The launch of a whole-of-government regulatory policy in Malaysia

The Recommendation of the OECD Council on Regulatory Policy and Governance recognises that a fundamental basis for a country’s regulatory management system is to have in place a whole-of-government policy underpinning how it develops, implements and evaluations regulation. Malaysia has evolved from a “deregulation” regulatory policy towards one advocating for good regulatory practice (GRP) across the entire regulatory system. This chapter provides an overview of Malaysia’s National Policy on the Development and Implementation of Regulations (NPDIR) and its link to the country’s domestic policy goals and regional commitments.