Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985

Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985
Parliament of Malaysia
An Act to provide for the preventive detention of persons associated with any activity relating to or involving the trafficking in dangerous drugs.
Citation	Act 316
Territorial extent	Throughout Malaysia
Enacted by	Dewan Rakyat
Date passed	11 April 1985
Enacted by	Dewan Negara
Date passed	24 April 1985
Date of Royal Assent	22 May 1985
Date commenced	30 May 1985
Date effective	[15 June 1985, P.U. (B) 305/1985]
Legislative history
Bill introduced in the Dewan Rakyat	Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Bill 1984
Bill citation	D.R. 40/1984
Introduced by	Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
First reading	17 October 1984
Second reading	11 April 1985
Third reading	11 April 1985
Bill introduced in the Dewan Negara	Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Bill 1984
Bill citation	D.R. 40/1984
Introduced by	Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
First reading	15 April 1985
Second reading	24 April 1985
Third reading	24 April 1985
Amends
Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) (Amendment) Act 1985 [Act A629] Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) (Amendment) Act 1988 [Act A707] Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) (Amendment) Act 1989 [Act A738] Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) (Amendment) Act 1990 [Act A766]
Keywords
Preventive detention
Status: In force

The Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985 (Malay: Akta Dadah Berbahaya (Langkah-langkah Pencegahan Khas) 1985), is a Malaysian laws which enacted to provide for the preventive detention of persons associated with any activity relating to or involving the trafficking in dangerous drugs.

Preamble

Preamble of the Act provides the following considerations:

1. WHEREAS action which is prejudicial to public order in Malaysia has been taken and further similar action is being threatened by a substantial body of persons both inside and outside Malaysia;
2. AND WHEREAS Parliament considers it necessary to stop such action;

Structure

The Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 2 Parts containing 25 sections and no schedule (including 4 amendments).

• Part I: Preliminary
• Part II: Powers of Preventive Detention

References

External links

• Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.