Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988
Akta Pencegahan dan Pengawalan Penyakit Berjangkit 1988
Amends and consolidates the law relating to the prevention and control of infectious diseases.
Read the copy (English) — PDF, 32 pagesBahasa Melayu — PDF, 34 pages
Copy of the official text captured from the Laws of Malaysia portal (AGC) on 26 October 2026. Always check the official portal for the authoritative current version. Amendments made after the official “last updated” date are published separately as amending Acts (Act A…) on the portal.
| Number | Act 342 |
|---|---|
| Type | Federal Act |
| Applies to | Federal |
| Subject | Health & medicine |
| Year | 1988 |
| Official “last updated” | 1 July 2020 |
| Published by | Attorney General's Chambers — Laws of Malaysia portal (lom.agc.gov.my) |
| Text as at | 1 July 2020 |
| Royal Assent | 13 August 1988 |
| Published in the Gazette | 8 September 1988 |
Long title
An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the prevention and control of infectious diseases and to provide for other matters connected therewith.
Contents — Parts and sections
33 sections in 6 Parts, headings copied from the “ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS” of the official text (copy of 26 October 2026). Read the full wording in the PDF.
Definitions: section 2 (Interpretation).
Part I PRELIMINARY (2)
- s 1 Short title, application and commencement
- s 2 Interpretation
Part II ADMINISTRATION (3)
- s 3 Appointment of authorized officers
- s 4 Limitation of liability
- s 5 Police assistance, etc.
Part III PREVENTION OF IMPORTATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE (4)
- s 6 Declaration of infected area
- s 7 Entry into and examination of vehicles and the measures thereafter
- s 8 Time for examination
- s 9 Importation or exportation of human remains and pathogenic organism or substance
Part IV CONTROL OF THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE (12)
- s 10 Requirement to notify infectious disease
- s 11 Declaration of an infected local area
- s 12 Infected persons not to act in a manner likely to spread infectious disease
- s 13 Control of contaminated articles and infected animals
- s 14 Isolation of infected persons and suspects
- s 15 Observation or surveillance of contacts
- s 16 Order for examination of corpse
- s 17 Disposal of the dead
- s 18 Disinfection and closure of premises
- s 19 Destruction of structures
- s 20 Selling or letting contaminated buildings
- s 21 Power to order disinfection of certain vehicles
Part V OFFENCES AND PENALTIES (4)
- s 22 Offences generally
- s 23 Prosecution
- s 24 General penalty
- s 25 Compounding of offences
Part VI MISCELLANEOUS (8)
- s 26 Requisition of premises
- s 27 Seizure and disposal of contaminated articles, etc.
- s 28 Recovery of costs and expenses
- s 29 Exemption
- s 30 Power to vary Schedule
- Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases 5
- s 31 Power to make regulations
- s 32 Amendment
- s 33 Repeal and savings
Schedules: FIRST SCHEDULE · SECOND SCHEDULE
Related laws
Medical Act 1971 (Act 50)Penal Code (Act 574)Arbitration Act 2005 (Act 646)
Federal Acts that this law's official text itself refers to (as “[Act N]”), most-referred first.
Amendment history
| Amending law | Short title | In force from |
|---|---|---|
| P.U. (A) 181/1995 | Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 1995 | 26-05-1995 |
| P.U. (A) 243/1997 | Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 1997 | 15-06-1997 |
| P.U. (A) 374/2006 | Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2006 | 12-10-2006 |
| P.U. (A) 408/2010 | Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 1997 | 10-12-2010 |
| P.U. (A) 298/2016 | Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2016 | 01-12-2016 |
| P.U. (A) 179/2020 | Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2020 _________________ LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 342 PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES ACT 1988 LIST OF AMENDMENTS | 10-06-2020 |
| P.U. (A) 243/1997 | (title not legible in the file) | 15-06-1997 |
| P.U. (A) 374/2006 | (title not legible in the file) | 12-10-2006 |
| P.U. (A) 408/2010 | (title not legible in the file) | 10-12-2010 |
| P.U. (A) 298/2016 | (title not legible in the file) | 01-12-2016 |
| P.U. (A) 179/2020 | ______________ | 10-06-2020 |
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Version history
| Captured | Language | Official “last updated” | Pages | SHA-256 | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 October 2026 | Bahasa Melayu | 1 July 2020 | 34 | 990ed13a8176 | PDF 0.3 MB |
| 26 October 2026 | English | 1 July 2020 | 32 | 456b68a0b695 | PDF 0.4 MB |
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