Legislative power is divided between federal and state legislatures.
The Malaysian legal system is based on English common law. Malaysia is committed to entering the Information Age on a sound footing. Its Vision 2020 project is a national agenda that sets out specific goals and objectives for long-term economic development. The Malaysian Government has committed itself to providing a comprehensive regulatory framework of cyberlaws and intellectual property laws to facilitate and assist the development of IT and e-commerce. In fulfilling this commitment, the Government has enacted laws such as the Digital Signature Act 1997, which provides an avenue for secure online transactions through the use of digital signatures.