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Business registration in Malaysia

Registration, licensing, names, permits, and formal establishment requirements. Every result links to its stored legal text and available official source evidence.

188 matching statutes

  • Malaysia

    158 - *CHEMISTS ACT 1975

    1 provisions

    This Act creates the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry, sets up its Council and membership system, and restricts who may hold out or act as a registered chemist.

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  • Malaysia

    366 - *POISONS ACT 1952

    6 provisions

    This Act controls the import, possession, manufacture, compounding, storage, transport, sale and use of poisons, with licensing and special rules for different poison groups.

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  • Malaysia

    171 - *LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1976

    5 provisions

    The Act sets out how local authorities are created and run, how meetings and contracts must be handled, and what councillors must do when they have a financial interest in a matter.

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  • Malaysia

    290 - *MEDICINES (ADVERTISEMENT AND SALE) ACT 1956

    1 provisions

    The Act restricts certain medicine-related advertisements, requires approval for some other medicine ads, requires composition disclosure when selling certain medicine-related articles, and gives the Minister and authorized officers investigative and regulatory powers.

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  • Malaysia

    800 - *EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEM ACT 2017

    3 provisions

    This Act sets up Malaysia’s Employment Insurance System, requiring employers to register covered industries and employees and pay contributions, while insured persons must follow the claim and benefit rules.

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  • Malaysia

    293 - FINANCE ACT 1983

    2 provisions

    This Act amends several Malaysian tax, customs, stamp duty, and related laws, including rules for non-resident income, withholding tax, shipping income exemptions, sales tax, excise, customs refunds, and estate duty rates.

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  • Malaysia

    582 - MALAYSIAN PALM OIL BOARD ACT 1998

    2 provisions

    This Act establishes the Malaysian Palm Oil Board, gives it powers to regulate the oil palm industry, and sets rules on funding, enforcement, cess, and offences.

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  • Malaysia

    A1754 - AKTA ORDINAN BURUH SARAWAK (PINDAAN) 2025

    3 provisions

    This amendment act updates the Sarawak Labour Ordinance with new rules on sexual harassment, discrimination, wages, maternity and paternity leave, flexible working, contractor-for-labour registration, and related offences and penalties.

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  • Malaysia

    549 - *STANDARDS OF MALAYSIA ACT 1996

    2 provisions

    This Act sets up Malaysia’s standards and accreditation system, including ministerial powers, the Director General, the Council, accreditation certificates, enforcement powers, offences, and penalties.

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  • Malaysia

    4 - *EMPLOYEES' SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1969

    6 provisions

    This Act sets up employees’ social security: covered industries and employers must register, pay monthly contributions, and keep/send required returns and records.

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