Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009
Parliament of Malaysia
Long title An Act to provide for the establishment of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, to make further and better provisions for the prevention of corruption and for matters necessary thereto and connected therewith.
Citation	Act 694
Territorial extent	Throughout Malaysia
Passed by	Dewan Rakyat
Passed	16 December 2008
Passed by	Dewan Negara
Passed	22 December 2008
Royal assent	6 January 2009
Commenced	8 January 2009
Effective	1 January 2009
Legislative history
First chamber: Dewan Rakyat
Bill title	Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2008
Bill citation	D.R. 21/2008
Introduced by	Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
First reading	10 December 2008
Second reading	15 December 2008
Third reading	16 December 2008
Second chamber: Dewan Negara
Bill title	Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2008
Bill citation	D.R. 21/2008
Member(s) in charge	Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
First reading	18 December 2008
Second reading	22 December 2008
Third reading	22 December 2008
Related legislation
Anti-Corruption Act 1997 [Act 575]
Status: In force

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 (Malay : Akta Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia 2009) is an Act of the Parliament of Malaysia. It was enacted to provide for the establishment of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, to make further and better provisions for the prevention of corruption and for matters necessary thereto and connected therewith.

Structure

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, in its current form (8 January 2009), consists of 9 Parts containing 74 sections and 1 schedule (including no amendment).

• Part I: Preliminary
• Part II: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission
• Part III: Provisions on advisory board, Special Committee and Complaints Committee
• Part IV: Offences and Penalties
• Part V: Investigation, Search, Seizure and Arrest
• Part VI: Evidence
• Part VII: Prosecution and Trial of Offences
• Part VIII: General
• Part IX: Repeal and Saving
• Schedule

References

• "Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009" [2008 to 2009] 14 Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law 365
• Ting Gong and Ian Scott (eds). Routledge Handbook of Corruption in Asia. Routledge. 2017. p 122.

External links

• The full text of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 at Wikisource
• Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 Archived 2018-12-22 at the Wayback Machine This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .