| Short Title: | Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971 |
| Legislature: | Parliament of Malaysia |
| Long Title: | An Act to provide increased penalties for the use of firearms in the commission of certain offences and for certain offences relating to firearms, and to make special provision relating to the jurisdiction of courts in respect of offences thereunder and their trial. |
| Citation: | Act 37 |
| Territorial Extent: | Throughout Malaysia |
| Enacted By: | Dewan Rakyat |
| Date Passed: | 27 July 1971 |
| Enacted By2: | Dewan Negara |
| Date Passed2: | 10 August 1971 |
| Royal Assent: | 30 August 1971 |
| Date Commenced: | 2 September 1971 |
| Date Effective: | 1 October 1971, P.U.(B)339/1971 |
| Bill: | Firearms (Increased Penalties) Bill 1971 |
| Introduced By: | Abdul Kadir Yusof, Attorney General |
| 1St Reading: | 5 July 1971 |
| 2Nd Reading: | 27 July 1971 |
| 3Rd Reading: | 27 July 1971 |
| Bill2: | Firearms (Increased Penalties) Bill 1971 |
| Introduced By2: | Abdul Kadir Yusof, Attorney General |
| 1St Reading2: | 2 August 1971 |
| 2Nd Reading2: | 10 August 1971 |
| 3Rd Reading2: | 10 August 1971 |
| Amended By: | Firearms (Increased Penalties) (Amendment) Act 1974 [Act A256] Arms (Amendment) Act 1974 [Act A266] Firearms (Increased Penalties) (Amendment) Act 1975 [Act A317] Firearms (Increased Penalties) (Amendment) Act 1978 [Act A427] Arms Act 1960 [Act 206] |
| Related Legislation: | Arms Act 1960 [Act 206] |
| Keywords: | Firearm, extortion, robbery, kidnapping, burglary |
| Status: | In force |
The Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971 (ms|Akta Senjata Api (Penalti Lebih Berat) 1971), is a Malaysian laws which enacted to provide increased penalties for the use of firearms in the commission of certain offences and for certain offences relating to firearms, and to make special provision relating to the jurisdiction of courts in respect of offences thereunder and their trial.
The Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 12 sections and 1 schedule (including 5 amendments), without separate Part.