Defamation 17 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 286 DEFAMATION ACT 1957 LIST OF AMENDMENTS Amending law Short title In force from *Ord. 18/1959 State of Singapore Ordinance 1959 03-06-1959 L.N. 179/1965 Modification of Laws (Defamation) (Modification and Extension to Borneo States and Singapore) Order 1965 06-05-1965 *NOTE— The State of Singapore Ordinance 1959 [Ord. No. 18 of 1959] has since been repealed by the Federal Statute Law Revision (Former Federation of Malaya Ordinance) Act 1965 [Act 68 of 1965]–See Schedule of Act 68 of 1965.