Among the laws in Malaysia that oversee the distribution of goods that give protection to the rights of
consumers are Contract Act 1950, Sales of Goods Act (SGA) 1957, and Consumer Protection Act 1999.
The Contract Act for example only emphasizes the existence of a contract, escape clause and remedy
without detailed analysis of the contract contents. The Sales of Goods Act (SGA) was drafted to counter
and remedy the loopholes. Unfortunately, SGA is only applicable to the states in the Peninsula Malaysia.
For the states of Sabah and Sarawak, most of the case judgements relating to mercantile were adjudged by
the application of Section 5(2) of the Civil Law Act 1956 which among other stated that goods sales laws
applicable in East Malaysia “…must be the same as what being administered in England in matters
similar at the time as though the issue is raised or ought to be adjudged in England