Immigration Act 1959/63

The Immigration Act 1959/63 (Malay: Akta Imigresen 1959/63), is a Malaysian law which relates to immigration.

Immigration Act 1959/63
Parliament of Malaysia
Long title An Act relating to immigration
Citation	Act 155
Territorial extent	Throughout Malaysia
Enacted by	Dewan Rakyat
Enacted	1959 (Ordinance No. 12 of 1959, Act No. 27 of 1963 and F.L.N. 226 of 1963) Revised: 1975 (Act 155 w.e.f. 1 May 1975)
Enacted by	Dewan Negara
Effective	[Peninsular Malaysia—1 May 1959; Sabah and Sarawak—16 September 1963]
Amended by
Immigration (Amendment) Act 1961 [Act 6/1961] Immigration (Transitional Provisions) Order 1963 [L.N. 226/1963] Immigration Act 1963 [Act 27/1963] Immigration (Amendment) Act 1965 [Act 15/1965] Immigration (Amendment) Act 1966 [Act 7/1966] Essential (Immigration) (Borneo States) Regulations 1969 [P.U. (A) 179/1969] Essential (Modifications of Immigration Laws) Regulations 1969 [P.U. (A) 238/1969] Essential (Modifications of Immigration Laws) (Amendment) Regulations 1969 [P.U. (A) 404/1969] Notification under section 3 of the Titles of Office Ordinance 1949 [P.U. (B) 324/1970] Immigration (Amendment) Act 1971 [Act A82] Notification under section 3 of the Titles of Office Ordinance 1949 [P.U. (A) 209/1971] Immigration (Amendment) Act 1973 [Act A191] Malaysian Currency (Ringgit) Act 1975 [Act 160] Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment and Extension) Act 1976 [Act A324] Subordinate Courts Act (Extension) Order 1980 [P.U. (A) 357/1980] Federal Territory of Labuan (Modification of Immigration Act) Order 1984 [P.U. (A) 160/1984] Immigration (Amendment) Act 1989 [Act A719] Constitution (Amendment) Act 1994 [Act A885] Immigration (Amendment) Act 1997 [Act A985] Revision of Laws (Rectification of Immigration Act 1959/63) Order 2002 [P.U. (A) 282/2002] Immigration (Amendment) Act 2002 [Act A1154]
Related legislation
Federation of Malaya Immigration Ordinance 1952 [Ord. 68 of 1952] Sabah Immigration Ordinance 1962 [Ord. 1 of 1962] Sarawak Immigration Ordinance [Cap. 15]
Status: In force

Structure

The Immigration Act 1959/63, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 7 Parts containing 74 sections and no schedule (including 20 amendments).

• Part I: Preliminary
• Part II: Admission into and Departure from Malaysia
• Part III: Entry Permits
• Part IV: Procedure on Arrival in Malaysia
• Part V: Removal from Malaysia
• Part VI: Miscellaneous
• Part VII: Special Provisions for East Malaysia
  • Chapter 1: General
  • Chapter 2: Special Provisions
  • Chapter 3: Supplementary

See also

• Immigration Act

External links

• Immigration Act 1959/63 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.