Computer Crimes Act 1997

Computer Crimes Act 1997
Parliament of Malaysia
An Act to provide for offences relating to the misuse of computers.
Citation	Act 563
Territorial extent	Throughout Malaysia
Enacted by	Dewan Rakyat
Date passed	30 April 1997
Enacted by	Dewan Negara
Date passed	3 June 1997
Date of Royal Assent	18 June 1997
Date commenced	30 June 1997
Date effective	[1 June 2000, P.U. (B) 175/2000]
Legislative history
Bill introduced in the Dewan Rakyat	Computer Crimes Bill 1997
Bill citation	D.R. 03/1997
Introduced by	Leo Moggie Irok, Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts
First reading	25 March 1997
Second reading	28 April 1997
Third reading	30 April 1997
Bill introduced in the Dewan Negara	Computer Crimes Bill 1997
Bill citation	D.R. 03/1997
Introduced by	Leo Moggie Irok, Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts
First reading	12 May 1997
Second reading	2 June 1997
Third reading	3 June 1997
Status: In force

The Computer Crimes Act 1997 (Malay: Akta Jenayah Komputer 1997), is a Malaysian law which was enacted to provide for offences relating to the misuse of computers.

Structure

The Computer Crimes Act 1997, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 3 Parts containing 12 sections and no schedule (including no amendment).

• Part I: Preliminary
• Part II: Offences
• Part III: Ancillary and General Provisions

References

External links

• Computer Crimes Act 1997 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.