Elections Act 1958
The Elections Act 1958 is a Malaysian law which enacted to provide for the elections to the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Undangan Negeri.
Structure
The Elections Act 1958, in its current form, consists of 6 Parts containing 17 sections and no schedule.- Part I: Preliminary
- * Section 1: Short title
- * Section 2: Interpretation
- Part II: Supervision of Elections
- * Section 3: Appointments of officers
- * Section 3A: General powers and duties of Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Assistant Secretaries
- * Section 4: Powers of officers
- * Section 5: General powers and duties of Election Commission
- Part III: Constituencies
- * Section 6:
- * Section 7: Polling districts and polling centres
- Part IV: Registration of Electors
- * Section 8: Appointment of officers
- * Section 9: Preparation, publication and revision of electoral rolls
- * Section 9A: Certified or re-certified electoral roll shall be deemed to be final
- * Section 10: Registration in one constituency only
- * Section 11:
- Part V: Conduct of Elections
- * Section 12: Writs of election
- * Section 13: Election of candidates
- * Section 14: Use of schools and public buildings and premises as polling centres
- Part VI: Regulations
- * Section 15: Power to make regulations relating to the registration of electors
- * Section 16: Power to make regulations relating to the conduct of elections
- * Section 17: Regulations to be laid before the Dewan Rakyat