OFFENCES RELATING TO AWARDS ACT 2017

LAWS OF MALAYSIA ONLINE VERSION OF UPDATED TEXT OF REPRINT Act 787 OFFENCES RELATING TO AWARDS ACT 2017 As at 26 June 2024 This text is ONLY AN UPDATED TEXT of the Offences Relating To Awards Act 2017 by the Attorney General’s Chambers, Unless and until reprinted pursuant to the powers of the Commissioner of Law Revision under subsection 14(1) of the Revision of Laws Act 1968 [Act 1], this text is NOT AN AUTHENTIC TEXT . 2 OFFENCES RELATING TO AWARDS ACT 2017 … … … Date of publication in the Gazette … … 10 February 2017 Latest amendment made by P.U. (A) 169/2024 which came into operation on … … … … … Date of Royal Assent … 3 February 2017 26 June 2024 3 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 787 OFFENCES RELATING TO AWARDS ACT 2017 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I PRELIMINARY Section 1. Short title, commencement and application 2. Interpretation PART II YANG DI-PERTUAN AGONG AWARD 3. Receiving and using unrecognized award 4. Attending, etc., investiture for unrecognized award 5. Making, etc., of insignias for unrecognized awards 6. Making, etc., instrument for making insignias for unrecognized awards 7. Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for making of insignias for unrecognized awards 8. Representing as holder of Yang di-Pertuan Agong award 9. Using revoked or withdrawn Yang di-Pertuan Agong award 10. Using Yang di-Pertuan Agong award when not entitled PART III FOREIGN AWARD 11. Receiving foreign award from Head of State 12. Receiving and using unrecognized foreign award 4 Laws of Malaysia ACT 787 PART IV GRATIFICATION Section 13. Soliciting, receiving, giving, etc., gratification for unrecognized award 14. Soliciting, receiving, giving, etc., gratification for investiture for unrecognized award 15. Soliciting, receiving, giving, etc., gratification for award 16. Soliciting, receiving, giving, etc., gratification for unrecognized foreign award PART V MISCELLANEOUS 17. Offences under State law committed outside State territory 18. Power to make regulations 19. Power to amend Schedules FIRST SCHEDULE SECOND SCHEDULE 5 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 787 OFFENCES RELATING TO AWARDS ACT 2017 An Act to provide for offences relating to awards and the extra-territorial application of this Act and for connected matters. [25 October 2017; P.U. (B) 509/2017] ENACTED by the Parliament of Malaysia as follows: PART I PRELIMINARY Short title, commencement and application 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Offences relating to Awards Act 2017. (2) This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette. (3) This Act and its subsidiary legislation shall apply both within and outside Malaysia. Interpretation 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “foreign award” means a valid Order, Decoration and Medal awarded by a Head of State in the First Schedule; 6 Laws of Malaysia ACT 787 “unrecognized foreign award” means a foreign award other than those awarded by a Head of State in the First Schedule; “unrecognized award” means an award purporting to be a Yang di-Pertuan Agong award conferred by any person other than the Yang di-Pertuan Agong; “Yang di-Pertuan Agong award” means a valid Order, Decoration and Medal instituted by the statutes of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for the purposes of the Federation and the Federal Territories; “investiture” means the conferment of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong award on a particular person by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong; “insignia” means― (a) the collar, riband, badge of the order, badge of the collar, star of the order and badge of the neck; (b) the ribbon, badge and emblem of the decoration; or (c) the ribbon and medal; “Ruler” and “Yang di-Pertua Negeri” have the meanings assigned to them in Clause (2) of Article 160 of the Federal Constitution; “gratification” has the meaning assigned to it in section 3 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act [Act 694]. PART II YANG DI-PERTUAN AGONG AWARD Receiving and using unrecognized award 3. (1) A person shall not receive an unrecognized award from any person whether within or outside Malaysia. (2) A person shall not use and enjoy the appellation and style of an unrecognized award in any form and manner. Offences relating to Awards 7 (3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years. ILLUSTRATION A receives an unrecognized award in 2010 that carries an appellation and style that A has been using since 2010. Upon the coming into operation of this Act, A is prohibited from using the appellation and style. A uses the appellation and style after the coming into operation of this Act. A commits an offence. Attending, etc., investiture for unrecognized award 4. (1) A person shall not conduct an investiture ceremony for an unrecognized award. (2) A person shall not attend, promote or participate in an investiture ceremony for an unrecognized award. (3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both. Making, etc., of insignias for unrecognized awards 5. (1) A person shall not make, or knowingly perform any part of the process of making of, insignias for unrecognized awards. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both. 8 Laws of Malaysia ACT 787 Making, etc., instrument for making insignias for unrecognized awards 6. (1) A person shall not make or mend, or perform any part of the process of making or mending, or buy, sell, or dispose of any die or instrument for the purpose of being used, or knowing or having reason to believe that it is intended to be used, for the purpose of making insignias for unrecognized awards. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both. Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for making of insignias for unrecognized awards 7. (1) A person shall not be in possession of any instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for making of insignias for unrecognized awards, or knowing or having reason to believe that the same is intended to be used for that purpose. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both. Representing as holder of Yang di-Pertuan Agong award 8. (1) A person shall not represent himself as a valid holder of any Yang di-Pertuan Agong award if he was never conferred such award. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years. Offences relating to Awards 9 Using revoked or withdrawn Yang di-Pertuan Agong award 9. (1) A person shall not use and enjoy the appellation and style of any Yang di-Pertuan Agong award that has been revoked or withdrawn by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years. Using Yang di-Pertuan Agong award when not entitled 10. (1) A person shall not use and enjoy the appellation and style of any Yang di-Pertuan Agong award in any form and manner if he is not entitled to use and enjoy such appellation and style under the statutes instituting the award. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit. ILLUSTRATIONS (a) A, is a holder of a Yang di-Pertuan Agong award who is married to Z. Z is entitled to use and enjoy the appellation and style of such award during her marriage to A. A and Z are now divorced and Z continues to use and enjoy the appellation and style of such award. Z commits an offence. (b) A, is a holder of a Yang di-Pertuan Agong award who is married to Z. Z is entitled to use and enjoy the appellation and style of such award during her marriage to A and after the death of A. After A died, Z subsequently remarried. Z continues to use and enjoy the appellation and style of such award. Z commits an offence. 10 Laws of Malaysia ACT 787 PART III FOREIGN AWARD Receiving foreign award from Head of State 11. (1) A citizen may only receive a foreign award from a Head of State in the First Schedule. (2) A citizen except the Rulers and their Consorts and the Yang di-Pertua Negeri and their Consorts shall obtain the written permission of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong before receiving any foreign award. (3) A citizen shall not use and enjoy the appellation and style of the foreign award received in any form and manner within Malaysia. (4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), a citizen who receives any foreign award― (a) for gallantry or substantial services rendered by the citizen to the awarding country may wear the foreign award received on all appropriate occasions within Malaysia; or (b) as a mark of courtesy may only wear the foreign award received on any occasion held in Malaysia by a recognized representative of the awarding country and the wearing of such foreign award is required for the occasion. (5) Any person who contravenes subsection (2) or (3) commits an offence and shall, on conviction be liable, to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit. Receiving and using unrecognized foreign award 12. (1) A citizen shall not receive an unrecognized foreign award from any person whether within or outside Malaysia. Offences relating to Awards 11 (2) A citizen shall not use and enjoy the appellation and style of an unrecognized foreign award in any form and manner. (3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years. ILLUSTRATION A receives an unrecognized foreign award in 2010 that carries an appellation and style that A has been using since 2010. Upon the coming into operation of this Act, A is prohibited from using the appellation and style. A uses the appellation and style after the coming into operation of this Act. A commits an offence. PART IV GRATIFICATION Soliciting, receiving, giving, etc., gratification for unrecognized award 13. (1) A person by himself, or by or in conjunction with any other person― (a) shall not solicit, receive or agree to receive for himself or for any other person; or (b) shall not give, promise or offer to any person whether for the benefit of that person or of another person, any gratification as a consideration or an inducement or a reward for procuring or assisting or endeavouring to procure the grant of an unrecognized award to any person in connection of such grant. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty years. 12 Laws of Malaysia ACT 787 (3) For the purpose of this section, “unrecognized award” includes an award purporting to be a valid Order, Decoration and Medal instituted by the statutes of a Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri conferred by any person other than a Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri. Soliciting, receiving, giving, etc., gratification for investiture for unrecognized award 14. (1) A person by himself, or by or in conjunction with any other person― (a) shall not solicit, receive or agree to receive for himself or for any other person; or (b) shall not give, pro