Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971

Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971
Parliament of Malaysia
Long title An Act to provide increased penalties for the use of firearms in the commission of certain offences and for certain offences relating to firearms, and to make special provision relating to the jurisdiction of courts in respect of offences thereunder and their trial.
Citation	Act 37
Territorial extent	Throughout Malaysia
Passed by	Dewan Rakyat
Passed	27 July 1971
Passed by	Dewan Negara
Passed	10 August 1971
Royal assent	30 August 1971
Commenced	2 September 1971
Effective	1 October 1971, P.U.(B)339/1971
Legislative history
First chamber: Dewan Rakyat
Bill title	Firearms (Increased Penalties) Bill 1971
Introduced by	Abdul Kadir Yusof, Attorney General
First reading	5 July 1971
Second reading	27 July 1971
Third reading	27 July 1971
Second chamber: Dewan Negara
Bill title	Firearms (Increased Penalties) Bill 1971
Member(s) in charge	Abdul Kadir Yusof, Attorney General
First reading	2 August 1971
Second reading	10 August 1971
Third reading	10 August 1971
Amended by
Firearms (Increased Penalties) (Amendment) Act 1974 [Act A256] Arms (Amendment) Act 1974 [Act A266] Firearms (Increased Penalties) (Amendment) Act 1975 [Act A317] Firearms (Increased Penalties) (Amendment) Act 1978 [Act A427] Arms Act 1960 [Act 206]
Related legislation
Arms Act 1960 [Act 206]
Keywords
Firearm, extortion, robbery, kidnapping, burglary
Status: In force

The Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971 (Malay : Akta Senjata Api (Penalti Lebih Berat) 1971), is a Malaysian law that was enacted to provide increased penalties for the use of firearms in the commission of certain offences and for certain offences relating to firearms, and to make special provision relating to the jurisdiction of courts in respect of offences thereunder and their trial.

Structure

The Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 12 sections and 1 schedule (including 5 amendments), without separate Part.

• Section 1: Short title, application, commencement and duration
• Section 2: Interpretation
• Section 3: Penalty for discharging a firearm in the commission of a scheduled offence
• Section 3A: Penalty for accomplices in case of discharge of firearm
• Section 4: Penalty for exhibiting a firearm in the commission of a scheduled offence
• Section 5: Penalty for having firearm in the commission of a scheduled offence
• Section 6: Penalty for exhibiting an imitation firearm in the commission of a scheduled offence
• Section 7: Penalty for trafficking in firearms
• Section 8: Penalty for unlawful possession of firearms
• Section 9: Penalty for consorting with persons carrying arms
• Section 10: Jurisdiction of Sessions Court
• Section 11: Special provisions relating to transmission of a case to, and trial by, the High Court
• Section 12: No bail to be granted in respect of offences under this Act
• Schedule

References

• Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971 Archived 2016-09-20 at the Wayback Machine This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .