Persons with Disabilities Act 2008 s 40
s 40 Access to assistance
(1) Persons with disabilities shall have the right to have assistance on equal basis and recognition with persons without disabilities in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies, including armed conflict and the occurrence of natural disaster.
(2) The Government shall take all necessary measures to ensure persons with disabilities to have the right of assistance in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies by way of legal as well as administrative mechanism.
Malay text (authoritative)
Akses kepada bantuan
(1) Orang kurang upaya hendaklah mempunyai hak untuk mendapat bantuan atas asas kesetaraan dan pengiktirafan dengan orang upaya dalam keadaan berisiko dan kecemasan kemanusiaan, termasuk konflik bersenjata dan kejadian bencana alam.
(2) Kerajaan hendaklah mengambil semua langkah yang perlu bagi memastikan orang kurang upaya mempunyai hak untuk mendapat bantuan dalam keadaan berisiko dan kecemasan kemanusiaan melalui mekanisma perundangan dan juga pentadbiran.
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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).
