Consumer Protection Act Malaysia 1999
Part i preliminary short title and commencement 1.
Consumer protection act malaysia 1999. 2006 consumer protection 3 laws of malaysia act 599 consumer protection act 1999 arrangement of sections part i preliminary section 1. Laws of malaysia act 599 consumer protection act 1999 part ii misleading and deceptive conduct false representation and unfair practice section 8. Interpretation for the purposes of this part. An act to provide for the protection of consumers.
The malaysia s consumer protection act 1999 cpa is an act which came into effect 1st october 1999. Percetakan nasional malaysia berhad for the purposes of section 61 of the interpretation acts 1948 and 1967 act 388. February 1 2011 reprint before reprinting the first. It is a piece of legislation enacted with the main objective to provide greater protection for consumers.
Part x of the act introduces a new system of liability in respect of loss or damage caused by defective products similar to the system available in the united kingdom and other european countries. Consumer protection covers a wide range of topics including but not necessarily limited to product liability privacy rights unfair business practices fraud misrepresentation and other consumer business interactions. 15 november 1999 p u. Consumer claims and for matters connected therewith.
1 this act may be cited as the consumer protection act 1999. 2 this act shall came into operation on a date to be appointed by. Consumer protection act 1999 act 599 cite table of contents. A false deluding or misleading in connection to lead representation or practice.
Product liability law in malaysia is now entering into a new era with the recent introduction of the consumer protection act 1999 hereinafter referred to as the act. Consumer protection act 1999.