Malaysia. 2008 ‘Stockpile Security and Surplus Disposal.’ National Report of Malaysia on its Implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UNPoA), p. 7. New York, NY: Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the United Nations. 1 July

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6.1
On the issue of management and security of SALW stocks, the police are guided by the existing Inspector General of Police's Standing Orders (IGSO). Inspection of stocks is conducted once every six months. Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1960 provides for the periodical inspection of stock-in-trade.

7.1
Regular exercises are conducted to review arms stocks and determine the need for disposal. Stocks that are disposed are stocks that have become ineffective. Ineffective stocks are then destroyed according to a standard operating procedure.

7.3
With due observance given to the methods and procedures outlined above, all confiscated, seized or collected SALW are destroyed. The standard means of disposal is by melting the arms.

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