Citation Act 234 | Territorial extent Throughout Malaysia | |
Date enacted 1952 (Ordinance No. 30 of 1952)Revised: 1980 (Act 234 w.e.f 17 July 1980) Date effective [Peninsular Malaysia—1 November 1952, L.N. 554/1952;Sabah and Sarawak—1 June 1978, P.U. (A) 157/1978] | ||
The Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (Malay: Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952), is a Malaysian laws which enacted to make further and better provision for the regulating of the importation, exportation, manufacture, sale, and use of opium and of certain other dangerous drugs and substances, to make special provision relating to the jurisdiction of courts in respect of offences thereunder and their trial, and for purposes connected therewith.
Structure
The Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 6 Parts containing 50 sections and 3 schedules (including 47 amendments).
References
Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA