015e.fm Page 5 Monday, March 27, 2006 11:41 AM 5 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 15 SEDITION ACT 1948 An Act to provide for the punishment of sedition. [Peninsular Malaysia—19 July 1948, Ord. No. 14 of 1948; Sabah—28 May 1964, L.N. 149/1964; Sarawak—20 November 1969, P.U.(A)476/1969] Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Sedition Act 1948. Interpretation 2. In this Act— “Government” means the Government of Malaysia and of any State in Malaysia; “publication” includes all written or printed matter and everything whether of a nature similar to written or printed matter or not containing any visible representation or by its form, shape or in any other manner capable of suggesting words or ideas, and every copy and reproduction or substantial reproduction of any publication; “Ruler” means the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or the Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri of any State in Malaysia; “seditious” when applied to or used in respect of any act, speech, words, publication or other thing qualifies the act, speech, words, publication or other thing as one having a seditious tendency; “words” includes any phrase, sentence or other consecutive number or combination of words, oral or written. Seditious tendency 3. (1) A “seditious tendency” is a tendency— (a) to bring into hatred or contempt or to excite disaffection against any Ruler or against any Government;