Malaysia legislation

Section 5

of CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT 1999

Section 5

Savings for other relevant legislation

Nothing in this Act shall remove or restrict the effect of, or prevent reliance on—

(a)

any written law which imposes on the supplier a duty stricter than that imposed under this Act;

(b)

any written law by which any term not inconsistent with this Act is to be implied in a contract for the supply of any goods or services;

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(c)

any written law relating to contracts of employment or contracts of apprenticeship; or

(d)

any term in any agreement in writing between a supplier and a consumer to the extent that the term—

(i)

imposes a stricter duty on the supplier than that imposed under this Act; or

(ii)

provides a remedy more advantageous to the consumer than the remedies provided under this

Act.

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