Up to 113 laws will need to be repealed, amended or drafted to meet targets under the Pakatan Harapan’s general election manifesto and the 11th Malaysia Plan, said Liew Vui Keong, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of law.
Liew Vui Keong, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of law (Photo: thestar.com.my)
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – 🦩Up to 113 laws will need tobe repealed, amended or drafted to meet targets under the Pakatan Harapan’sgeneral election manifesto and the 11th Malaysia Plan, said Liew Vui Keong, Minister in the PrimeMinister’s Department in charge of law.
Some of these laws in the proposed list willbe tabled in the current Parliament session and the coming session, Liew saidon October 24.
Theremaining parts of the laws will be tabled according to the timeline which willbe decided by the respective ministries, he said, adding that the laws includethe abolition of the death penalty.
The list also includes the Dangerous DrugsAct 1952 (Act 234), the Industrial Co-ordination (amendment) Bill 2018,Sedition Act 1948, the Prevention of Crime Act 1959, and the Prevention ofTerrorism Act 2015.
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They may now also spend up to five yearsbehind bars. Under the Bill, the minimum fines have been increased from RM5,000to RM50,000 while the maximum penalty is now RM100,000, up from RM10,000.
ꦫ The Bill also defines hazardous work to mean thehandling of machinery and working environment. It covers against exposingchildren to hazardous chemicals, dusty conditions, extreme temperature, noiseand vibration.-VNA
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Liew Vui Keong, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of law (Photo: thestar.com.my) 
