Companies Act 1965

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Companies Act 1965
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Parliament of Malaysia
  • An Act relating to companies.
Citation Act 125
Territorial extentThroughout Malaysia
Passed by Dewan Rakyat
Passed9 August 1965
Enacted1965 (Act No. 79 of 1965)
Revised: 1973 (Act 125 w.e.f. 14 December 1973)
Passed by Dewan Negara
Passed16 August 1965
Effective [Throughout Malaysia—15 April 1966, P.U. 168/1966]
Repealed31 January 2017
Legislative history
First chamber: Dewan Rakyat
Bill titleCompanies Bill 1965
Introduced by Lim Swee Aun, Minister of Commerce and Industry
First reading 26 May 1965
Second reading 9 August 1965
Third reading 9 August 1965
Second chamber: Dewan Negara
Bill titleCompanies Bill 1965
Member(s) in charge Lim Swee Aun, Minister of Commerce and Industry
First reading 16 August 1965
Second reading 16 August 1965
Third reading 16 August 1965
Amended by
Companies (Amendment) Act 1966 [Act 23/1966]

Companies (Amendment) Act 1969 [Act A21]
Borrowing Companies Act 1969 [Act 6]
Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance No. 27, 1970 [P.U. (A) 102/1970]
Companies (Amendment) Act 1971 [Act A50]
Banking Act 1973 [Act 102]
Revision of Laws (Companies Act) Order 1975 [P.U. (A) 15/1975]
Malaysian Currency (Ringgit) Act 1975 [Act 160]
Subordinate Courts Act (Extension) Order 1980 [P.U. (A) 357/1980]
Islamic Banking Act 1983 [Act 276]
Companies (Amendment) Act 1985 [Act A616]
Companies (Amendment of Schedules) Order 1986 [P.U. (A) 15/1986]
Companies (Amendment of Schedules) (No.2) Order 1986 [P.U. (A) 476/1986]
Companies (Amendment) Act 1986 [Act A657]
Subordinate Courts (Amendment) Act 1987 [Act A671]
Companies (Amendment of Schedule) Order 1988 [P.U. (A) 14/1988]
Companies (Amendment) Act 1989 [Act A720]
Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989 [Act 372]
Companies (Amendment) Act 1991 [Act A791]
Companies (Amendment) Act 1992 [Act A816]
Companies (Amendment) (No.2) Act 1992 [Act A836]
Companies (Amendment) Act 1993 [Act A845]
Securities Commission Act 1993 [Act 498]
Companies (Amendment of Schedules) Order 1993 [P.U. (A) 79/1993]
Companies (Amendment) Act 1996 [Act A949]
Insurance Act 1996 [Act 553]
Companies (Amendment) Act 1997 [Act A1007]
Companies (Amendment) Act 1998 [Act A1022]
Companies (Amendment) (No.2) Act 1998 [Act A1043]
Companies (Amendment of Schedule) Order 2000 [P.U. (A) 236/2000]
Companies (Amendment) Act 2000 [Act A1081]
Companies (Amendment) Act 2001 [Act A1108]
Companies (Amendment of Schedule) Order 2001 [P.U.(A) 371/2001]
Companies (Amendment) Act (No.2) 2001 [Act A1118]
Bankruptcy (Amendment) Act 2003 [Act A1197]

Companies (Amendment) Act 2007 [Act A1299]

Contents

Repealed by
Companies Act 2016 [Act 777] [1] [2]
Status: Repealed

The Companies Act 1965 (Malay : Akta Syarikat 1965), was a Malaysian law which relates to companies.

Structure

The Companies Act 1965, in its current form (15 August 2007), consists of 12 Parts containing 374 sections and 10 schedules (including 36 amendments).

See also

References

  1. "Companies Act 2016" (PDF). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 11 June 2022., section 620
  2. Hamzah Zainudin. "Appointment of Date Coming into Operation" (PDF). Federal Government Gazette. Retrieved 11 June 2022.