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s 2 Essential Regulations
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong may make any regulations whatsoever (in this Act referred to as “Essential Regulations”) which he considers desirable or expedient for securing the public safety, the defence of Malaysia, the maintenance of public order and of supplies and services essential to the life of the community.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by the preceding subsection, Essential Regulations may, so far as appear to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to be necessary or expedient for any of the purposes mentioned in that subsection—
(a) make provisions for the apprehension, trial and punishment of persons offending against the regulations, and for the detention, exclusion and deportation of persons whose detention, exclusion or deportation appears to the Minister of Home Affairs to be expedient in the interests of the public safety or the defence of Malaysia;
(b) create offences and prescribe penalties (including the death penalty) which may be imposed for any offence against any written law (including regulations made under this Act);
(c) provide for the trial by such courts as may be specified in such regulations, of persons guilty of any offence against the regulations;
(d) make special provisions in respect of procedure (including the hearing of proceedings in camera) in civil or criminal cases and of the law regulating evidence, proof and civil and criminal liability;
(e) make provisions for the control of aliens;
(f) make provisions for directing and regulating the performance of services by any persons;
(g) authorize—
(i) the taking of possession, control, forfeiture or disposition on behalf of the Government of Malaysia, of any property or undertaking;
(ii) the acquisition, on behalf of the Government of Malaysia, of any property other than land;
(h) authorize the entering and search of any premises;
(i) prescribe fees or other payments;
(j) provide for amending any written law, for suspending the operation of any written law and for applying any written law with or without modification;
(k) make provisions for the control of the harbours, ports and of territorial waters of any State in Malaysia and of the movements of vessels;
(l) make provisions for the transportation by land, or water, and the control of the transport and movement of persons, animals and things;
(m) make provisions for trading, storage, exportation, importation, production, and manufacture;
(n) make provisions for the supply and distribution of food, water, fuel, light, and other necessities;
(o) provide for any other matter in respect of which it is in the opinion of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong desirable in the public interest that regulations should be made.
(3) Essential Regulations may provide for empowering such authorities, persons or classes of persons as may be specified in the regulations to make orders, rules and by-laws for any of the purposes for which such regulations are authorized by this Act to be made, and may contain such incidental and supplementary provisions as appear to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of the regulations.
(4) An Essential Regulation, and any order, rule, or by-law duly made in pursuance of such a regulation shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any written law, including the Constitution or the Constitution of any State, other than this Act or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any written law other than this Act.
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Tertakluk kepada peruntukan seksyen ini, Yang di-Pertuan Agong boleh membuat apa-apa jua peraturan-peraturan (dalam Akta ini disebut "Peraturan-peraturan Perlu") yang pada pendapatnya adalah perlu atau suai manfaat bagi menjamin keselamatan awam, pertahanan Malaysia, pengekalan ketenteraman awam dan perbekalan dan perkhidmatan yang perlu bagi kehidupan rakyat.
(2) Dengan tidak menyentuh keluasan kuasa yang diberi oleh manfaat bagi mana-mana daripada maksud yang disebut dalam subseksyen itu, boleh-
(a) membuat peruntukan bagi menangkap, membicara dan nenghukum orang yang melanggar peraturan-peraturar itu, dan bagi menahan, menyingkir dan membuang neger orang yang pada pendapat Menteri Dalam Negeri adalah suai manfaat ditahan, disingkir atau dibuang negeri demi kepentingan keselamatan awam atau pertahanan Malaysia;
(b) mengadakan kesalahan dan menetapkan penalti (termasuk hukuman mati) yang boleh dikenakan bagi apa-apa kesalahan terhadap mana-mana undang-undang bertulis (termasuk peraturan-peraturan yang dibuat di bawah Akta ini);
(c) membuat peruntukan mengenai perbicaraan orang yang melakukan apa-apa kesalahan terhadap peraturan-peraturan
itu oleh mana-mana mahkamah sebagaimana dinyatakan dalam peraturan-peraturan itu;
(d) membuat peruntukan khas mengenai tatacara (termasuk perbicaraan secara tertutup) dalam kes sivil atau jenayah dan mengenai undang-undang yang mengawal keterangan, bukti dan tanggungan
(e) membuat peruntukan bagi mengawal orang asing;
(f) membuat peruntukan bagi mengarah dan mengawal pelaksanaan perkhidmatan oleh seseorang;
(8) membenarkan-
(i) apa-apa harta atau usaha diambil milik, dikawal, dilucut hak atau dilupus bagi pihak Kerajaan
(ii) apa-apa harta kecuali tanah diambil bagi pihak Kerajaan Malaysia;
(h) membenarkan mana-mana premis dimasuki dan digeledah;
(i) menetapkan fi atau bayaran lain;
(j) membuat peruntukan bagi meminda mana-mana undangundang bertulis, menggantung perjalanan kuat kuasa mana-mana undang-undang bertulis dan bagi memakai mana-mana undang-undang bertulis dengan atau tanpa
(k) membuat peruntukan bagi mengawal pengkalan, pelabuhan dan perairan wilayah mana-mana Negeri dalam Malaysia dan pergerakan vesel; () mem buia, eruntukanamneal eai pengşanşaku danmplalri darat. orang, binatang dan benda;
(m) membuat peruntukan mengenai perdagangan, penyimpanan barang-barang, pengeksportan, pengimportan, pengeluaran dan perkilangan;
(n) membuat peruntukan bagi membekal dan membahagibahagi makanan, air, bahan api, lampu, dan keperluan lain;
(0) membuat peruntukan mengenai apa-apa perkara lain yang pada pendapat Yang di-Pertuan Agong peraturan-peraturan perlu dibuat demi kepentingan awam.
(3) Peraturan-peraturan Perlu boleh membuat peruntukan bagi memberi kuasa kepada mana-mana pihak berkuasa, orang atau golongan orang sebagaimana dinyatakan dalam peraturan-peraturan itu untuk membuat perintah, kaedah-kaedah dan undang-undang kecil bagi mana-mana daripada maksud yang peraturan-peraturan tu dıbenarkan dibuat oleh Akta inl, dan boleh mengandungi apa ıpa peruntukan sampingan dan tambahan yang pada pendapat Yans di-Pertuan Agong adalah perlu atau suai manfaat bagi maksud peraturan-peraturan itu. atau undang-undang kecil yang dibuat dengan sewajarnya menurut peraturan itu hendaklah berkuat kuasa walaupun ada apa-apa Perjalanan kuat kuasa Peraturan-peraturan Perlu di luar negeri
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).
