27Application for an individual licence
28Further information
29Recommendation by the Commission
30Grant of an individual licence
31Restriction on the grant of an individual licence
32Compliance with the conditions of an individual licence
33Modification, variation or revocation of individual licence conditions
34Renewal of an individual licence
35Surrender of an individual licence
36Transfer of an individual licence or change of ownership
37Recommendation for the suspension or cancellation of an individual licence
38Suspension or cancellation of an individual licence by the Minister
39Effective date of suspension or cancellation of an individual licence
40Publication on suspension or cancellation of an individual licence
41Effect of suspension, cancellation, surrender or expiry of an individual licence
42Register of individual licences
43Rights and obligations attached to an individual licence
44Minister may grant class licence
45Application for registration
46Requirement for registration
47Recommendation by the Commission
48Cancellation of registration by the Minister
49Register of class licences
50Register of registration notices

VPowers and Procedures of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission

51Directions by the Commission
52Modification, variation or revocation of a direction by the Commission
53Offence for non-compliance with a direction of the Commission
54Register of directions
55Determination by the Commission
56Modification, variation or revocation of a determination by the Commission
57Register of determinations
58Inquiry by the Commission
59Combining two or more inquiries
60Conduct of an inquiry
61Inquiry shall be public
62Exceptions to a public inquiry
63Confidential material not to be disclosed
64Directions about an inquiry
65Report on an inquiry
66Protection from civil action
67Register of reports
68Investigation by the Commission
69Complaints to the Commission
70Conduct of investigation
71Report on investigation
72Publication of reports

Chapter 5

73Provision of information
74Offence for non-compliance
75Offence for giving false or misleading information, evidence or document, etc.
76Proof of compliance
77Commission may retain documents
78Incorrect record
79Record of information
80Publication of information

Chapter 6

81Register of all matters

Chapter 7

82Disputes
83Notification of a dispute
84Commission to act only upon notification
85Commission may publish guidelines
86Commission to decide notified dispute
87Decision to be in writing
88Register of decisions
89Enforcement

Chapter 8

90Application for the registration of agreements
91When the Commission shall register the agreement
92Effect of registration
93Content of the register of agreements

Chapter 9

94Industry forum
95Code by the industry forum
96Commission may determine a voluntary industry code
97Applicable voluntary industry code
98Compliance with a registered voluntary industry code a legal defence
99Directions to comply with a registered voluntary industry code
100Civil penalty for non-compliance
101Revocation of a code
102Submission of new voluntary industry code by an industry forum
103Register of current voluntary industry code

Chapter 10

104Determination of a mandatory standard
105Mandatory standard to be consistent
106Modification, variation or revocation of a mandatory standard
107Mandatory standard to take precedence
108Compliance with a mandatory standard a legal defence
109Civil penalty for non-compliance

Chapter 11

110Undertaking by a person
111Registration of an undertaking
112Rules regarding undertakings
113Withdrawal of an undertaking
114Replacement of an undertaking
115Register of undertakings
116Enforcement of an undertaking

Chapter 12

117Regulatory forbearance
118Determination by the Minister

Chapter 13

119Review by the Commission
120Review by the Appeal Tribunal
121Judicial review

Chapter 14

122Review of subsidiary legislation by the Commission

Chapter 15

123Report to the Minister on industry performance
124Matters to monitor and report
125Report to be published

VIEconomic Regulation

126Licensing of network facilities, network services and applications services
127Compliance with licence conditions
128Definition of network boundary
129Exemption for applications service provider not subject to a class licence
130Nominated facilities provider
131Providers under a class licence shall register
132Separate licence
133Prohibition on anticompetitive conduct
134Commission may publish guidelines
135Prohibition on entering into collusive agreements
136Prohibition on tying or linking arrangements
137Determination of dominant licensee
138Guidelines as to the meaning of “dominant position”
139Commission may direct a licensee in a dominant position
140Authorization of a conduct
141Register of authorizations
142Remedies for non-compliance
143Penalty for offence
144Minister may make rules
145Facilities and services which may be included in the access list
146Determination of facilities and services by the Commission
147Recommendation by access forum
148Register of access list
149Standard access obligations for facilities and services
150Registration of access agreements
151Notification of access disputes
152Access forum
153Access code
154Registration of the access code
155Industry access undertakings
156Registration of an undertaking

VIITechnical Regulation

157Prohibition on using spectrum without assignment
158Power of the Minister to make regulations
159Issue of spectrum assignment
160Spectrum assignment to comply with spectrum plan
161Reissue of spectrum assignment
162Third party transfers
163Transfer rules
164Issue of apparatus assignment
165Apparatus assignment to comply with spectrum plan
166Situation where apparatus assignment shall not be issued
167Third party authorization
168Maximum term for an apparatus assignment
169Class assignment
170Class assignment to comply with spectrum plan
171Situation where class assignment shall not be issued
172Spectrum plan
173Contents of spectrum plan
174Preferential rights
175Dispute about interference
176Minister may determine spectrum for spectrum assignment
177Spectrum plan to include procedures for spectrum assignment and apparatus assignment
178Compulsory acquisition of assignments in determined spectrum
179Control, planning and administration of numbering and electronic addressing
180Numbering and electronic addressing plan
181Management or maintenance of an integrated public number or electronic address database
182Hindering interoperability an offence
183Compromising public safety an offence
184Technical standards forum
185Matters for technical code
186Certifying agencies

VIIIConsumer Protection

187Exemption from offence provisions
188Provision of network service or applications service
189Consumer forum
190Matters for consumer code
191Publication of consumer code
192Required applications services
193Minister’s direction to provide required application service
194Direction may specify operational details
195Disputes between consumers and licensees
196Procedures for consumer complaints
197Rate setting by providers
198Principles on rate setting
199Rate setting by the Minister
200Power of the Minister to determine persons or areas for special rates
201Rules regarding rates
202System of universal service provision
203Definition of “underserved areas” and “underserved groups within the community”, etc.
204Universal Service Provision Fund

IXSocial Regulation

205Prohibition on the provision of content applications service
206Compliance with licence conditions
207Closed content applications service
208Exemptions for incidental content
209Limited content applications service
210Opinion on category of service
211Prohibition on provision of offensive content
212Content forum
213Content code

XGeneral

214Inspection of land
215Installation of network facilities
216Minimal damage
217Network facilities provider to restore land
218Management of activity
219Agreement with public utility
220Conditions to which a network facilities installation permit is subject
221Notice to owner of land
222Notice to owner of land for lopping of trees, etc.
223Notice to road authority, public utility, etc.
224Road, etc., to remain open for passage
225Network facilities installation permit
226Criteria for issue of network facilities installation permit
227Network facilities installation permit has effect subject to this Act and other laws
228Access to post, network facilities or right-of-way
229Commission to regulate matters on access to post, etc.

VPart V.

230Minister may make regulations
231Offence if use apparatus or device without authority
232Fraudulent use of network facilities, network services, etc.
233Improper use of network facilities or network service, etc.
234Interception and disclosure of communications prohibited
235Damage to network facilities, etc.
236Fraud and related activity in connection with access devices, etc.
237Prohibition on call back service
238Emission from non-standard equipment or device
239Unlawful use, possession or supply of non-standard equipment or device
240Offence for distributing or advertising any communications equipment or device for interception of communication
241Offence for giving false and misleading statement
242General offence and penalty
243Compounding of offences
244Offences by body corporate
245Authorized officer
246Power to investigate
247Search by warrant
248Search and seizure without warrant
249Access to computerized data
250List of things seized
251Release of things seized
252Power to intercept communications
253Obstruction to search
254Additional powers
255Power to require attendance of person acquainted with case
256Examination of person acquainted with case
257Admissibility of statements in evidence
258Authorized officer to complete investigation and hand over to police
259Prosecution
260Forfeiture
261Jurisdiction to try offences
262Rewards
263General duty of licensees
264Persons not liable for act done in good faith
265Network interception capability
266Special powers in emergency
267Disaster plan
268Minister may make rules on record-keeping
269Interworking with other authorities
270Instruments granted under this Act
271This Act prevails over other Acts
272Protection of officers and other persons

XITransitional Provisions

273Repeal
274Dissolution of the Telecommunications Fund
275Savings
276Old licences to have effect
277New class licences to supersede old licences
278Old licences shall be registered
279A registered licence shall confer no new benefit This Act does not confer any new benefit or right on a registered licensee registered unde...
280Old licensees shall indicate intention
281Registered licensee may apply for an individual licence under this Act
282(1) The Commission shall make a determination, in accordance with section 55, regarding the listing of all facilities and services availabl...

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Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part VII · Technical Regulation

168. Maximum term for an apparatus assignment

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An apparatus assignment shall not be valid for a period of more than five years from its date of issue.

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“apparatus assignment” means an assignment issued under section 164;

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