Preamble

An Act to provide for the detection and punishment of the offences of abduction, wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement for ransom and other related offences and for matters incidental thereto.

[Peninsular Malaysia―21 September 1961; Sabah and Sarawak―24 February 1989, P.U. (A) 56/1989; Federal Territory of Labuan― 24 February 1989, P.U. (A) 55/1989.]

BE IT ENACTED by the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong with the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara and Dewan Rakyat in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: