Election Offences Act 1954
The Election Offences Act 1954 is a Malaysian law which enacted to prevent electoral offences and corrupt and illegal practices at elections; to provide for the establishment of enforcement teams and for matters connected therewith; to provide for the appointment of election agents and to control election expenses; and to provide for election petitions.
Structure
The Election Offences Act 1954, in its current form, consists of 7 Parts containing 42 sections and 2 schedules.- Part I: Preliminary and Interpretation
- Part II: Electoral Offences
- Part III: Corrupt Practices
- Part IV: Election Agent, Election Expenses and Illegal Practices
- Part IVA: Enforcement Team
- Part V: Excuse for Corrupt or Illegal Practice
- Part VI: Grounds for Avoiding Elections
- Part VII: Election Petitions
- Schedules