Elections Act 1958
| Elections Act 1958 | |
|---|---|
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| Citation | Act 19 |
| Territorial extent | Throughout Malaysia |
| Enacted | 1958 (Ordinance No. 33 of 1958) Revised: 1970 (Act 19 w.e.f. 11 January 1971) |
| Effective | Peninsular Malaysia, Federal Territory of Putrajaya[a]—28 August 1958, L.N. 250/1958; Sabah,[b] Federal Territory of Labuan[c]—1 August 1965, P.U. 176/1966; Sarawak[d]—1 November 1966, P.U. 227/1967 |
| Amended by | |
| Constitution (Amendment) Act 1962 [Act 14/1962] Election Act 1963 [Act 13/1963] Elections (Amendment) Act 1965 [Act 7/1965] Modification of Laws (Election Offences and Elections) (Extension to Sabah) Order 1966 [P.U. 56/1966] Modification of Laws (Election Offences and Elections) (Extension to Sabah) Order 1966 [P.U. 144/1966] Modification of Laws (Election Offences and Elections) (Extension to Sarawak) Order 1966 [P.U. 497/1966] Modification of Laws (Election Offences and Elections) (Extension to Sabah) (Amendment) Order 1966 [P.U. 498/1966] Modification of Laws (Election Offences and Elections) (Extension to Sabah) (Amendment) Order 1967 [P.U. 348/1967] Modification of Laws (Election Offences and Elections) (Extension to Sarawak) (Amendment) Order 1967 [P.U. 349/1967] Modification of Laws (Election Offences and Elections) (Extension to Sarawak) (Amendment) Order 1968 [P.U. 55/1968] Elections (Amendment) Act 1972 [Act A95] Malaysian Currency (Ringgit) Act 1975 [Act 160] Notification under Titles of Office Ordinance 1949 [P.U. (B) 57/1982] Elections (Amendment) Act 1986 [Act A639] Elections (Amendment) Act 1990 [Act A768] Elections (Amendment) Act 1994 [Act A889] Elections (Amendment) Act 2002 [Act A1155] Elections (Amendment) Act 2003 [Act A1205] Elections (Amendment) Act 2007 [Act A1317] | |
| Keywords | |
| Election, election officer, constituency, voter registration, election writ, polling place | |
| Status: In force | |
The Elections Act 1958 (Malay: Akta Pilihan Raya 1958) is a Malaysian law which enacted to provide for the elections to the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Undangan Negeri.
Structure[edit]
The Elections Act 1958, in its current form (1 December 2011), consists of 6 Parts containing 17 sections and no schedule (including 19 amendments).
- Part I: Preliminary
- Section 1: Short title
- Section 2: Interpretation
- Part II: Supervision of Elections
- Section 3: Appointments of officers
- Section 3A: General powers and duties of Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Assistant Secretaries
- Section 4: Powers of officers
- Section 5: General powers and duties of Election Commission
- Part III: Constituencies
- Section 6: (Deleted)
- Section 7: Polling districts and polling centres
- Part IV: Registration of Electors
- Section 8: Appointment of officers
- Section 9: Preparation, publication and revision of electoral rolls
- Section 9A: Certified or re-certified electoral roll shall be deemed to be final
- Section 10: Registration in one constituency only
- Section 11: (Deleted)
- Part V: Conduct of Elections
- Section 12: Writs of election
- Section 13: Election of candidates
- Section 14: Use of schools and public buildings and premises as polling centres
- Part VI: Regulations
- Section 15: Power to make regulations relating to the registration of electors
- Section 16: Power to make regulations relating to the conduct of elections
- Section 17: Regulations to be laid before the Dewan Rakyat
Footnotes[edit]
References[edit]
- Po Jen Yap (ed). Judicial Review of Elections in Asia. (Routledge Studies in Asian Law). Routledge. 2016. pp 58 & 62.
- Christian Schafferer (ed). Election Campaigning in East and Southeast Asia. Ashgate. 2006. pp 55, 61, 73 & 74.
External links[edit]
- Elections Act 1958 Archived 2020-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
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