Act 574 Penal Code

Country :

Malaysia

Year :

1997

Status :

Implemented

Malaysia's general criminal code, codifying offences and punishments (157 sections across chapters on general exceptions, abetment, offences against the person, public tranquility, etc.). Alcohol relevance: not alcohol-specific — Sections 85–86 address intoxication as a defence or mitigating factor in criminal responsibility, and general offence provisions (assault, culpable homicide, negligence) apply when alcohol contributes to a separate criminal act.

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