(1) This Act may be cited as the Offences relating to Awards Act 2017.
(2) This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.
(3) This Act and its subsidiary legislation shall apply both within and outside Malaysia.
Act 787
Offences relating to Awards Act 2017
Akta kesalahan yang berhubungan dengan anugerah 2017
An Act to provide for offences relating to awards and the extra-territorial application of this Act and for connected matters.
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Text as at 26 June 2024 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Part I — Preliminary
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“foreign award” means a valid Order, Decoration and Medal awarded by a Head of State in the First Schedule;
“unrecognized foreign award” means a foreign award other than those awarded by a Head of State in the First Schedule;
“unrecognized award” means an award purporting to be a Yang di-Pertuan Agong award conferred by any person other than the Yang di-Pertuan Agong;
“Yang di-Pertuan Agong award” means a valid Order, Decoration and Medal instituted by the statutes of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for the purposes of the Federation and the Federal Territories;
“investiture” means the conferment of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong award on a particular person by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong;
“insignia” means―
(a) the collar, riband, badge of the order, badge of the collar, star of the order and badge of the neck;
(b) the ribbon, badge and emblem of the decoration; or
(c) the ribbon and medal;
“Ruler” and “Yang di-Pertua Negeri” have the meanings assigned to them in Clause (2) of Article 160 of the Federal Constitution;
“gratification” has the meaning assigned to it in section 3 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act [Act 694].
Part II — Yang di-pertuan agong award
(1) A person shall not receive an unrecognized award from any person whether within or outside Malaysia.
(2) A person shall not use and enjoy the appellation and style of an unrecognized award in any form and manner.
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(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years.
ILLUSTRATION
A receives an unrecognized award in 2010 that carries an appellation and style that A has been using since 2010. Upon the coming into operation of this Act, A is prohibited from using the appellation and style. A uses the appellation and style after the coming into operation of this Act. A commits an offence.
(1) A person shall not conduct an investiture ceremony for an unrecognized award.
(2) A person shall not attend, promote or participate in an investiture ceremony for an unrecognized award.
(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
(1) A person shall not make, or knowingly perform any part of the process of making of, insignias for unrecognized awards.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
(1) A person shall not make or mend, or perform any part of the process of making or mending, or buy, sell, or dispose of any die or instrument for the purpose of being used, or knowing or having reason to believe that it is intended to be used, for the purpose of making insignias for unrecognized awards.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
s 7Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for making of insignias for unrecognized awardsOpen ↗
(1) A person shall not be in possession of any instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for making of insignias for unrecognized awards, or knowing or having reason to believe that the same is intended to be used for that purpose.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
(1) A person shall not represent himself as a valid holder of any Yang di-Pertuan Agong award if he was never conferred such award.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years.
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(1) A person shall not use and enjoy the appellation and style of any Yang di-Pertuan Agong award that has been revoked or withdrawn by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years.
(1) A person shall not use and enjoy the appellation and style of any Yang di-Pertuan Agong award in any form and manner if he is not entitled to use and enjoy such appellation and style under the statutes instituting the award.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit.
ILLUSTRATIONS
(a) A, is a holder of a Yang di-Pertuan Agong award who is married to Z. Z is entitled to use and enjoy the appellation and style of such award during her marriage to A. A and Z are now divorced and Z continues to use and enjoy the appellation and style of such award. Z commits an offence.
(b) A, is a holder of a Yang di-Pertuan Agong award who is married to Z. Z is entitled to use and enjoy the appellation and style of such award during her marriage to A and after the death of A. After A died, Z subsequently remarried. Z continues to use and enjoy the appellation and style of such award. Z commits an offence.
Part III — Foreign award
(1) A citizen may only receive a foreign award from a Head of State in the First Schedule.
(2) A citizen except the Rulers and their Consorts and the Yang di-Pertua Negeri and their Consorts shall obtain the written permission of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong before receiving any foreign award.
(3) A citizen shall not use and enjoy the appellation and style of the foreign award received in any form and manner within Malaysia.
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), a citizen who receives any foreign award―
(a) for gallantry or substantial services rendered by the citizen to the awarding country may wear the foreign award received on all appropriate occasions within Malaysia; or
(b) as a mark of courtesy may only wear the foreign award received on any occasion held in Malaysia by a recognized representative of the awarding country and the wearing of such foreign award is required for the occasion.
(5) Any person who contravenes subsection (2) or (3) commits an offence and shall, on conviction be liable, to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit.
(1) A citizen shall not receive an unrecognized foreign award from any person whether within or outside Malaysia.
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(2) A citizen shall not use and enjoy the appellation and style of an unrecognized foreign award in any form and manner.
(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years.
ILLUSTRATION
A receives an unrecognized foreign award in 2010 that carries an appellation and style that A has been using since 2010. Upon the coming into operation of this Act, A is prohibited from using the appellation and style. A uses the appellation and style after the coming into operation of this Act. A commits an offence.
Part IV — Gratification
(1) A person by himself, or by or in conjunction with any other person―
(a) shall not solicit, receive or agree to receive for himself or for any other person; or
(b) shall not give, promise or offer to any person whether for the benefit of that person or of another person,
any gratification as a consideration or an inducement or a reward for procuring or assisting or endeavouring to procure the grant of an unrecognized award to any person in connection of such grant.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty years.
(3) For the purpose of this section, “unrecognized award” includes an award purporting to be a valid Order, Decoration and Medal instituted by the statutes of a Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri conferred by any person other than a Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri.
(1) A person by himself, or by or in conjunction with any other person―
(a) shall not solicit, receive or agree to receive for himself or for any other person; or
(b) shall not give, promise or offer to any person whether for the benefit of that person or of another person,
any gratification as a consideration or an inducement or a reward for procuring or assisting or endeavouring to procure an investiture for an unrecognized award to any person in connection with such investiture.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty years.
(3) For the purpose of this section, “unrecognized award” includes an award purporting to be a valid Order, Decoration and Medal instituted by the statutes of a Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri conferred by any person other than a Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri.
(1) A person by himself, or by or in conjunction with any other person―
(a) shall not solicit, receive or agree to receive for himself or for any other person; or
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(b) shall not give, promise or offer to any person whether for the benefit of that person or of another person,
any gratification as a consideration or an inducement or a reward for procuring or assisting or endeavouring to procure the grant of any award to any person in connection with such grant.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty years.
(3) For the purpose of this section, “award” means the Yang di-Pertuan Agong award or a valid Order, Decoration and Medal instituted by the statutes of a Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri.
(1) A citizen by himself, or by or in conjunction with any other person―
(a) shall not solicit, receive or agree to receive for himself or for any other person; or
(b) shall not give, promise or offer to any person whether for the benefit of that person or of another person,
any gratification as a consideration or an inducement or a reward for procuring or assisting or endeavouring to procure the grant of an unrecognized foreign award to any citizen in connection with such grant.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty years.
Part V — Miscellaneous
Any person who contravenes any provision of a State law specified in the Second Schedule outside the territory of that State commits an offence under this Act and shall, on conviction, be liable to the penalty provided under the State law.
The Minister may make regulations as may be necessary or expedient for giving full effect to or for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong may, by order published in the Gazette, amend the First Schedule, and upon request of a Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri amend the Second Schedule.
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Head of State
Afghanistan President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Albania President of the Republic of Albania
Algeria Président de la République algérienne démocratique et populaire
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Andorra Co-Princes de la Principauté d’ Andorre
Angola President of the Republic of Angola President of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA)
Antigua and Barbuda Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina Presidente de la República Argentina
Armenia President of the Republic of Armenia
Australia Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
Austria Federal President of the Republic of Austria
Azerbaijan President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Bahamas Governor-General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Bahrain King of the Kingdom of Bahrain
Bangladesh President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Barbados Governor-General of Barbados
Belarus President of the Republic of Belarus
Belgium Roi des Belges
Belize Governor-General of Belize
Benin Président de la République du Bénin
Bhutan King of Bhutan
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Presidente Constitucional del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana President of the Republic of Botswana
Brazil President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
Brunei Darussalam Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Negara Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria President of the Republic of Bulgaria
Burkina Faso Président du Faso, Président du Conseil des Ministres
Burundi Président de la République du Burundi
Cabo Verde Président de la République de Cabo Verde
Cambodia King of Cambodia
Cameroon Président de la République du Cameroun
Canada Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada
Central African Republic Chef de l’Etat de la République centrafricaine
Chad Président de la République du Tchad, Chef de l’Etat, Chef du Gouvernement
Chile Presidente de la República de Chile
China President of the People’s Republic of China
Columbia Presidente de la República de Colombia
Comoros Président de l’Union des Comores
Congo Président de la République du Congo
Costa Rica Presidente de la República de Costa Rica
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Cote d’Ivoire Président de la République de Côte d’Ivoire
Croatia President of the Republic of Croatia
Cuba Presidente de los Consejos de Estado y de Ministros de la República de Cuba
Cyprus President of the Republic of Cyprus
Czech Republic President of the Czech Republic
Democratic People’s Republic of Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea, Korea Chairman of the State Affairs Commission, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of The Président de la République démocratique Congo du Congo
Denmark Queen Margrethe II
Djibouti Président de la République de Djibouti et Chef du Gouvernement
Dominica President of the Commonwealth of Dominica
Dominican Republic Presidente de la República Dominicana
Ecuador Presidente Constitucional de la República del Ecuador
Egypt President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
El Salvador President de la República de El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea Presidente de la República de Guinea Ecuatorial, Jefe de Estado
Eritrea President of the State of Eritrea
Estonia President of the Republic of Estonia
Eswatini Head of State of the Kingdom of Eswatini
Ethiopia President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Fiji President of the Republic of Fiji
Finland President of the Republic of Finland
France Président de la République française
Gabon Président de la République gabonaise
Gambia President of the Republic of The Gambia
Georgia President of Georgia
Germany President of the Federal Republic of Germany
Ghana President of the Republic of Ghana
Greece President of the Hellenic Republic
Grenada Governor-General of Grenada
Guatemala Presidente de la República de Guatemala
Guinea Président de la République de Guinée
Guinea-Bissau Président de la République de Guinée-Bissau
Guyana President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Haiti Président de la République d’Haïti
Holy See Pope Francis
Honduras Presidente de la República de Honduras
Hungary President of Hungary
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Iceland President of the Republic of Iceland
India President of the Republic of India
Indonesia President of the Republic of Indonesia
Iran (Islamic Republic of) President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraq President of the Republic of Iraq
Ireland President of Ireland
Italy President of the Republic of Italy
Jamaica Governor-General of Jamaica
Japan The Emperor of Japan
Jordan King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Kazakhstan President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kenya President and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces of the Republic of Kenya
Kiribati President, Head of Government and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration of the Republic of Kiribati
Kuwait Amir of the State of Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan President of the Kyrgyz Republic
Lao People’s Democratic Republic President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Latvia President of the Republic of Latvia
Lebanon Président de la République libanaise
Lesotho King of the Kingdom of Lesotho
Liberia President of the Republic of Liberia
Libya President of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord of the State of Libya
Liechtenstein Reigning Prince
Lithuania President of the Republic of Lithuania
Luxembourg Le Grand-Duc de Luxembourg
Madagascar Président de la République de Madagascar
Malawi President of the Republic of Malawi, Minister for Defense and Commander-in-Chief of the Malawi Defense Force and the Malawi Police Service
Maldives President of the Republic of Maldives
Mali Président de la République du Mali
Malta President of the Republic of Malta
Marshall Islands President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Mauritania Président de la République islamique de Mauritanie
Mauritius President of the Republic of Mauritius
Mexico Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Micronesia (Federated States of) President and Head of Government of the Federated States of Micronesia
Monaco Prince Souverain de Monaco
Mongolia President of Mongolia
Montenegro President of Montenegro
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Morocco Roi du Maroc
Mozambique President of the Republic of Mozambique
Myanmar President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Namibia President of the Republic of Namibia
Nauru President of the Republic of Nauru
Nepal President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Netherlands King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
New Zealand Governor-General of New Zealand
Nicaragua Presidente de la República de Nicaragua
Niger Président de la République du Niger
Nigeria President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
North Macedonia President of the Republic of North Macedonia
Norway King Harald V
Oman Sultan of Oman
Pakistan President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Palau President of the Republic of Palau
Panama Presidente de la República de Panamá
Papua New Guinea Governor-General of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Paraguay Presidente de la República del Paraguay
Peru Presidente de la República del Perú
Philippines President of the Republic of the Philippines
Poland President of the Republic of Poland
Portugal President of the Portuguese Republic
Qatar Emir of the State of Qatar
Republic of Korea President of the Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova President of the Republic of Moldova
Romania Président de la Roumanie
Russian Federation President of the Russian Federation
Rwanda President of the Republic of Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia Governor-General of Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa Head of State of the Independent State of Samoa
San Marino Captains Regent of the Republic of San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe Président de la République démocratique de Sao Tomé et Principe
Saudi Arabia King of Saudi Arabia and President of the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Senegal Président de la République du Sénégal
Serbia President of the Republic of Serbia
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Seychelles President of the Republic of Seychelles
Sierra Leone President of the Republic of Sierra Leone
Singapore President of the Republic of Singapore
Slovakia President of the Slovak Republic
Slovenia President of the Republic of Slovenia
Solomon Islands Governor-General of Solomon Islands
Somalia President of the Federal Republic of Somalia
South Africa President of the Republic of South Africa
South Sudan President of the Republic of South Sudan
Spain Rey de España or Sus Majestades el Rey y la Reina de España
Sri Lanka President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
State of Palestine President of the State of Palestine
Sudan President of the Transitional Sovereign Council of the Republic of the Sudan
Suriname President of the Republic of Suriname
Sweden King Carl XVI Gustaf
Switzerland Présidente de la Confédération Suisse
Syrian Arab Republic President of the Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan President of the Republic of Tajikistan
Thailand King of Thailand
Timor-Leste President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Togo Président de la République togolaise et Ministre de la Défense nationale et des anciens Combattants
Tonga King of the Kingdom of Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia Président de la République tunisienne
Turkey President of the Republic of Turkey
Turkmenistan President of Turkmenistan
Tuvalu Governor-General of Tuvalu
Uganda President of the Republic of Uganda
Ukraine President of Ukraine
United Arab Emirates President of the United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II
United Republic of Tanzania President of the United Republic of Tanzania
United States of America President of the United States of America
Uruguay Presidente de la República Oriental del Uruguay
Uzbekistan President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Vanuatu President of the Republic of Vanuatu
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela
Viet Nam President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
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Yemen President of the Republic of Yemen
Zambia President of the Republic of Zambia
Zimbabwe President of the Republic of Zimbabwe
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State Law
State State Law Provisions relating to offences
Johore Johore Emblems, Titles and Awards Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, (Prevention of Improper Use) 9, 10, 11 and 12 Enactment 2017 [Enactment 11]
Kelantan Emblems and Names (Prevention Sections 3, 4, 5A, 5B, 5C, of Improper Use) Enactment, 1977 5D, 5E, 5F, 5G, 5H, 5I, 5J [Enactment No. 8 of 1977] and 6
Malacca Emblems and Names (Prevention Sections 3, 4A, 4B, 4C, of Improper Use) Enactment, 1981 4D, 4E, 4F, 4G, 4H and 5 [Enactment No. 2 of 1981]
Pahang Pahang Emblems, Titles or Awards Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, (Prevention of Improper Use) 9, 10, 11 and 12 Enactment 2017 [Enactment 18] Perak Emblems, Titles and Awards Perak Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, (Prevention of Improper Use) 9, 10, 11 and 12 Enactment 2016 [Enactment 12]
Selangor Emblems, Names, Titles and Sections 3, 4, 4A, 4B, 4C, Honours (Prevention of Improper 4D, 4E, 4F, 4G, 4H and 5
Use) 1962 [Enactment 13]
Terengganu Emblems, Names, Titles and Sections 3, 4, 4A, 4B, 4C, Honours (Prevention of Improper 4D, 4E, 4F, 4G and 4H
Use) Enactment, 1976 [Enactment No. 11 of 1976]
LAWS OF MALAYSIA
OFFENCES RELATING TO AWARDS ACT 2017
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