Short Title: | National Language Act 1963/67 |
Legislature: | Parliament of Malaysia |
Long Title: | An Act to consolidate the law relating to the use of the national language. |
Citation: | Act 32 |
Territorial Extent: | Throughout Malaysia |
Enacted By: | Dewan Rakyat |
Date 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) |
Date Passed: | 11 March 1963 |
Enacted By2: | Dewan Negara |
Date Passed2: | 15 March 1963 |
Date Effective: | Peninsular Malaysia–sections 9 to 11–11 April 1963, Act 10 of 1963; Remainder–1 September 1967, Act 7 of 1967 |
Bill: | National Language Bill 1963 |
Introduced By: | Abdul Razak Hussein, Deputy Prime Minister |
1St Reading: | 28 November 1962 |
2Nd Reading: | 11 March 1963 |
3Rd Reading: | 11 March 1963 |
Bill2: | National Language Bill 1963 |
Introduced By2: | Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Yusof, Assistant Minister of Information and Broadcasting |
1St Reading2: | 15 March 1963 |
2Nd Reading2: | 15 March 1963 |
3Rd Reading2: | 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]
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.