Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971

Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971
Parliament of Malaysia
	Long title An Act to provide increased penalties for the use of firearms in the commission of certain offences and for certain offences relating to firearms, and to make special provision relating to the jurisdiction of courts in respect of offences thereunder and their trial. ;
Citation	Act 37
Territorial extent	Throughout Malaysia
Enacted by	Dewan Rakyat
Passed	27 July 1971
Enacted by	Dewan Negara
Passed	10 August 1971
Royal assent	30 August 1971
Commenced	2 September 1971
Effective	1 October 1971, P.U.(B)339/1971
Legislative history
Bill introduced in the Dewan Rakyat	Firearms (Increased Penalties) Bill 1971
Introduced by	Abdul Kadir Yusof, Attorney General
First reading	5 July 1971
Second reading	27 July 1971
Third reading	27 July 1971
Bill introduced in the Dewan Negara	Firearms (Increased Penalties) Bill 1971
Introduced by	Abdul Kadir Yusof, Attorney General
First reading	2 August 1971
Second reading	10 August 1971
Third reading	10 August 1971
Amended by
	Firearms (Increased Penalties) (Amendment) Act 1974 [Act A256]; Arms (Amendment) Act 1974 [Act A266]; Firearms (Increased Penalties) (Amendment) Act 1975 [Act A317]; Firearms (Increased Penalties) (Amendment) Act 1978 [Act A427]; Arms Act 1960 [Act 206]
Related legislation
	Arms Act 1960 [Act 206]
Keywords
	Firearm, extortion, robbery, kidnapping, burglary
	Status: In force

The Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971 (Malay: Akta Senjata Api (Penalti Lebih Berat) 1971), is a Malaysian laws which enacted to provide increased penalties for the use of firearms in the commission of certain offences and for certain offences relating to firearms, and to make special provision relating to the jurisdiction of courts in respect of offences thereunder and their trial.

Structure

The Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 12 sections and 1 schedule (including 5 amendments), without separate Part.

Section 1: Short title, application, commencement and duration
Section 2: Interpretation
Section 3: Penalty for discharging a firearm in the commission of a scheduled offence
Section 3A: Penalty for accomplices in case of discharge of firearm
Section 4: Penalty for exhibiting a firearm in the commission of a scheduled offence
Section 5: Penalty for having firearm in the commission of a scheduled offence
Section 6: Penalty for exhibiting an imitation firearm in the commission of a scheduled offence
Section 7: Penalty for trafficking in firearms
Section 8: Penalty for unlawful possession of firearms
Section 9: Penalty for consorting with persons carrying arms
Section 10: Jurisdiction of Sessions Court
Section 11: Special provisions relating to transmission of a case to, and trial by, the High Court
Section 12: No bail to be granted in respect of offences under this Act
Schedule

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References

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