Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Chapter 5
73. Provision of information
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
This section applies to any person if the Commission has reason to believe that the person—
has any information (including but not limited to accounts and records) or any document that is relevant to the performance of the Commission’s powers and functions under this Act or its subsidiary legislation; or
is capable of giving any evidence which the Commission has reason to believe is relevant to the performance of the Commission’s powers and functions under this Act or its subsidiary legislation.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other written law, the Commission may, by a written notice, direct any person—
to give the Commission, within the period and in the manner and form specified in the notice, any such information;
to produce to the Commission, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such documents, whether in a physical form or in an electronic media;
to make copies of any such documents and to produce those copies to the Commission within the period and in the manner specified in the notice;
if the person is an individual, to appear, at a private hearing, before the Commission at a time and place specified in the notice to give any such evidence, either orally or in writing, and produce any such documents, whether in a physical form or in an electronic media;
if the person is a body corporate or a public body, to cause a competent officer of the body to appear, at a private hearing, before the Commission at a time and place specified in the notice to give any such evidence, either orally or in writing, and produce any such documents, whether in a physical form or in an electronic media;
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if the person is a partnership, to cause an individual who is a partner in the partnership or an employee of the partnership to appear, at a private hearing, before the
Commission at a time and place specified in the notice to give any such evidence, either orally or in writing, and produce any such documents, whether in a physical form or in an electronic media.
The Commission shall allow the person so directed under subsection (2) a reasonable time to give and to produce any information and/or documents specified in the notice.
Any person required to provide information under subsection (2) shall ensure that the information provided is true, accurate and complete and such person shall provide a representation to that effect, including a representation that he is not aware of any other information which would make the information provided untrue or misleading.
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