Act 574 – An Act relating to criminal offences.
The Act consists of 23 Chapters and 511 sections.
The Chapters are the following:
- Preliminary
- General Explanations
- Punishments
- General Exceptions
- Abetment-Criminal Conspiracy
- Offences against the State
- Offences relating to the Armed Forces
- Offences against the Public Tranquillity
- Offences by, or relating to, Public Servants
- Contempts of the Lawful Authority of Public Servants
- False Evidence and Offences against Public Justice
- Offences relating to Coin and Government Stamps
- Offences relating to Weights and Measures
- Offences affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency and Morals
- Offences relating to Religion
- Offences affecting the Human Body
- Offences against Property
- Offences relating to Documents and to Currency Notes and Bank Notes
- Criminal Breach of Contract of Service
- Offences relating to Marriage
- Defamation
- Criminal Intimidation, Insult and Annoyance
- Attempts to Commit Offences
Malaysia-Penal Code Act-1936-1997-eng (full text in English, PDF)
