencement, repeal, subsidiary legislation, and statutory powers.

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• Malaysia

  122 - *CONTROL OF SUPPLIES ACT 1961

  1 provisions

  This Act lets the Minister and Controller regulate controlled and rationed supplies, including licensing, exemptions, information requests, inspections, seizure, and enforcement.

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• Malaysia

  69 - KEMUBU AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT 1972

  2 provisions

  This Act creates the Kemubu Agricultural Development Authority and gives it powers to develop the Kawasan Kemubu, manage funds, borrow, invest, make loans, employ agents, issue regulations, and establish corporations.

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