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
Passed by	Dewan Rakyat
Passed	27 July 1971
Passed 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
First chamber: Dewan Rakyat
Bill title	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
Second chamber: Dewan Negara
Bill title	Firearms (Increased Penalties) Bill 1971
Member(s) in charge	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.