(1) This Act may be cited as the Standards of Malaysia Act 1996 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 different provisions of the Act.
Malay text (authoritative)
Tajuk ringkas, pemakaian dan permulaan kuat kuasa
(1) Akta ini bolehlah dinamakan Akta Standard Malaysia 1996 dan hendaklah 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 berkuat kuasanya peruntukan yang berlainan dalam Akta ini.
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).