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Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958 s 6

Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958 s 6

s 6 Carrying offensive weapons in public places

(1) Any person who in any public road or place carries or has in his possession or under his control any offensive weapon otherwise than with lawful authority or for a lawful purpose shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, and to whipping. (2) In any prosecution for an offence under subsection (1) the onus of proving the existence of a lawful purpose shall lie upon the accused. (3) A weapon shall be presumed to be carried with lawful authority if it is carried— (a) by a member of the armed forces of Malaysia or of any local force or of the police force or of any visiting force lawfully present in Malaysia under any law relating to visiting forces, or a person in the service of any Government or local authority in Malaysia, and in any such case is carried in or in connection with the performance of his duty as such member or person; or (b) by any person as part of his official or ceremonial dress on any official or ceremonial occasion. (4) An offence under subsection (1) shall be deemed to be a seizable and non-bailable offence.

Malay text (authoritative)

Membawa senjata berbahaya di tempat awam

(1) Mana-mana orang yang membawa atau ada dalam miliknya atau di bawah kawalannya, di mana-mana jalan atau tempat awam, apa-apa senjata berbahaya selain dengan kebenaran yang sah atau bagi suatu maksud yang sah, melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak kurang daripada lima tahun dan tidak lebih daripada sepuluh tahun, dan disebat. (2) Dalam mana-mana pendakwaan bagi sesuatu kesalahan di bawah subseksyen (1) beban membuktikan wujudnya suatu maksud yang sah hendaklah terletak ke atas tertuduh. (3) Suatu senjata hendaklah dianggap sebagai dibawa dengan kebenaran yang sah jika ia dibawa— Undang-Undang Malaysia AKTA 357 (a) oleh seorang anggota angkatan tentera Malaysia atau mana-mana angkatan tempatan atau pasukan polis atau mana-mana angkatan pelawat yang berada dengan sahnya di Malaysia di bawah mana-mana undang-undang yang berhubungan dengan angkatan pelawat, atau seseorang dalam perkhidmatan mana-mana Kerajaan atau pihak berkuasa tempatan di Malaysia, dan dalam mana-mana hal itu ia dibawa atau berkaitan dengan pelaksanaan kewajipannya sebagai anggota atau orang sedemikian; atau (b) oleh mana-mana orang sebagai sebahagian daripada pakaian rasmi atau pakaian istiadatnya dalam mana-mana upacara rasmi atau istiadat. (4) Suatu kesalahan di bawah subseksyen (1) hendaklah disifatkan sebagai suatu kesalahan boleh tangkap dan tidak boleh jamin.

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Find Act 357 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

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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