Malaysia legislation
Section 7
Section 7
Amendment of section 5
Section 5 of the principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (1a) as deleted the following subsections:
“(1b) Where an owner intends to serve or cause to be served an electronic copy of the hire-purchase agreement under subsection (1) or an electronic copy of the hire-purchase agreement following a variation, the owner shall ensure that the hire-purchase agreement explicitly recognizes the use of electronic form and the service of such agreement by electronic means as effective service.
(1c)
For the purposes of subsection (1b), the owner shall ensure that the hirer has consented in writing to the use of such electronic form and its effective service.”.
Amendment of section 6a