Emergency (Essential Powers) Act 1979 s 1

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s 1 Short title, application and commencement

(1) This Act may be cited as the Emergency (Essential Powers) Act 1979, and shall have application throughout Malaysia. (2) This Act shall be deemed for all purposes to have come into force on 20 February 1971.

Malay text (authoritative)

(1) Akta ini bolehlah dinamakan Akta Darurat (Kuasa-kuasa Perlu) 1979, dan hendaklah dipakai di seluruh Malaysia. (2) Akta ini hendaklah disifatkan bagi semua maksud sebagai telah mula berkuat kuasa pada 20 Februari 1971. Peraturan-peraturan Perlu

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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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