Act 5

The Elections Offences Act 1954 (Malay: Akta Kesalahan Pilihanraya 1954) is a Malaysian law relating to the prevention of electoral offences at elections, the establishment of enforcement teams, the appointment of election agents, to control election expenses, and to provide for election petitions.

Arrangement of sections

 * Part I: Preliminary and interpretation
 * Section 1: Short title and application
 * Section 2: Interpretation
 * Part II: Electoral Offences
 * Section 3: Offences by any person
 * Section 4: Offences by election officers
 * Section 4A: Offences of promoting feelings of ill-will or hostility
 * Section 5: Maintenance of secrecy at elections
 * Section 6: Offences against this Part
 * Part III: Corrupt Practices
 * Section 7: Personation
 * Section 8: Treating
 * Section 9: Undue influence
 * Section 10: Bribery
 * Section 11: Punishment and incapacities for corrupt practice
 * Part III: Electoral Agent, Election Expenses and Illegal Practices
 * Section 12: Nomination of election agent
 * Section 13: Disqualification for appointment as election agent, etc.
 * Section 14: Making of appointments and contracts through election agent
 * Section 15: Payment of expenses through election agent
 * Section 15A: Prohibition of certain expenses during campaign period
 * Section 16: Period for sending in claims and making payments for election expenses
 * Section 17: Remuneration of election agent
 * Section 18: (Deleted)
 * Section 19: Expenses in excess of maximum to be illegal practice
 * Section 20: Certain expenditure to be illegal practice
 * Section 21: Certain employment to be illegal
 * Section 22: Saving for creditors
 * Section 22A: Exemption from stamp duty
 * Section 23: Return and declaration respecting election expenses
 * Section 24: Publication of deposit of return, etc.
 * Section 24A: Limitation of political propaganda on nomination day
 * Section 24B: Election campaign and limitation thereof
 * Section 25: Employers to allow employees reasonable period for voting
 * Section 26: Limitation on polling day
 * Section 26A: Booth to be provided by Election Commission
 * Section 26B: (Deleted)
 * Section 27: Punishment for conviction for illegal practice
 * Part IVA: Enforcement Team
 * Section 27A: Interpretation in relation to this Part
 * Section 27B: Establishment of enforcement team
 * Section 27C: Membership of the enforcement team
 * Section 27D: Area of control of the enforcement team
 * Section 27E: Functions of the enforcement team
 * Section 27F: Appointment of the representative of the political party
 * Section 27G: Decision of the enforcement team
 * Section 27H: Complaint to the returning officer
 * Part V: Excuse for Corrupt or Illegal Practice
 * Section 28: Report exonerating candidate in certain cases of corrupt and illegal practice by agents
 * Section 29: Power to except innocent act from being illegal practice, etc.
 * Section 30: Authorized excuse for non-compliance with provisions as to return and declaration respecting election expenses
 * Section 30A: Period for making application for excuse
 * Part VI: Grounds for Avoiding Elections
 * Section 31: Avoidance by conviction of candidate
 * Section 32: Avoidance of election on election petition
 * Part VII: Election Petitions
 * Section 33: Appointment and powers of Election Judge
 * Section 34: Who may present petition
 * Section 35: Relief which may be claimed
 * Section 35A: Time for completion of trial of election petition
 * Section 36: Determination of Election Judge
 * Section 36A: Appeal
 * Section 36B: Time for completion of hearing of appeal
 * Section 36C: Effect of decision of Election Judge or Federal Court
 * Section 37: Report of Judge or Registrar as to corrupt or illegal practice
 * Section 38: Time for presentation
 * Section 39: Prohibition of disclosure of vote
 * Section 40: Votes to be struck off at a scrutiny
 * Section 41: Rejection of ballot paper by returning officer or presiding officer to be final
 * Section 42: Procedure and practice on election petitions
 * First Schedule
 * Second Schedule

List of reprints

 * First Reprint - 1971
 * Second Reprint - 1982
 * Third Reprint - 1988
 * Fourth Reprint - 1990
 * Fifth Reprint - 1992
 * Sixth Reprint - 1994
 * Seventh Reprint - 1999
 * Eighth Reprint - 2004
 * Ninth Reprint - 2006
 * Tenth Reprint - 2007