Election Offences Act 1954

Election Offences Act 1954
Election Offences Act 1954
	Long title An Act to prevent electoral offences and corrupt and illegal practices at elections; to provide for the establishment of enforcement teams and for matters connected therewith; to provide for the appointment of election agents and to control election expenses; and to provide for election petitions. ;
Citation	Act 5
Territorial extent	Throughout Malaysia
Enacted	1954 (Ordinance No. 9 of 1954); Revised: 1969 (Act 5 w.e.f. 12 April 1969)
Effective	Peninsular Malaysia, Federal Territory of Putrajaya—30 April 1954, L.N. 250/1958;; Sabah, Federal Territory of Labuan—1 August 1965, P.U. 176/1966;; Sarawak—1 November 1966, P.U. 227/1967
Keywords
	Electoral fraud, political corruption, election agent, election expenses, election petition
	Status: In force

The Election Offences Act 1954 (Malay: Akta Kesalahan Pilihan Raya 1954) is a Malaysian law which enacted to prevent electoral offences and corrupt and illegal practices at elections; to provide for the establishment of enforcement teams and for matters connected therewith; to provide for the appointment of election agents and to control election expenses; and to provide for election petitions.

Structure

The Election Offences Act 1954, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 7 Parts containing 42 sections and 2 schedules (including 29 amendments).

Part I: Preliminary and Interpretation
Part II: Electoral Offences
Part III: Corrupt Practices
Part IV: Election Agent, Election Expenses and Illegal Practices
Part IVA: Enforcement Team
Part V: Excuse for Corrupt or Illegal Practice
Part VI: Grounds for Avoiding Elections
Part VII: Election Petitions
Schedules

Footnotes

^ Note—See section 6 of Act A1095.
^ Note—For extension and modification of Act to Sabah, see P.U. 56/1966, P.U. 144/1966, P.U. 498/1966, P.U. 348/1967.
^ Note—See section 6 of Act A585.
^ Note—For extension and modification of Act to Sarawak, see P.U. 497/1966, P.U. 349/1967, P.U. 55/1968.

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[1] Note—See section 6 of Act A1095.

[2] Note—For extension and modification of Act to Sabah, see P.U. 56/1966, P.U. 144/1966, P.U. 498/1966, P.U. 348/1967.

[3] Note—See section 6 of Act A585.

[4] Note—For extension and modification of Act to Sarawak, see P.U. 497/1966, P.U. 349/1967, P.U. 55/1968.

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