Malaysia legislation
Section 33
Section 33
Advertisement and promotion
(2)
A registered practitioner or any person engaging or employing the practitioner shall not make any false or misleading representation in respect of any traditional and complementary medicine services so as to induce, influence or cause a patient to enter into a contract for the purchase of such services.
Act 775
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2), commits an offence and shall, on conviction—
(a)
in respect of a first offence, to a fine not exceeding thirty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both; and
(b)
in respect of a subsequent offence, to fine a not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
(4)
For the purposes of this section, “misleading representation”
means any action which is likely to mislead the public—
(a)
as to the nature, characteristics, suitability for the purpose, or quantity, of the service being provided;
(b)
that the provided services are of a particular kind, standard, quality or quantity;
(c)
in advertising the provided services for particular diseases as listed under the Medicines (Advertisement and Sale)
Act 1956 [Act 290];
(d)
that the services are provided by any particular person or by any person of a particular trade, qualification or skill; or
(e)
as to the price of the service being provided.
Registered practitioners may incorporate