Elections Act 1958 Explained

Short Title:	Elections Act 1958
Long Title:	An Act providing for the elections to the Dewan Rakyat and to the Legislative Assemblies of the States.
Citation:	Act 19
Territorial Extent:	Throughout Malaysia
Date Enacted:	1958 (Ordinance No. 33 of 1958) Revised: 1970 (Act 19 w.e.f. 11 January 1971)
Date Effective:	Peninsular Malaysia, Federal Territory of Putrajaya—28 August 1958, L.N. 250/1958; Sabah, Federal Territory of Labuan—1 August 1965, P.U. 176/1966; Sarawak—1 November 1966, P.U. 227/1967
Amended By:	Constitution (Amendment) Act 1962 [Act 14/1962] Election Act 1963 [Act 13/1963] Elections (Amendment) Act 1965 [Act 7/1965] Modification of Laws (Election Offences and Elections) (Extension to Sabah) Order 1966 [P.U. 56/1966] Modification of Laws (Election Offences and Elections) (Extension to Sabah) Order 1966 [P.U. 144/1966] Modification of Laws (Election Offences and Elections) (Extension to Sarawak) Order 1966 [P.U. 497/1966] Modification of Laws (Election Offences and Elections) (Extension to Sabah) (Amendment) Order 1966 [P.U. 498/1966] Modification of Laws (Election Offences and Elections) (Extension to Sabah) (Amendment) Order 1967 [P.U. 348/1967] Modification of Laws (Election Offences and Elections) (Extension to Sarawak) (Amendment) Order 1967 [P.U. 349/1967] Modification of Laws (Election Offences and Elections) (Extension to Sarawak) (Amendment) Order 1968 [P.U. 55/1968] Elections (Amendment) Act 1972 [Act A95] Malaysian Currency (Ringgit) Act 1975 [Act 160] Notification under Titles of Office Ordinance 1949 [P.U. (B) 57/1982] Elections (Amendment) Act 1986 [Act A639] Elections (Amendment) Act 1990 [Act A768] Elections (Amendment) Act 1994 [Act A889] Elections (Amendment) Act 2002 [Act A1155] Elections (Amendment) Act 2003 [Act A1205] Elections (Amendment) Act 2007 [Act A1317]
Keywords:	Election, election officer, constituency, voter registration, election writ, polling place
Status:	In force

The Elections Act 1958 (Malay: Akta Pilihan Raya 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 (1 December 2011), consists of 6 Parts containing 17 sections and no schedule (including 19 amendments).

• 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: (Deleted)
  • 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: (Deleted)
• 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

References

• Po Jen Yap (ed). Judicial Review of Elections in Asia. (Routledge Studies in Asian Law). Routledge. 2016. pp 58 & 62.
• Christian Schafferer (ed). Election Campaigning in East and Southeast Asia. Ashgate. 2006. pp 55, 61, 73 & 74.

External links

• Elections Act 1958