Entertainments Duty Act 1953
ENTERTAINMENTS DUTY ACT 1953
AKTA DUTI HIBURAN 1953
Act 103 · consolidated to 30 Dec 2023 · 21 pp
What this does to artists
Entertainments duty on paid admissions, levied at state level. It is a real line item on a ticketed show's budget and is frequently missed by first-time promoters.
Administered by the states, with exemption practice varying. Check the state, not the Act.
What to read first
Section numbers read out of the AGC text itself
Where this one bites
DJ a club night
You are playing other people's recordings to a paying room. Three separate licences, one venue licence, a stat…
ScenarioStage a play, gig or live show
Two sets of performing rights, a venue licence, a duty on admissions, and the question of what your cast actua…
ScenarioBring a foreign artist into Malaysia
Two gates, one tax, and the administrative one is the constraint on your timeline.…
Full arrangement of sections 23 sections · show / hide
Extracted from the AGC PDF on this page.
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