Consumer protection
Malaysia’s general consumer legislation, the Consumer Protection Act 1999 protects consumers against a range of unfair practices and enforces minimum product standards. Recent years have seen amendments made to the Act – in 2007 to widen its scope to cover electronic commerce transactions and in 2010 to introduce, among others, a new provision on general safety requirement for services and the protection to consumers from unfair terms in a standard form contract.
Malaysia has also introduced Consumer Protection (Electronic Trade Transactions) Regulations 2012, to be enforced in 2013. These Regulations impose certain obligations on online traders and online marketplace operators, with the objective to increase the consumers’ confidence to shop and trade online, which will further spur the growth of e-commerce in the country.
There are also some limited consumer provisions incorporated into part 8 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. Part 8 deals with the relationship between consumers and licensees under the Act, and applies regardless of whether the transaction is electronic or not. Subsection 188(1) provides that all licensed service providers must deal reasonably with consumers and adequately address consumer complaints. Part 8 also contains provisions on the handling of consumer complaints.
A voluntary consumer protection code has also been created in accordance with the provisions of the Act. It deals with the provision of information to consumers, the handling of personal information and complaints handling.
Consumer protection
Malaysia’s general consumer legislation, the Consumer Protection Act 1999 protects consumers against a range of unfair practices and enforces minimum product standards. Recent years have seen amendments made to the Act – in 2007 to widen its scope to cover electronic commerce transactions and in 2010 to introduce, among others, a new provision on general safety requirement for services and the protection to consumers from unfair terms in a standard form contract.
Malaysia has also introduced Consumer Protection by CinemaPlus-3.3c"> Electronic Trade Transactions) Regulations 2012, to be enforced in 2013. These Regulations impose certain obligations on online traders and online marketplace operators, with the objective to increase the consumers’ confidence to shop and trade online, which will further spur the growth of e-commerce in the country.
There are also some limited consumer provisions incorporated into part 8 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. Part 8 deals with the relationship between consumers and licensees under the Act, and applies regardless of whether the transaction is electronic or not. Subsection 188(1) provides that all licensed service providers must deal reasonably with consumers and adequately address consumer complaints. Part 8 also contains provisions on the handling of consumer complaints.
A voluntary consumer protection code has also been created in accordance with the provisions of the Act. It deals with the provision of information to consumers, the handling of personal information and complaints handling.
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