Dangerous Drugs (Forfeiture of Property) Act 1988

Dangerous Drugs (Forfeiture of Property) Act 1988
Parliament of Malaysia
An Act to make provisions for offences in relation to property, and for the seizure and forfeiture of property, connected with activity related to offences under this Act, the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, or any foreign law corresponding to these Acts or to the provisions for offences under these Acts; for assistance to foreign countries in relation to matters connected with dangerous drugs; and for matters connected with the aforesaid provisions.
Citation	Act 340
Territorial extent	Throughout Malaysia
Enacted by	Dewan Rakyat
Date passed	24 March 1988
Enacted by	Dewan Negara
Date passed	6 April 1988
Date of Royal Assent	11 May 1988
Date commenced	9 June 1988
Date effective	10 June 1988
Legislative history
Bill introduced in the Dewan Rakyat	Dangerous Drugs (Forfeiture of Property) Bill 1988
Bill citation	D.R. 01/1988
Introduced by	Megat Junid Megat Ayub, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
First reading	9 March 1988
Second reading	23 March 1988
Third reading	24 March 1988
Bill introduced in the Dewan Negara	Dangerous Drugs (Forfeiture of Property) Bill 1988
Bill citation	D.R. 01/1988
Introduced by	Megat Junid Megat Ayub, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
First reading	28 March 1988
Second reading	6 April 1988
Third reading	6 April 1988
Status: In force

The Dangerous Drugs (Forfeiture of Property) Act 1988 (Malay: Akta Dadah Berbahaya (Perlucuthakan Harta) 1988), is a Malaysian laws which enacted to make provisions for offences in relation to property, and for the seizure and forfeiture of property, connected with activity related to offences under this Act, the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, or any foreign law corresponding to these Acts or to the provisions for offences under these Acts; for assistance to foreign countries in relation to matters connected with dangerous drugs; and for matters connected with the aforesaid provisions.

Preamble

Preamble of the Act provides the following considerations:

1. WHEREAS action has been taken and further similar action is being threatened by a substantial body of persons both inside and outside Malaysia—
   1. to organize and carry out trafficking in dangerous drugs, including their importation into and exportation from Malaysia;
   2. to spread the dependence on dangerous drugs among various classes of people in Malaysia, thereby causing widespread detriment to public health, security, safety and morals; and
   3. to acquire property by trafficking in dangerous drugs and to utilize property for such trafficking;
2. AND WHEREAS the action taken and threatened is prejudicial to public order in Malaysia;
3. AND WHEREAS Parliament considers it necessary to stop such action;

Structure

The Dangerous Drugs (Forfeiture of Property) Act 1988, in its current form (1 December 2011), consists of 7 Parts containing 63 sections and 2 schedules (including no amendment).

• Part I: Preliminary
• Part II: Offences in Relation to Property
• Part III: Forfeiture of Property of Liable Persons
• Part IV: Arrest, Investigation and Seizure
• Part V: Forfeiture
• Part VI: Evidence and Procedure
• Part VII: Assistance to a Foreign Country
• Schedules

References

External links

• Dangerous Drugs (Forfeiture of Property) Act 1988 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.