| Short Title: | Weights and Measures Act 1972 |
| Legislature: | Parliament of Malaysia |
| Long Title: | An Act to establish units of measurement and standards of mass and measure based on the International System of Units, to regulate weights and measures and instruments for weighing and measuring and to make provisions for matters connected therewith and ancillary thereto. |
| Citation: | Act 71 |
| Territorial Extent: | Throughout Malaysia |
| Enacted By: | Dewan Rakyat |
| Enacted By2: | Dewan Negara |
| Royal Assent: | 23 March 1972 |
| Date Commenced: | 30 March 1972 |
| Date Effective: | 1st January 1981 [P.U. (B) 1/1981] |
| Bill: | Weights and Measures Bill 1971 |
| Introduced By: | Khir Johari, Minister of Commerce and Industry |
| 1St Reading: | 8 December 1971 |
| 2Nd Reading: | 8 February 1972 |
| 3Rd Reading: | 8 February 1972 |
| Bill2: | Weights and Measures Bill 1971 |
| Introduced By2: | , Minister of |
| 1St Reading2: | [] |
| 2Nd Reading2: | [] |
| 3Rd Reading2: | [] |
| Amended By: | Weights and Measures (Amendment) Act 1981 [Act A522] Weights and Measures (Repeal of Laws) Orders 1981 [P.U.(A) 293/81] Weights and Measures (Amendment of First and Third Schedules) Notification 1985 [P.U.(A) 392/85] Weights and Measures (Amendment) Act 1990 [Act A754] Weights and Measures (Amendment) Act 1992 [Act A825] Weights and Measures (Amendment) Act 2002 [Act A1180] Weights and Measures (Amendment) Act 2007 [Act A1309] |
| Related Legislation: | Metric Weights and Measures Act 1971 [Act 40] |
| Status: | In force |
The Weights and Measures Act 1972 (Malay: Akta Timbang dan Sukat 1972) is an Act of the Parliament of Malaysia. It was enacted to establish units of measurement and standards of mass and measure based on the International System of Units, to regulate weights and measures and instruments for weighing and measuring and to make provisions for matters connected therewith and ancillary thereto.
The Weights and Measures Act 1972, in its current form (1 January 2009), consists of 5 Parts containing 35 sections and 4 schedules (including 7 amendments).