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Offences relating to Awards Act 2017 s 11

Offences relating to Awards Act 2017 s 11

s 11 Receiving foreign award from Head of State

(1) A citizen may only receive a foreign award from a Head of State in the First Schedule. (2) A citizen except the Rulers and their Consorts and the Yang di-Pertua Negeri and their Consorts shall obtain the written permission of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong before receiving any foreign award. (3) A citizen shall not use and enjoy the appellation and style of the foreign award received in any form and manner within Malaysia. (4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), a citizen who receives any foreign award― (a) for gallantry or substantial services rendered by the citizen to the awarding country may wear the foreign award received on all appropriate occasions within Malaysia; or (b) as a mark of courtesy may only wear the foreign award received on any occasion held in Malaysia by a recognized representative of the awarding country and the wearing of such foreign award is required for the occasion. (5) Any person who contravenes subsection (2) or (3) commits an offence and shall, on conviction be liable, to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit.

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Find Act 787 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

Text as at 26 June 2024 (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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