Strategic Trade Act 2010

Strategic Trade Act 2010
Parliament of Malaysia
  • An Act to provide for control over the export, transhipment, transit and brokering of strategic items, including arms and related material, and other activities that will or may facilitate the design, development and production of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems and to provide for other matters connected therewith, consistent with Malaysia’s national security and international obligations.
CitationAct 708
Territorial extentMalaysia
Passed byDewan Rakyat
Passed5 April 2010
Passed byDewan Negara
Passed6 May 2010
Royal assent2 June 2010
Commenced10 June 2010
Effective1 January 2011, P.U.(B) 559/2010
Legislative history
First chamber: Dewan Rakyat
Bill titleStrategic Trade Bill 2010
Bill citationD.R. 04/2010
Introduced byMohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
First reading1 April 2010
Second reading5 April 2010
Third reading5 April 2010
Second chamber: Dewan Negara
Bill titleStrategic Trade Bill 2010
Bill citationD.R. 04/2010
Member(s) in chargeLiew Vui Keong, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
First reading26 April 2010
Second reading6 May 2010
Third reading6 May 2010
Keywords
Nuclear proliferation, weapon of mass destruction
Status: In force

The Strategic Trade Act 2010 (Malay: Akta Perdagangan Strategik 2010) is a law enacted by the Malaysia government in 2010 to control the export of sensitive technology and materials in order to combat terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and the spread of weapons of mass destruction.

The American government congratulated Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on the legislation in an official statement from the White House.

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