Malaysia legislation
Section 6
Section 6
(a)
nature or designation;
(b)
quantity, length, width, height, area, volume, capacity, weight, size or gauge;
(c)
method of manufacture, production, processing or reconditioning;
(d)
composition;
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(e)
fitness for purpose, strength, performance, behaviour or accuracy;
(f)
the standard of fineness of articles made of precious metal;
(g)
any physical or technological characteristics not included in the preceding paragraphs;
(h)
date of expiration of the goods;
(i)
testing by any person and results thereof;
(j)
quality otherwise than as specified in the preceding paragraphs;
(k)
approval by any person or conformity with a type approved by any person;
(l)
place or date of manufacture, production, processing or reconditioning;
(m)
person who manufactured, produced, processed or reconditioned the goods;
(n)
other history, including previous ownership or use.
(2)
The matters specified in subsection (1) shall be taken—
(a)
in relation to any animal, to include sex, breed or cross, fertility and soundness;
(b)
in relation to any semen, to include the identity and characteristics of the animal from which it was taken and measure of dilution.
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(3)
Where the application of any description is prohibited under the provisions of the law specified in the Schedule except where applied to goods which comply with the requirements of that law, no such description applied in accordance with the requirements of that law shall be a false trade description.
(4)
The Minister may amend the Schedule referred to in subsection (3) by order published in the Gazette.
(5)
For the purposes of this Act, a trade description or statement published in any newspaper, book or periodical or in any film or sound or television broadcast or any other medium, including through electronic means, shall not be deemed to be a trade description or a statement unless it is or forms part of an advertisement.
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