| Education Act 1996 | |
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| Parliament of Malaysia | |
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| Citation | Act 550 |
| Territorial extent | Throughout Malaysia |
| Passed by | Dewan Rakyat |
| Passed | 20 December 1995 |
| Passed by | Dewan Negara |
| Passed | 28 December 1995 |
| Royal assent | 15 July 1996 |
| Commenced | 1 August 1996 |
| Effective | 31 December 1997, P.U. (B) 541/1997 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Dewan Rakyat | |
| Bill title | Education Bill 1995 |
| Bill citation | D.R. 35/1995 |
| Introduced by | Najib Razak, Minister of Education |
| First reading | 7 December 1995 |
| Second reading | 18 December 1995 |
| Third reading | 20 December 1995 |
| Second chamber: Dewan Negara | |
| Bill title | Education Bill 1995 |
| Bill citation | D.R. 35/1995 |
| Member(s) in charge | Mohd. Khalid Mohd. Yunus, Deputy Minister of Education |
| First reading | 21 December 1995 |
| Second reading | 27 December 1995 |
| Third reading | 28 December 1995 |
| Amended by | |
| Education (Amendment) Act 2002 [Act A1152] Education (Amendment) Act 2009 [Act A1341] | |
| Related legislation | |
| Education Act 1961 Education (Amendment) Act 1963 [Act 32 of 1963] Education Act (Extension to Sarawak) Order 1975 [P.U. (A) 425/1975] Education Act (Extension to Sabah) Order 1976 [P.U. (A) 176/1976] | |
| Keywords | |
| Education | |
| Status: In force | |
The Education Act 1996 (Malay: Akta Pendidikan 1996) is an Act of the Parliament of Malaysia, which was enacted to provide for education and for matters connected therewith.