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LAWS OF MALAYSIA

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Act 344

POLICE ACT 1967

Incorporating all amendments up to 1 January 2006

PUBLISHED BY

THE COMMISSIONER OF LAW REVISION, MALAYSIA

UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE REVISION OF LAWS ACT 1968

IN COLLABORATION WITH

PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BHD

2006

Laws of Malaysia

ACT 344

POLICE ACT 1967

First enacted

... ... ... ... ... ... ...

1967 (Act No. 41 of

1967)

Revised

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1988 (Act 344 w.e.f.

6 October 1988)

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2001

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LAWS OF MALAYSIA

Act 344

POLICE ACT 1967

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Section

Short title and application

PART II

INTERPRETATION

Interpretation

PART III

THE ROYAL MALAYSIA POLICE

Constitution of the Police Force

Control of the Force

Appointment of Inspector General, etc.

Control of Royal Malaysia Police in a State, etc.

Employment of Force in time of emergency

PART IV

EXTRA POLICE OFFICERS AND WATCH

CONSTABLES

Extra Police Officers

Watch Constables

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PART V

SERVICE OUTSIDE MALAYSIA AND SERVICE OF

POLICE OF OTHER TERRITORIES IN MALAYSIA

Section

10.

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong may direct the Royal Malaysia Police to

serve outside Malaysia

11.

Officers serving outside Malaysia shall be subject to this Act

12.

Reciprocal treatment

PART VI

APPOINTMENT, SERVICE, ETC.

13.

Declaration by police officer on appointment

14.

Certificate of appointment

15.

Retirement or resignation in time of war or emergency

16.

Resignation while pending disciplinary proceedings

17.

Arms, accoutrements, etc., to be delivered up on ceasing to belong to

the Force

18.

Police officers subject to provisions applicable to public officers

PART VII

DUTIES AND POWERS OF POLICE OFFICERS

19.

Police officer to be deemed on duty

20.

General duties of police officers

21.

Duty on public roads

22.

Unclaimed property

23.

Unclaimed estates

24.

Power of police officers to inspect licences, vehicles, etc.

25.

Power to detain and search aircraft

26.

Power to erect road barriers

27.

Power to regulate assemblies, meetings and processions

27A. Power to stop certain activities which take place other than in a public

place

27B. Use of force in dispersing or arresting persons pursuant to section 27

or 27A

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27C. Consent to prosecute offences under section 27 or 27A

28.

Power to regulate the playing of music in public places

29.

Power to make rules and orders for the control of traffic

30.

Power to make orders for the control of display of flags, etc.

31.

Power to make orders to require persons to remain indoors

32.

Non-liability for act done under authority of warrant

33.

Exemption in respect of civil process

PART VIII

ROYAL MALAYSIA POLICE VOLUNTEER RESERVE

34.

Establishment of Volunteer Reserve

35.

Members of the Volunteer Reserve

36.

Appointment of volunteer reserve police officers, etc.

37.

Ranks of volunteers appointed into the Volunteer Reserve

38.

Volunteer reserve officers may be required to resign

39.

Declaration by volunteer reserve police officers

40.

Certificate of appointment

41.

Resignation

42.

Pay and allowances

43.

Mobilization of the Volunteer Reserve

44.

Inspector General may employ volunteer reserve police officers on

police duty

45.

Power of volunteer reserve police officers

46.

Reinstatement in civilian employment

PART IX

AUXILIARY POLICE

47.

Appointment of auxiliary police officers

48.

Declaration to be taken by auxiliary police officers

49.

Certificate of appointment

49A. Pay and allowances

50.

Duties and powers, etc.

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PART X

ROYAL MALAYSIA POLICE RESERVE

Section

51.

Royal Malaysia Police Reserve

52.

Liability to serve in the Reserve

53.

Retired police officers not liable to serve may opt to serve

54.

Period of service in the Reserve

55.

Mobilization of the Reserve

56.

Reservists to report

57.

Powers of police officers when mobilized

58.

Rank in the Reserve

59.

Pay and allowance

60.

Leave

61.

Retention of pension

62.

Release from the Reserve

63.

Discharge from the Reserve and appeal

64.

Termination of service during mobilization

65.

Uniform and equipment

66.

Reinstatement in civilian employment of police officers in the Reserve

67.

Penalty

PART XI

ROYAL MALAYSIA POLICE CADET CORPS

68.

Establishment of Cadet Corps

69.

Members of the Cadet Corps

70.

Appointment, promotion and dismissal of Cadet Officers and Cadets

71.

Resignation

72.

Pay and allowances

73.

Disbandment

PART XII

DISCIPLINE

74.

Police officers subject to disciplinary regulations

75.

Fines to be recovered by stoppage from pay

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76.

Full pay not to accrue during absence without leave or imprisonment

77.

Loss of or damage to arms, equipment, etc., to be made good by

stoppage from pay

78.

Interdiction from duty

79.

Departmental Committee of Enquiry into the death or injury of any

police officer or into loss or damage of property

80.

Power of senior police officer holding enquiry to summon witnesses

PART XIII

POLICE FUND

81.

Police Funds

82.

Police Funds and purposes of Fund

83.

Transfer of funds

84.

Interpretation

PART XIV

GENERAL

85.

Carrying of arms

86.

Desertion

87.

Mutiny

88.

Penalty for causing disaffection

89.

Unlawful possession, manufacture, sale or supply of articles supplied

to police officers and unauthorized use of police uniform

90.

Disorderly conduct in police station

91.

Police officer may arrest without warrant for offences under subsection

31(2), sections 86, 87, 89 and 90

92.

Police officer not to be member of Trade Union

93.

Police Associations

94.

General penalty

95.

Rules

96.

Police Regulations

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Section

97.

Standing Orders

98.

Repeal and Saving

99.

Transitional

100.

Modification of other laws

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LAWS OF MALAYSIA

Act 344

POLICE ACT 1967

An Act relating to the organization, discipline, powers and duties

of the Royal Malaysia Police and matters incidental thereto.

[Throughout Malaysia--29 August 1967, P.U. 385A/1967

Federal Territory of Labuan see appendix]

BE IT ENACTED by the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan

Agong with the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara and

Dewan Rakyat in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of

the same, as follows:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title and application

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Police Act 1967.

(2) (Omitted).

PART II

INTERPRETATION

Interpretation

2. (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires--

"ammunition" means ammunition for any arm, and includes

grenades, bombs and other like missiles, whether capable of use

with arms or not, and any ammunition containing, or designed or

adapted to contain, any noxious liquid, gas or other thing;

"arms" includes ammunition;

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"Chief Police Officer" means any police officer vested by the

Inspector General with the control of the Royal Malaysia Police

in respect of any area or State under section 6 and designated as

such by the Inspector General;

"Commanding Officer" means any police officer vested by the

Inspector General with the control of the Royal Malaysia Police

in respect of any State, area, place, formation or police district

under section 6 and designated as such by the Inspector General;

"Commissioner" means a Commissioner of Police appointed

under section 5;

"constable" means a police officer below the rank of Corporal

and includes a Recruit;

"Deputy Inspector General" means the Deputy Inspector General

of Police appointed under section 5;

"Inspector General" means the Inspector General of Police

appointed under section 5;

"junior police officer" means a police officer of any rank from

and including a Sub-Inspector down to and including a Corporal;

"police district"or "police division"means any area designated

as such by the Inspector General under paragraph 6(b) and unless

and until areas are so designated, means any area constituted or

recognized as a police district or police division at the commencement

of this Act;

"police officer" means any member of the Royal Malaysia Police;

"senior police officer" means a police officer of any rank from

and including the Inspector General down to and including an

Inspector on probation.

(2) Any reference in this Act and any other written law to a

police officer of a certain rank shall include any police officer who

is acting, or on probation or cadetship, in such rank and this

subsection shall be deemed to have been an integral part of this

Act as from the commencement of the Act.

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PART III

THE ROYAL MALAYSIA POLICE

Constitution of the Police Force

3. (1) All persons who are immediately before the commencement

of this Act members of the Royal Malaysia Police established

under the Royal Malaysia Police Act 1963 [30 of 1963], shall upon

the commencement of this Act become members of the Royal

Malaysia Police under this Act (hereinafter referred to as "the

Force") with corresponding ranks and in corresponding capacities.

(2) Every person aforesaid shall be employed on the same terms

and conditions as were applicable to them immediately before the

commencement of this Act.

(3) The Force shall subject to this Act be employed in and

throughout Malaysia (including the territorial waters thereof)