Peaceful Assembly Act Malaysia

Suara rakyat malaysia suaram strongly condemns the prosecution of maria chin under section 9 5 of the peaceful assembly act 2012.

Peaceful assembly act malaysia. The peaceful assembly act 2012 malay. Short title commencement and non application 1 this act may be cited as the peaceful assembly act 2012. Malaysia s ruling coalition says the peaceful assembly act was created to balance citizens rights to protest and maintain public order. 2 this act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the minister by notification in the gazette.

Comment in july 2019 parliament passed amendments to the peaceful assembly act 2012 paa. The bill is expected to pass the upper house of. Laws of malaysia act 736 peaceful assembly act 2012 arrangement of sections p art i preliminary section 1. Malaysia assembling the peaceful assembly act amanda whiting 06 dec 2011 the process of enacting the peaceful assembly bill 2011 and the public debate and disappointment this has engendered illustrate some of the worst and yet also some of the most encouraging aspects of the law and legal culture in malaysia.

Unannotated statutes of malaysia principal acts peaceful assembly act 2012 act 736 peaceful assembly act 2012 act 736 4 right to organize assembly or participate in assembl part ii right to assemble peaceably and without arms. Short title and commencement and non application 2. The prime minister said the first thrust was civil and political rights and cited the examples of the abolition of the internal security act 1960 and the formulation of the peaceful assembly act. Under the new act such permits are not necessary.

Interpretation p art ii right to assemble peaceably and without arms 4. These amendments received the royal assent on 7 august 2019 and on november 1 2019 the amendments. Under article 10 of the federal constitution of malaysia the right to peaceful assembly must be provided for so far as possible. The peaceful assembly act paa replaces section 27 of the police act which required police permits for large gatherings.

Akta perhimpunan aman 2012 abbreviated paa is the law which regulates public protests in malaysia according to the barisan nasional government the act allows citizens to organise and participate in assemblies peaceably and without arms subject to restrictions deemed necessary and in the interest of public order and security.