Malaysia just extended the law enforcing compliance with COVID-19 measures and fines for non-compliance to 31 December 2021!
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Malaysia Extends COVID-19 Law + Fines To December 2021!
On 21 July 2021, the Malaysia Minister of Health, Dr. Adham Baba issued an extension to the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Declaration of Infected Local Areas) Order 2020.
Gazetted on 22 July 2021, this order extends the powers conferred by Section 11 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 [Act 342] from 2 August 2021 until 31 December 2021.
Here is the English version of that extension notice :
22 July 2021
P.U. (A) 313
PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (DECLARATION OF INFECTED LOCAL AREAS) (EXTENSION OF OPERATION) (NO. 2) ORDER 2021
IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 [Act 342], the Minister makes the following order:
Citation and commencement
1. (1) This order may be cited as the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Declaration of Infected Local Areas) (Extension of Operation) (No. 2) Order 2021.
(2) This Order comes into operation on 2 August 2021.
Extension of operation
2. The operation of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Declaration of Infected Local Areas) Order 2020 [P.U. (A) 87/2020] which had been extended for the period from 1 April 2021 to 1 August 2021 by the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Declaration of Infected Local Areas) (Extension of Operation) Order 2021 [P.U. (A) 148/2021] is further extended for a period from 2 August 2021 to 31 December 2021.
Made 21 July 2021 [KKM.600-29/4/146 Jld.2 (30); PN(PU2)470/Jld. 7]
DATO’ SRI DR. ADHAM BIN BABA
Minister of Health
No Changes To Current COVID-19 Law + Fines In Malaysia
The new order only extends the current COVID-19 law and fines to 31 December 2021.
There is no change to the law, or the fines announced previously, but let’s do a quick round-up of what was announced earlier.
On 25 February 2021, the Malaysian government introduced amendments to the law that increased fines for non-compliance with COVID-19 measures :
- Individuals who commit an offence : Up to RM 10,000
- Companies that commit an offence : Up to RM 50,000
- Possible additional penalties : Up to 50,000 and/or up to 6 months imprisonment
- Offences, for which no penalty is expressly provided : Up to RM 100,000 and/or up to 7 years imprisonment
The Act was also amended to allow the government to order a person to wear a “tracing device”, also known as a tracking device.
These changes came into effect on 11 March 2021, and will continue to apply until 31 December 2021.
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