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ACTS , RULES, REGULATIONS AND OTHER NOTIFICATIONS
CHAPTER / NOTIFICATION NO
DATE COMING INTO FORCE
B.L.R.O.
SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT NATIONAL AUTHORITY ORDER, 2018
​S 56/2018
​01-04-2017
SALE OF GOODS ACT
CAP.170
03-05-1994
​1/1999
SARAWAK (DEFINITION OF BOUNDARIES) ORDER IN COUNCIL 1958 SUP. IV

1/1984​
SEAMEN’S UNEMPLOYMENT INDEMNITY ACT CAP. 75
02-10-1939
​1/1984
SECOND-HAND DEALERS ACT
CAP. 65
01-01-1934
​1/1984
Subsidiary Legislation :


Second-Hand Dealers Rules
CAP. 65

1/1984
Notification of appointment -



Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs as Licensing Officer
GN 256/1990
01-01-1990

​​SECURED TRANSACTIONS ORDER, 2016​S 10/201619-12-2016
Notification of commencement​S 11/2017
Amended by -
​Secured Transactions (Amendment) Order, 2016​S 76/2016​14-12-2016
Subsidiary Legislation :
Secured Transactions Regulations, 2016​S 77/2016​14-12-2016
Notification of appointment -
​Notification of appointment of Registrar of Collateral Registry 
​GN 242/2017​19-12-2016
​​Notification of appointment of Deputy Registrar of Collateral Registry​GN 243/2017​19-12-2016
​Notification of appointment of Assistant Registrars of Collateral Registry ​GN 244/2017​19-12-2016
SECURITIES MARKETS ORDER, 2013
S 59/2013
25-06-2013
Subsidiary Legislations :



Securities (Fees, Forms and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations, 2001
S 32/2001
01-03-2001

Notification of appointment -



Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance to be the Authority
GN 425/2001
01-03-2001

Securities Markets Regulations, 2015
S 2/2015
01-02-2015

Notification date of commencement​S 66/2016
Securities Markets (Compoundable Offences) Regulations, 2015
S 3/2015


Securities Markets (Fees) Regulations, 2015
S 4/2015


SECURITY AGENCIES ACT
CAP. 187
01-06-2000
2/2000
Subsidiary Legislation :



Security Agencies Regulations
CAP. 187
01-06-2000
2/2000
Notification of appointment -



Minister of Home Affairs responsible for internal security for the purpose of the Act under section 2(1)
GN 150/2000
01-06-2000

Commissioner of Police as Licensing Officer under section 4(1)
GN 243/2000


SECURITY AND DEFENCE FUND ORDER, 1975
S 63/2012
01-01-1975

SEDITION ACT
CAP. 24
06-04-1948
2/2010
​Amended by -
​Sedition Act (Amendment) Order, 2018​S 22/2018​24-04-2018
SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNAL ORDER, 2006
S 81/2006
01-01-2012

Notification date of commencementS 80/2012

Amended by -



Small Claims Tribunal (Amendment) Order, 2012
S 76/2012
01-01-2012

Notification of appointment - 
​Appointment as Deputy Adjudicator
​GN 116 - 117/2019
​06-04-2019
​Appointment as Assistant Registrar
​GN 118 - 119/2019
​06-04-2019
Subsidiary Legislation :


Small Claims Tribunals Rules, 2012
01-01-2012
SOCIETIES ACT
CAP. 203
04-01-2005
5/2010
Subsidiary Legislation :



Notification of declaration of unlawful society
CAP. 203, N 1

​5/2010
Ceasation of Societies (sec. 7 of Societies Act, Cap.66)
GN 146/1979
06-03-1979

SPECIFIC RELIEF ACT
CAP. 109
17-04-1939
5/2012
STAMP ACT
CAP. 34
01-01-1909
2/2003
Amended by -



Stamp Act (Amendment) Order, 2013
S 13/2013
01-04-2013

​Stamp Act (Amendment) Order, 2017​S 42/2017​04-05-2017
Subsidiary Legislation :



Stamps (Remission of Estate Duty) Order
CAP. 34, O 1
23-04-1928
2/2003
Stamps (Remission of Stamp Duty) Order
CAP. 34, O 2
24-05-1984
2/2003
Stamp (Authority to Compound Payment of Stamp Duty on Unstamped Bank Cheques, 1981
GN 270/1981


Notification of appointment -



Appointment of Registrar General as a Collector
S 82/1957


STATISTICS ACT
CAP. 81
01-08-1977
1/1984
Subsidiary Legislation :



Direction under section 3
CAP. 81

1/1984
Appointment of Competent Officer
GN 237/1982


STATUTORY CORPORATIONS (CONTRIBUTIONS TO CONSOLIDATED FUND) ORDER, 2016​S 28/2016​19-04-2016
STATUTORY DECLARATIONS ACT
CAP. 12
11-01-1951
​1/2016
Subsidiary Legislation :



Declaration under section 2CAP. 12, Dec 1

1/2016
STATUTORY FUNDS APPROPRIATION ENACTMENT 1959
E 9 of 1959
01-01-1960

Amended by -



Emergency (Statutory Funds Supplementary Appropriation) Order, 1963
S 63/1963
15-12-1962

Statutory Funds Appropriation (Amendment) Enactment, 1966
E 7 of 1966
03-08-1966

Statutory Funds Appropriation (Amendment) Enactment, 1967
E 19 of 1967
17-01-1968

Statutory Funds Appropriation (Amendment) Enactment, 1975
E 4 of 1975
11-04-1975

Emergency (The Constitution Financial Procedure) Order 1959 and the Statutory Funds Appropriation Enactment 1959 (Amendment) Order 1976S 49/1976
01-07-1976

Emergency (Statutory Funds Supplementary Appropriation Enactment 1959) Order, 1976S 50/197622-03-1976
Emergency (Statutory Funds Appropriation Enactment1959) (Amendment) Order, 1977
S 110/1979
18-10-1977


Emergency (Statutory Funds Appropriation Enactment 1959) (Amendment) Order, 1979
S 12/1982
04-10-1979

Emergency (Statutory Funds Appropriation Enactment 1959) (Amendment) Order, 1981
S 13/1982
13-01-1982

Emergency (Statutory Funds Appropriation Enactment 1959) (Amendment) Order, 1984
S 42/1984
24-04-1984

Emergency (Statutory Funds Appropriation) (Amendment) Order, 1986
S 13/1986
11-09-1986

Emergency (Statutory Funds Appropriation) (Amendment) Order, 1993
S 22/1993
25-08-1993

Statutory Funds Appropriation Enactment (Amendment) Order, 2003
S 22/2003
08-03-2003

Statutory Funds Appropriation Enactment (Amendment) Order, 2008
S 39/2008
11-03-2008

Statutory Funds Appropriation Enactment (Amendment) Order, 2009
S 42/2009
08-09-2009

Statutory Funds Appropriation Enactment (Amendment) Order, 2011
S 2/2011
10-01-2011

Statutory Funds Appropriation Enactment (Amendment) (No.2) Order, 2011
S 82/2011
19-12-2011

Statutory Funds Appropriation Enactment (Amendment) Order, 2012
S 16/2012
22-02-2012

Statutory Funds Appropriation Enactment (Amendment) (No.2) Order, 2012
S 45/2012
05-06-2012

Statutory Funds Appropriation Enactment (Amendment )(No.3) Order, 2012
S 75/2012
13-11-2012

Statutory Funds Appropriation Enactment (Amendment) (No.4) Order, 2012
S 79/2012
04-12-2012

Statutory Funds Appropriation Enactment (Amendment) Order, 2013
S 40/2013
21-05-2013
Statutory Funds Appropriation Enactment (Amendment) (No.2) Order, 2013
S 93/2013
21-12-2013

Statutory Funds Appropriation Enactment (Amendment) Order, 2016​​S 35/2016​17-05-2016
​Statutory Funds Approriation Enactment (Amendment) Order, 2019
​S 11/2019
​28-07-2014
​Statutory Funds Approriation Enactment (Amendment) (No.2) Order, 2019
​S 12/2019
​26-07-2017
SUBORDINATE COURTS ACT
CAP. 6
01-01-1983
3/2013
Notification of appointment -
​Appointment as Magistrate
​GN 122 - 123/2019
​06-04-2019
Subsidiary Legislation :



Magistrates’ Courts (Civil Appeals) Rules
CAP. 6, R 1
27-03-1992
3/2013
Magistrates’ Courts (Execution Proceedings) Rules
CAP. 6, R 2
27-03-1992
1/2001
Magistrates’ Courts (Civil Procedure) Rules
CAP. 6, R 3
27-03-1992
1/2001
Magistrates’ Courts (Courts Fees and Costs) Rules
CAP. 6, R 4
27-03-1992
1/2001
Notification of increase of appropriate prescribed limit under proviso of section 17(5)
CAP. 6, N 1
20-09-2006
3/2013
Notification of appointment of court house under section 4
CAP. 6, N 2

3/2013
Magistrates' Courts Rules, 2016​​S 48/2016​23-03-2015
SUBSCRIPTIONS CONTROL ACT
CAP. 91
15-12-1953
1/1984
SUCCESSION AND REGENCY PROCLAMATION
CONST. II
29-09-1959
2/2011
SUMMONSES AND WARRANTS (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) ACT
CAP. 155
19-05-1984[Spore]
01-11-1984[Msia]
1/1999
Transfer of Functions of Minister of Law to Attorney General
S 12/1999
24-02-1999

Subsidiary Legislation :


Summonses and Warrants (Special Provisions) (Application to Malaysia) NotificationCAP. 15501-11-19841/1999
SUNGAI LIANG AUTHORITY ACT - Repealed by the Sungai Liang Authority Act (Repeal) Order, 2014 (S 18/2014) w.e.f. 29-12-2012​CAP. 200​06-04-2007​4/2009
SUNGAI LIANG AUTHORITY ACT (REPEAL) ORDER, 2014
S 18/2014


SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRIBUTORY PENSIONS TRUST ORDER, 2009
S 58/2009
01-01-2010
Amended by -



Supplemental Contributory Pensions (Amendment) Order, 2014
S 28/2014
01-01-2012

Supplemental Contributory Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 2014
S 30/2014
01-04-2014

​​section 27 (Fourth Schedule) of Tabung Amanah Pekerja Board Order, 2016​S 2/2016​01-04-2014
Subsidiary Legislation :


Supplemental Contributory Pensions Trust Rules, 2009S 59/2009
01-01-2010

​Amended by -
​section 27 (Fourth Schedule) of Tabung Amanah Pekerja Board Order, 2016​S 2/2016​01-04-2014
Supplemental Contributory Pensions (Non-Employee) Order, 2010
S 78/2010
01-09-2010

Notification of appointment -



Notification of appointment of members of SCP Board - section 4(2)
GN 95/2015

GN
94/2015
12-10-2013 until 31-03-2014
01-01-2012 until 11-10-2013

Notification of appointment of persons, being posts in the TAP, as Inspectors [sec.6(1)]GN 420/2011
11-11-2010

SUPREME COURT ACT
CAP. 5
16-09-1963
3/2013
Subsidiary Legislation :



Rules of the Supreme Court
CAP. 5, R 1
01-07-1990
1/2001
Amended by -



Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment) Rules, 2004
S 36/2004
29-05-2004

Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment) Rules, 2005
S 53/2005
06-07-2005

Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment) Rules, 2008S 34/2008
06-03-2008


Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment) Rules, 2011
S 18/2011
17-03-2011

Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment) Rules, 2015​S 63/2015​23-03-2015
​​​​​section 247 (Consequential amendments of the Fourth Schedule) of Insolvency Order, 2016​​​​​ - referring Order 83 Rules of the Supreme Court, Rule 1S 1/2016​01-03-2016

Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment) Rules, 2017​S 14/2017​​04-03-2017
Delegation of Powers [rule 3A]
S 21/1987


Prescribe Oath of Office [sec.6]
S 35/1968


Notification of appointment -



Appointment as Chief Justice [sec. 7(1)]
GN 100/2010


Appointment as Registrar of Supreme Court
GN 504/2006
GN 79/2011
01-11-2006
01-02-2011

Appointment as Judicial Commissioners of the Supreme Court [sec.11(1)]
GN 682/2010

GN 761/2016
01-05-2010 until 31-12-2013
23-04-2016 until 22-04-2020

Notification of appointment of Court House [ sec.15 (1)] :


High Court Building as a Court House for the Supreme Court
GN 376/2006


Brunei Supreme Court and Syariah Courts Building as a Court House for the Supreme Court
GN 651/2006


​Court C, The Law and Courts Building, Bandar Seri Begawan
​GN 906/2015
​Appointment as Registrar
​GN 120 - 121/2019
​06-04-2019
SUPREME COURT (APPEALS TO PRIVY COUNCIL) ACT 
CAP. 158

6/2013
Transfer of Functions of Minister of Law to Attorney General
S 12/1999
24-02-1999

Subsidiary Legislation :



Appeals from the Supreme Court Order CAP. 158, O 101-02-19906/2013
SUSTAINABILITY FUND ACT
CAP. 208

3/2011
SYARIAH COURTS ACT
CAP. 1841 Muharam 1422
= 26-03-2001 except sec.3
8/2011
Notification date of commencement
S 29/2001


Corrigendum of S 29/2001
S 49/2008


Amended by -



Syariah Courts Act (Amendment) Order, 2014
S 14/2014
01-05-2014

Subsidiary Legislation :



Syariah Courts (Syar’ie Lawyers) Rules, 2002
S 34/2002
26-03-2001

Amended by -



Syariah Courts (Syar'ie Lawyers) (Amendment) Rules, 2015
S 5/2015
13-01-2015

Notification of appointment -



Appointment of Chief Religious Enforcement Officer -sec. 26(a)]
GN 1022/2014
11-03-2014

Appointment of Registrar of Syariah High Court
GN 1342/2010
01-10-2009

Appointment of Assistant Registrars of the Syariah Subordinate Courts
GN 1343/2010


Appointment of Chief Registrar of the Syariah Appeal Court [sec. 13]
GN 1341/2010
01-05-2009

Appointment of Chief Syar'ie Judge [sec. 8(1)]
GN 1176/2011
GN 306/2016
16-09-2011
01-09-2015

Appointment of Chief Syar’ie Prosecutor [sec. 25(1)] -
GN 1100/2012
26-06-2012

Appointment of Syar’ie Prosecutor [sec. 25(4)] -
GN 1301/2013
GN 34/2018
01-10-2013
01-08-2017

Appointment of Judges of the Syariah Appeal Court [sec.9(1)] -
GN 163/2014
26-03-2013 (for a period of 3 years)

Appointment of Judges of the Syariah High Court [sec. 10(1)]
GN 907/2012
01-06-2012

Appointment of Judges of the Syariah Subordinate Courts [sec. 11] -
GN 802/2012
GN 906/2018
01-04-2012
01-05-2018

Appointment of Registrars of the Syariah High Court
GN 445/2001
26-03-2001

Appointment of Religious Enforcement Officers [sec. 26(b)] -
GN 1101/2012
GN 632/2016
01-07-2012
01-04-2015

Revocation of appointment of Judges of the Syariah Subordinate Court
GN 1330/2012
GN 1331/2012
02-04-2012
01-08-2011

Notification of Syar'ie Lawyers in Syar'ie Lawyers Register - rule 15(4)
GN 246/2017
GN 247/2017
17-04-2012
29-12-2015

Apointment of members of Syar'ie Lawyers Committee
GN 607/2012
01-02-2012

Notification of appointment of Court House [ sec. 7A (1)] -
GN 379/2006
GN 1345/2010
GN 586/2017


SYARIAH COURTS CIVIL PROCEDURE ORDER, 2005S 75/2016
06-04-2005

Amended by - 


​section 6 of the Islamic Family Law (Amendment) Order, 2010​S 62/2010​26-06-2010
Subsidiary Legislation :
Syariah Courts (Court Fees and Costs) Rules, 2005S 27/2005
06-04-2005

Syariah Courts Civil Procedure (Sulh) Rules, 2013S 34/201302-01-2018
Notification of commencement ​S 86/2017
SYARIAH COURTS CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE ORDER, 2018​S 9/201801-01-2019
Notification of date of commencement
​S 69/2018
Amended by - 
​Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Order, 2019
​S 6/2019
01-01-2019
SYARIAH COURT EVIDENCE ORDER, 2001
S 63/2001
27 Rejab 1422
= 15-10-2001 except sec.5

Notification of date of commencement
S 73/2001


Amended by -



Syariah Courts Evidence (Amendment) Order, 2014
S 16/2014
01-05-2014

SYARIAH FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY BOARD ORDER, 2006
S 5/2006
17-01-2006

Amended by -



Syariah Financial Supervisory Board (Amendment of Schedule) Order, 2007
S 65/2007
01-11-2007

Notification of appointment -



Appointment of Members of the Board [sec. 6 (1) (c)]
GN 834/2009


Appointment of Members of Syariah Financial Supervisory Board​GN 408/2017​01-12-2016 until 30-11-2019
SYARIAH PENAL CODE ORDER, 2013
S 69/2013
* 01-05-2014

Corrigendum to S 69/2013
S 76/2013


Notification of commencement:
* PART I, PART II, PART III, sections 94, 184,185, 189 to 205, 207 to 220, 228 to 253, 254 (except references to sections 172, 194 and 195 of the Religious Council and Kadis Courts Act (Chapter 77) 
S 17/2014
01-05-2014

Notification of commencement: 
* PART IV - Chapter I (excluding section 94); Chapter II; Sections 186 to 188; Sections 206; Sections 221 to 227;
* PART V - Section 254 (with respect to sections 172, 194 and 195 of the Religious Council and Kadis Courts Act (Chapter 77)
​S 68/2018
​03-04-2019
Amended by - 


Syariah Penal Code (Amendment) Order, 2018
S 35/2018
27-01-2018

Notification of commencement
S 36/2018








































































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