Communications and Multimedia (Amendment) Act 2025 · s 96

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s 96New section 236a

The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 236

the following section:

“Right of private action for contravention of section 235

or 236 236a. (1) Any person who suffers loss or damage directly as a result of a contravention of section 235 or 236 by another person shall have a right of action for relief in civil proceedings in a court under this section against any person who is or who has at the material time been a party to such contravention, whether or not the other person has been charged with an offence in respect of the contravention or, whether or not a contravention has been proved in a prosecution.

(2)

This section shall not affect any liability under any other written law in respect of the conduct constituting the contravention.”.