 Emergency (Public Order and Crime Prevention) Ordinance, 1969

The Emergency (Public Order and Crime Prevention) Ordinance, 1969 (), commonly abbreviated as the Emergency Ordinance (EO), was a Malaysian law whose most well-known provision allows for indefinite detention without trial.The Emergency Ordinance was enacted by the National Operations Council led by Tun Abdul Razak as part of the state of emergency declared following the 13 May race riots.