Penal Code Malaysia 2018

The revised version entered into force on 7 august 1997.

Penal code malaysia 2018. Shall be dealt with according to the provisions of this code for any act committed beyond malaysia. The medical body comprising medical students called on the government to repeal section 309 of malaysia s penal code that criminalises attempted suicide with. However these only cover the physical forms of sexual harassment. Women in malaysia have certain protection against domestic violence such as the domestic violent act 1994 and article 375 of the penal code prohibition of rape.

16 years old for females age for males not mentioned penal code 2015 section 375 rape a man is said to commit. 5 icmec education portal d. Certain laws not to be affected by this code. Laws of england when applicable p art ii provisions as to criminal courts c hapter ii criminal courts in.

2015 section 375 rape. National legislation age of consent. Saving of powers of high court 5. Laws of malaysia act 574 penal code arrangement of sections chapter i preliminary section 1.

The malaysian medics international mmi an organisation comprising medical students cited a 2018 paper published in the taiwanese journal of psychiatry that found. The act was first enacted in 1936 as fms cap 45 and extended to have effect throughout malaysia with effect from 31 march 1976 by p. Punishment of offences committed within malaysia 3. There are some sections in the penal code which may give some protection.

Laws of malaysia act 574 penal code arrangement of sections chapter i preliminary section 1. Trial of offences under penal code and other laws 4. Mr xu and mr de costa were investigated on 20 november 2018 under section 499 of the penal code which states that whoever by words either spoken or intended to be read or by signs or by visible representations makes or publishes any imputation concerning any person intending to harm or knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm the reputation of such person. The code was then revised and published in the gazette on 31 july 1997.

Penal code act 574 section 509 kanun keseksaan akta 574 seksyen 509 employment act. Shall be dealt with according to the provisions of this code for any act committed beyond malaysia in the same manner as if such act had been committed within malaysia. March 2018 updated april 2019. Punishment of offences committed beyond but which by law may be tried within malaysia 4.

1 icmec education portal. National child protection legislation. Punishment of offences committed within malaysia 3. The domestic violence act took over 10 years to be passed as a law in 1995.

Punishment of offences committed beyond but which by law may be tried within malaysia 4. This is the official consolidation including all amendments as at 15 november 1998. As the code is a guide for internal inquiry only it is hardly an effective measure against the problem.