National Security Council Bill 2015
| National Security Council Bill 2015 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Parliament of Malaysia | |
| An Act to provide for the establishment of the National Security Council, the declaration of security areas, the special powers of the Security Forces in the security areas and other related matters. | |
| Territorial extent | Malaysia |
| Enacted by | Dewan Rakyat |
| Date passed | 3 December 2015 |
| Enacted by | Dewan Negara |
| Date passed | 22 December 2015 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill introduced in the Dewan Rakyat | National Security Council Bill 2015 |
| Bill citation | D.R. 38/2015 |
| Introduced by | Shahidan Kassim, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department |
| First reading | 1 December 2015 |
| Second reading | 3 December 2015 |
| Third reading | 3 December 2015 |
| Bill introduced in the Dewan Negara | National Security Council Bill 2015 |
| Bill citation | D.R. 38/2015 |
| Introduced by | Shahidan Kassim, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department |
| Second reading | 21 December 2015 |
| Third reading | 22 December 2015 |
| Keywords | |
| National security council, national security | |
| Status: Pending | |
The National Security Council Bill 2015 is a proposed statute of the Parliament of Malaysia intended to strengthen the government's ability to address increasing threats to the nation's security, including threats of violent extremism.[1][2] The Bill was introduced into parliament by Shahidan Kassim on 1 December 2015.[3] It passed the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) on 3 December 2015.[4] and the Dewan Negara (Senate) on 22 December 2015 without amendment.[2] However, the Bill has yet to receive royal assent, with the Conference of Rulers rejecting the Bill in February 2016 and recommending the parliament make amendments to the legislation.[5]
The Bill has faced considerable consideration from human rights groups and other organisations both within Malaysia and internationally. Before the bill passed the Senate, the Parliament of Malaysia passed a resolution calling for the Bill's withdrawal.[2]
Structure
- Part I: Preliminary
- Part II: National Security Council
- Part III: Duties of the Director General of National Security and Government Entities
- Part IV: Declaration of Security Area
- Part V: Special Powers of the Director of Operations and Security Forces Deployed to the Security Area
- Part VI: General
- Part VII: Savings
- Explanatory Statement
References
- ↑ Parameswaran, Prashanth (24 December 2015). "Malaysia Passes Controversial National Security Law". The Diplomat. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 Naidu, Sumisha (22 December 2015). "Malaysia Senate passes controversial security bill". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ↑ "List of Bills". Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ↑ Ramzy, Austin (3 December 2015). "Malaysian Security Law Invites Government Abuses, Rights Groups Say". New York Times. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ↑ Kumar, P Prem (18 February 2016). "Malaysian gov't urged to fix national security bill". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 6 April 2016.