Food Act 1983 s 1
s 1 Short title, application and commencement
(1) This Act may be cited as the Food Act 1983 and shall apply throughout Malaysia.
(2) This Act shall come into force on such date as the Minister may by notification in the Gazette appoint and the Minister may appoint different dates for the coming into force of this Act for different States in Malaysia or for different provisions of this Act.
Malay text (authoritative)
Tajuk ringkas, pemakaian dan permulaan kuat kuasa
(1) Akta ini bolehlah dinamakan Akta Makanan 1983 dan terpakai di seluruh Malaysia.
(2) Akta ini hendaklah mula berkuat kuasa pada tarikh yang ditetapkan oleh Menteri melalui pemberitahuan dalam Warta dan Menteri boleh menetapkan tarikh yang berlainan bagi mula berkuatkuasanya Akta ini bagi Negeri yang berlainan dalam Malaysia atau bagi peruntukan yang berlainan dalam Akta ini.
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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).