Education Act 1996 (Malaysia)

Education Act 1996
Parliament of Malaysia
Long title An Act to provide for education and for matters connected therewith.
Citation	Act 550
Territorial extent	Throughout Malaysia
Passed by	Dewan Rakyat
Passed	20 December 1995
Passed by	Dewan Negara
Passed	28 December 1995
Royal assent	15 July 1996
Commenced	1 August 1996
Effective	31 December 1997, P.U. (B) 541/1997
Legislative history
First chamber: Dewan Rakyat
Bill title	Education Bill 1995
Bill citation	D.R. 35/1995
Introduced by	Najib Razak, Minister of Education
First reading	7 December 1995
Second reading	18 December 1995
Third reading	20 December 1995
Second chamber: Dewan Negara
Bill title	Education Bill 1995
Bill citation	D.R. 35/1995
Member(s) in charge	Mohd. Khalid Mohd. Yunus, Deputy Minister of Education
First reading	21 December 1995
Second reading	27 December 1995
Third reading	28 December 1995
Amended by
Education (Amendment) Act 2002 [Act A1152] Education (Amendment) Act 2009 [Act A1341]
Related legislation
Education Act 1961 Education (Amendment) Act 1963 [Act 32 of 1963] Education Act (Extension to Sarawak) Order 1975 [P.U. (A) 425/1975] Education Act (Extension to Sabah) Order 1976 [P.U. (A) 176/1976]
Keywords
Education
Status: In force

The Education Act 1996 (Malay: Akta Pendidikan 1996) is an Act of the Parliament of Malaysia, which was enacted to provide for education and for matters connected therewith.