Central Bank of Malaysia Act

E46592

Malaysian federal statute central banking law

The Central Bank of Malaysia Act is the primary legislation that establishes and regulates Malaysia’s central bank, defining its monetary policy mandate, powers, and responsibilities over the national currency and financial system.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Central Bank of Malaysia Act 2009	5
Central Bank of Malaysia Act canonical	2
Bank Negara Malaysia Act 1958	1
Central Bank of Malaysia Act 2009 (framework for financial stability)	1
Central Bank of Malaysia Ordinance 1958	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T357067 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Central Bank of Malaysia Act
Context triple: [Malaysian ringgit, governingLaw, Central Bank of Malaysia Act]

A. Bank Negara Malaysia
Bank Negara Malaysia is the central bank of Malaysia, responsible for formulating monetary policy, issuing currency, and overseeing the country’s financial system.
B. Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 is the foundational legislation that established the Reserve Bank of India and provides the legal framework for monetary policy, currency issuance, and regulation of the Indian financial system.
C. Straits dollar
The Straits dollar was a historical currency used in British-controlled territories in Southeast Asia, including parts of present-day Malaysia and Singapore, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
D. Malaya and British Borneo dollar
The Malaya and British Borneo dollar was a former common currency used in British Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, North Borneo, and Brunei during the mid-20th century.
E. Malaysian ringgit
The Malaysian ringgit is the official currency of Malaysia, known for having been heavily affected by and subsequently managed through capital controls during the Asian financial crisis of 1997–1998.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Central Bank of Malaysia Act
Target entity description: The Central Bank of Malaysia Act is the primary legislation that establishes and regulates Malaysia’s central bank, defining its monetary policy mandate, powers, and responsibilities over the national currency and financial system.

A. Bank Negara Malaysia
Bank Negara Malaysia is the central bank of Malaysia, responsible for formulating monetary policy, issuing currency, and overseeing the country’s financial system.
B. Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 is the foundational legislation that established the Reserve Bank of India and provides the legal framework for monetary policy, currency issuance, and regulation of the Indian financial system.
C. Straits dollar
The Straits dollar was a historical currency used in British-controlled territories in Southeast Asia, including parts of present-day Malaysia and Singapore, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
D. Malaya and British Borneo dollar
The Malaya and British Borneo dollar was a former common currency used in British Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, North Borneo, and Brunei during the mid-20th century.
E. Malaysian ringgit
The Malaysian ringgit is the official currency of Malaysia, known for having been heavily affected by and subsequently managed through capital controls during the Asian financial crisis of 1997–1998.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Malaysian federal statute ⓘ central banking law ⓘ
appliesTo	Bank Negara Malaysia ⓘ
bindingOn	Bank Negara Malaysia ⓘ public authorities in Malaysia within its scope ⓘ
concerns	national currency of Malaysia ⓘ payment and settlement systems in Malaysia ⓘ
country	Malaysia ⓘ
defines	functions of Bank Negara Malaysia ⓘ mandate of Bank Negara Malaysia ⓘ objectives of Bank Negara Malaysia ⓘ powers of Bank Negara Malaysia ⓘ
enforcedBy	courts of Malaysia ⓘ
establishes	Bank Negara Malaysia ⓘ
field	banking law ⓘ financial regulation ⓘ monetary law ⓘ
grantsPower	Bank Negara Malaysia to formulate monetary policy ⓘ Bank Negara Malaysia to issue currency ⓘ linked to: Bank Negara Malaysia Bank Negara Malaysia to regulate financial institutions as provided by law ⓘ linked to: Bank Negara Malaysia
jurisdiction	Malaysia ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Malay ⓘ
legalForm	Act of Parliament ⓘ
objective	to provide a legal framework for the operation of the central bank of Malaysia ⓘ to safeguard the value of the Malaysian currency ⓘ to support sustainable economic growth in Malaysia through monetary policy ⓘ
purpose	to define the role of the central bank in the Malaysian financial system ⓘ to promote financial stability in Malaysia ⓘ to promote monetary stability in Malaysia ⓘ
regulates	accountability and reporting obligations of Bank Negara Malaysia ⓘ appointment and tenure of members of the board of Bank Negara Malaysia ⓘ central banking functions in Malaysia ⓘ management of international reserves by Bank Negara Malaysia ⓘ relationship between Bank Negara Malaysia and the Government of Malaysia ⓘ
relatedTo	Bank Negara Malaysia ⓘ Financial Services Act 2013 ⓘ Islamic Financial Services Act 2013 ⓘ
subject	financial system stability in Malaysia ⓘ functions of the central bank of Malaysia ⓘ governance of Bank Negara Malaysia ⓘ issue of currency in Malaysia ⓘ monetary policy in Malaysia ⓘ powers of the central bank of Malaysia ⓘ
typeOfLaw	public law ⓘ

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