1 
                         
 
AMENDMENT TO  REGULATION 361 , FOOD REGULATIONS 1985  
 
 
361. General standard for alcoholic beverage  
 
(1) Alcoholic beverage shall be a liquor containing more than 2 percent v/v of alcohol and 
includes the food for which a standard is pre scribed in regulations 362 to 384, 386  and 386A  
but does not include denatured spirit or any liquor or any preparation containing more than 2 
percent  v/v of alcohol for which medicinal properties are claimed.  
 
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph 10(b) , there shall b e written in the principal di splay panel 
in the label of a package containing alcoholic beverage, in capital bold-faced lettering of a 
non-serif character not less than 12 point size lettering, the words “ARAK MENGANDUNGI 
_% ALKOHOL . MEMINUM ARAK  BOLEH MEM BAHAYAKAN KESIHATAN ;”. 
 
(3) Alcoholic beverage shall be packed in glass bottles, aluminium cans, plastic bottles or 
porcelain bottles.  
   
(4) A person shall not sell any alcoholic beverage to any person under the age of  twenty 
one years.     
 
(5) Alcoholic beverage sha ll be displayed for sale in a section specifically designated for 
alcoholic beverage well separated from other food.  
 
For the purpose of  the subregulation (5) above  
(a) Alcoholic beverages shall be displayed for sale in a separate display cabinet/shelf  
apart   from  the display cabinet/shelf used  for other foods  
 
(b) A notice in capital bold face black lettering of non -serif character not less than 48 
point size lettering in a red background containing the words “MEMINUM ARAK 
BOLEH MEMBAHAYAKAN KESIHATAN” as  spec ified in  the Twentieth AA  
Schedule shall be placed directly in front of the location where the alcoholic 
beverages are displayed for sale  
 
(c) Display cabinet is any compartment, enclosure or container with or without 
refrigeration.  
    
(5A)  Subregulation (5 ) shall not apply to display cabinet /shelf other than at retail outlets or 
sales counters where the alcoholic beverage is offered for sale.  
 
(5B)  Any person who sells alcoholic beverage shall at all times display conspicuously a 
sign as specified in  the Twentieth B  Schedule with regards to the prohibition of sale of 
alcoholic beverages to any person under the age of twenty one years at the counter where 
the alcoholic beverage is offered for sale.  
 
 (6)  Alcoholic beverage for which a standard has not been otherwise prescribed by these 
regulations shall not be categorised under Regulation 395  as food not elsewhere 
standardized  and shall be prohibited for sale . 
  
 
 
 
  
2 
 PROPOSED NEW SCHEDULE                      LAMPIRAN 1  
 
TWENTIETH AA SCHEDULE  
 
(Subregulation 361(5)(b)  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 MEMINUM ARAK BOLEH 
MEMBAHAYAKAN 
KESIHATAN   
3 
 LAMPIRAN 2  
 
PROPOSED NEW SCHEDULE   
 
Twentieth B SCHEDULE  
 
(Subregulation 361(5A)  
 
PROHIBITION SIGN  
 
MATERIAL  SHAPE/SIZE  DESCRIPTION   DESIGN    
Any hard, 
opaque and long 
lasting material  
 (a) The signboard shall be 
rectangular in shape  
(b) The minimum size of 
the signboard shall be 50 
cm in width x 60 cm in 
length.  
(c) Capital bold face  
lettering  of  non -serif 
character not less than  48   
point size lettering shall  
be used  in the sign.  A red thick circle and thick bar 
super imposed on a black picture of 
alcoholic beverage in the bottle with a 
glass shall be used as an illustration on 
the signboard.  The signboard shall have 
a white background. The message  
“MENJUAL MINUMAN BERALKOHOL / 
ARAK  KEPADA ORANG DI BAWAH 
UMUR DUA PULUH SATU TAHUN 
ADALAH DILARANG”  shall be written on 
the signboard.  The lettering of the 
message shall be black in colour and the 
type of lettering shall be Arial.  
   
 
 
AMARAN  
MENJUAL MINUMAN BERALKOHOL / 
ARAK  KEPADA ORANG DI BAWAH 
UMUR DUA PULUH SATU TAHUN 
ADALAH DILARANG