Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012

Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012
Parliament of Malaysia
Long title An Act to provide for special measures relating to security offences for the purpose of maintaining public order and security and for connected matters.
Citation	Act 747
Territorial extent	Malaysia
Passed by	Dewan Rakyat
Passed	17 April 2012
Passed by	Dewan Negara
Passed	9 May 2012
Royal assent	18 June 2012
Commenced	22 June 2012
Effective	31 July 2012, P.U. (B) 256/2012[1]
Legislative history
First chamber: Dewan Rakyat
Bill title	Security Offences (Special Measures) Bill 2012
Bill citation	D.R. 15/2012
Introduced by	Najib Razak, Prime Minister
First reading	10 April 2012
Second reading	16 April 2012
Third reading	17 April 2012
Second chamber: Dewan Negara
Bill title	Security Offences (Special Measures) Bill 2012
Bill citation	D.R. 15/2012
Member(s) in charge	Liew Vui Keong, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
First reading	23 April 2012
Second reading	8 May 2012
Third reading	9 May 2012
Repeals
Internal Security Act 1960 [Act 82]
Amended by
Security Offences (Special Measures) (Amendment) Act 2015 [Act A1487]
Keywords
Public order, special measure, security
Status: In force

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The Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Malay: Akta Kesalahan Keselamatan (Langkah-Langkah Khas) 2012, abbreviated SOSMA) is a controversial law supposedly "to provide for special measures relating to security offences for the purpose of maintaining public order and security and for connected matters". The Act is to replace the 1960 Internal Security Act (Malaysia). The Act was introduced by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, approved in Parliament on 17 April 2012, given the Royal Assent on 18 June 2012 and Gazetted on 22 June 2012.