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| National Language Act 1963/67 | |
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| Parliament of Malaysia | |
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| Citation | Act 32 |
| Territorial extent | Throughout Malaysia |
| Passed by | Dewan Rakyat |
| Passed | 11 March 1963 |
| Enacted | 1963 (Act No. 10 of 1963); and 1967 (Act No. 7 of 1967) Consolidated and revised: 1971 (Act 32 w.e.f. 1 July 1971) |
| Passed by | Dewan Negara |
| Passed | 15 March 1963 |
| Effective | Peninsular Malaysia–sections 9 to 11–11 April 1963, Act 10 of 1963; Remainder–1 September 1967, Act 7 of 1967 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Dewan Rakyat | |
| Bill title | National Language Bill 1963 |
| Introduced by | Abdul Razak Hussein, Deputy Prime Minister |
| First reading | 28 November 1962 |
| Second reading | 11 March 1963 |
| Third reading | 11 March 1963 |
| Second chamber: Dewan Negara | |
| Bill title | National Language Bill 1963 |
| Member(s) in charge | Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Yusof, Assistant Minister of Information and Broadcasting |
| First reading | 15 March 1963 |
| Second reading | 15 March 1963 |
| Third reading | 15 March 1963 |
| Amended by | |
| National Language (Amendment and Extension) Act 1983 [Act A554] National Language (Amendment) Act 1990 [Act A765] Constitution (Amendment) Act 1994 [Act A885] National Language (Amendment) Act 1994 [Act A901] | |
| Keywords | |
| National language | |
| Status: In force | |
The National Language Act 1963/67 ( Malay: Akta Bahasa Kebangsaan 1963/67), is a Malaysian law enacted to consolidate the law relating to the use of the national language, as promised by the preceding Malayan government to be done 10 years after its independence. [1]
Structure
The National Language Act 1963/67, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 11 sections and no schedule (including 4 amendments), without separate Part.
- Section 1: Short title, application and commencement
- Section 2: National language to be used for official purposes
- Section 3: Use of translation
- Section 4: Continued use of English may be permitted
- Section 5: Use of English language may be permitted in Parliament and Legislative Assembly
- Section 6: Authoritative text of laws
- Section 7: Written laws enacted prior to 1 September 1967
- Section 8: Language of Courts
- Section 9: Script of national language
- Section 10: Form of numerals
- Section 11: Forms
References
- ^ Adelaar, K. Alexander; Himmelmann, Nikolaus, eds. (2005). The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar. p. 71. ISBN 0700712860.
External links
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National Language Act 1963/67
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain. - Script of the National Language: Motion by Onn Jaafar, MP for Kuala Trengganu Tengah on 14 December 1959 in the Dewan Rakyat