PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC SECURITY (SARAWAK) ACT 1962 (REVISED - 2024)

Preservation of Public Security (Sarawak) LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 855 PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC SECURITY (SARAWAK) ACT 1962 (Revised—2024) REVISED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF LAW REVISION, MALAYSIA UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE REVISION OF LAWS ACT 1968 2024 1 2 Act 855 Laws of Malaysia PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC SECURITY (SARAWAK) ACT 1962 Revised up to … … … … 1 July 2024 Date of publication in the Gazette of this revised edition … … 29 July 2024 Date appointed for coming into operation of this revised edition pursuant to paragraph 6(1)(xxiii) of the Revision of Laws Act 1968 [Act 1] … … … … 30 July 2024 First enacted in 1962 as Sarawak Ordinance No. 13 of 1962 Previous Reprint First Reprint … … … … … 1965 Preservation of Public Security (Sarawak) LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 855 PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC SECURITY (SARAWAK) ACT 1962 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Short title and application 2. Interpretation 3. Public security regulations 4. Special public security regulations 5. Incidental and supplementary provisions in regulations 6. Application and effect of regulations 7. Proof of documents 8. Repeal 3 4 Laws of Malaysia Act 855 Preservation of Public Security (Sarawak) 5 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 855 PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC SECURITY (SARAWAK) ACT 1962 An Act to provide for the preservation of public security in Sarawak and for incidental and connected matters. [18 May 1962] Short title and application 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Preservation of Public Security (Sarawak) Act 1962. (2) This Act applies to Sarawak only. Interpretation 2. In this Act— “public security” includes the securing of the safety of persons and property, the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the life of the community, the prevention and suppression of violence, intimidation, disorder and crime, the prevention and suppression of mutiny, rebellion and concerted defiance of and disobedience to the law and lawful authority, and the maintenance of the administration of justice; “written law” means, in relation to federal laws, any written law as defined in section 66 of the Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 [Act 388] and, in relation to State laws, any written law as defined in the Interpretation Ordinance, 2005 [Sarawak Cap. 61]. 6 Laws of Malaysia Act 855 Public security regulations 3. (1) If at any time the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is satisfied that it is necessary for the preservation of public security, he may, by notification in the Gazette, declare that the provisions of subsections (2) and (3) shall come into operation and the provisions shall continue in operation until the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, by further notification in the Gazette, directs that the provisions shall cease to have effect, except as respects things previously done or omitted to be done. * (2) Subject to subsection (3), the Minister may for the preservation of public security by regulations— ** (a) provide for the prohibition of the publication and dissemination of matter prejudicial to public security and, to the extent necessary for that purpose, for the regulation and control of the production, publishing, sale, supply, distribution and possession of publications; (b) provide for the prohibition, restriction and control of assemblies; (c) provide for the prohibition, restriction and control of residence, movement and transport of persons, the possession, acquisition, use and transport of movable property, and the entry to, egress from, occupation and use of immovable property; (d) provide for the regulation, control and maintenance of supplies and services; * NOTE—Subsections 3(2) and (3) came into operation on 08-12-1962 - see G.N.S. 218/1962. ** NOTE—See Preservation of Public Security Regulations, 1963 (G.N.S. (F) 212/1963). Preservation of Public Security (Amendment of Laws) Regulations, 1963 (G.N.S. 159/1963). Preservation of Public Security (Amendment of Laws) Regulations, 1964 (Swk. L.N. (F) 158/1964). Preservation of Public Security (Censorship of Films) Regulations, 1964 (Swk. L.N. (F) 174/1964). Preservation of Public Security (Exchange Control) Regulations, 1963 (G.N.S. 161/1963). Preservation of Public Security (Home Guard) Regulations, 1962 (G.N.S. 238/1962). Preservation of Public Security (Prejudicial Publications) Regulations, 1964 (Swk. L.N. (F) 165/1964). Preservation of Public Security (Sarawak) 7 (e) provide for, and authorize the doing of, such other things as appear to him to be strictly required by the exigencies of the situation in Sarawak. (3) The regulations made under this section shall not provide for any of the matters set out in subsection 4(2). Special public security regulations 4. (1) If at any time the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is satisfied that the situation in Sarawak is so grave that the exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 is inadequate to ensure the preservation of public security, he may, by notification in the Gazette, declare that subsection (2) shall come into operation and subsection (2) shall continue in operation until the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, by a further notification, directs that subsection (2) shall cease to have effect, except as respects things previously done. * (2) The Minister may, for the preservation of public security, make regulations to provide, so far as appears to him to be strictly required by the exigencies of the situation in Sarawak, for— ** (a) the detention of persons; and (b) requiring persons to do work and render services. Incidental and supplementary provisions in regulations 5. (1) The regulations made under section 3 or 4 may— (a) provide for the payment of compensation and remuneration to persons affected by the regulations; (b) provide for the apprehension and trial of persons who contravene the regulations and, notwithstanding subparagraph 14(a)(i) of the Interpretation Ordinance, 2005, for such penalties as the Minister may think fit for offences under the regulations; * NOTE—Subsection 4(2) came into operation on 08-12-1962 - see G.N.S. 220/1962. ** NOTE—See Preservation of Public Security (Detention) Regulations, 1962 (G.N.S. (221/1962). 8 Laws of Malaysia Act 855 (c) provide for the suspension of the operation, or the amendment of any written law in force in Sarawak and any Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which applies to Sarawak by virtue of the Application of Laws Ordinance [Sarawak Cap. 2], but such regulations shall not, without the concurrence of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri, suspend the operation of or amend any written law having effect as State law; (d) provide for the powers of such authorities and persons as may be specified in the regulations to make orders and rules for any of the purposes for which such regulations may be made; (e) provide for the delegation and transfer of powers and duties conferred and imposed by or under the regulations; (f) contain such other incidental and supplementary provisions as appear to the Minister to be necessary or desirable for the purposes of such regulations. (2) Nothing in subsection (1) or section 3 or 4 shall authorize the making of any regulations providing for the trial of persons by military courts. Application and effect of regulations 6. (1) Any regulations made under this Act may be made to apply to Sarawak as a whole or to any part of Sarawak, and to any person or class of persons or to the public generally. (2) Any regulations made under this Act, and any order or rule made under any such regulations, shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent with the regulations, order or rule contained in any law, being a written law or an enactment or Act of Parliament referred to in paragraph 5(1)(c), and to the extent of any such inconsistency any such law shall have no effect so long as such regulations, order or rule shall remain in force. Preservation of Public Security (Sarawak) 9 Proof of documents 7. Any document purporting to be an order, a licence, a permit, a certificate, a direction, an authority or other document made, granted or issued by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or any other authority or person in pursuance of this Act or any regulations made under this Act, or any order or rule made under any such regulations, and purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or such other authority or person, shall be received in evidence and shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been made, granted or issued by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or that authority or person. Repeal 8. The Emergency Regulations Ordinance [Sarawak Cap. 12] is repealed. 10 Act 855 Laws of Malaysia LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 855 PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC SECURITY (SARAWAK) ACT 1962 (Revised—2024) Particulars under paragraphs 7(ii) and (iii) of the Revision of Laws Act 1968 [Act 1] LIST OF AMENDMENTS Amending law Short title In force from L.N. 232/1963 Modification of Laws (Internal Security and Public Order) (Borneo States) Order, 1963 16-09-1963 L.N. 328/1963 Modification of Laws (Internal Security and Public Order) (Borneo States) (No. 2) Order, 1963 05-12-1963 L.N. 54/1964 Modification of Laws (Preservation of Public Security) (Borneo States) Order, 1963 16-09-1963 L.N. 200/1965 Modification of Laws (Declaration of Federal Present Laws) (Sarawak) Order, 1965 16-09-1963 LIST OF LAWS OR PARTS THEREOF SUPERSEDED No. Title Sarawak Ordinance No. 13 of 1962 Preservation of Public Security Ordinance, 1962