Arms Act 1960
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| Arms Act 1960 | |
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| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | |
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| Citation | Act 206 |
| Territorial extent | Malaysia |
| Passed by | Dewan Rakyat |
| Passed | 23 June 1960 |
| Passed by | Dewan Negara |
| Passed | 6 July 1960 |
| Commenced | Peninsular Malaysia — 1 March 1962 [L.N. 63/1962] Sabah and Sarawak — 1 September 1977 [P.U.(A) 260/1977] |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Dewan Rakyat | |
| Bill title | Arms Bill |
| Bill citation | D.R.19/1960 |
| Introduced by | Abdul Razak Hussein, Minister of Defence |
| First reading | 22 February 1960 |
| Second reading | 23 June 1960 |
| Third reading | 23 June 1960 |
| Second chamber: Dewan Negara | |
| Bill title | Arms Bill |
| Bill citation | D.R.19/1960 |
| Member(s) in charge | Abdul Razak Hussein, Minister of Defence |
| First reading | 29 June 1960 |
| Second reading | 6 July 1960 |
| Third reading | 6 July 1960 |
| Repeals | |
| The Arms Enactment [F.M.S. Cap. 199] The Arms Enactment [Johore En. 64] Enactment No. 7 (Arms) [Kedah En. 6/1342] The Arms and Explosives Enactment 1938 [Kelantan En. 4/1938] The Firearms Enactment 1336 [Perlis En. 14/1336] The Arms Enactment 1356 [Terengganu En. 46/1356] The Arms and Explosives Ordinance [S.S. Cap. 196] The Firearms and Ammunition (Unlawful Possession) Ordinance 1946 [No. 28/1946] The Carrying of Arms Ordinance 1947 [No. 42/1947] The Firearms and Explosives Ordinance [Sabah No. 17/1956] The Arms and Explosives Ordinance [Sarawak Cap. 135] | |
| Amended by | |
| Arms Licensing Regulations 1961 [L.N. 186/1961] Arms Licensing (Amendment) Regulations 1962 [L.N. 34/1962] Arms (Amendment) Act 1962 [Act 7/1962] Police Act 1967 [Act 344] Customs Act 1967 [Act 235] Arms (Amendment) Act 1968 [Act 34/1968] Arms (Amendment) Act 1974 [Act A266] Arms (Amendment) Act 1975 [Act A316] Malaysian Currency (Ringgit) Act 1975 [Act 160] Modification of Laws (Criminal Procedure) (Sabah and Sarawak) Order 1976 [P.U.(A) 97/1976] Arms (Fees) Regulations 1977 [P.U.(A) 219/1977] Arms and Explosives (Extension) Order 1977 [P.U.(A) 260/1977] Subordinate Courts (Amendment) Act 1978 [Act A434] Arms (Fees) Regulations 1978 [P.U.(A) 242/1978] Subordinate Courts Act (Extension) Order 1980 [P.U.(A) 357/1980] Arms (Amendment of Second Schedule) Regulations 1989 [P.U.(A) 93/1989] Arms Licensing (Amendment of Second Schedule) Regulations 1992 [P.U.(A) 19/1992] Arms (Amendment of Second Schedule) Regulations 2016 [P.U.(A) 360/2016] Arms (Amendment of Second Schedule) Regulations 2017 [P.U.(A) 41/2017] Arms (Amendment of Second Schedule) Regulations 2019 [P.U.(A) 322/2019] Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Act 2023 [Act 846] | |
| Keywords | |
| Ammunition, Arms trafficking, Firearms, Firearms license, Gun control, Gun serial number, Gun shop | |
| Status: In force | |
Arms Act 1960 (Malay: Akta Senjata 1960) is the main legislation that governs the licensing, dealing, manufacturing and ownership of firearms and ammunition in Malaysia.