Standards of Malaysia Act 1996 · Updated to 30 Apr 2012 · Part V · Standards and Accreditation
15. Malaysian Standards
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
The Minister may approve and declare any standard that has been adopted with or without modification to be a Malaysian
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for standards and accreditation;
Standard or a provisional Malaysian Standard for the purposes of this
standard
“standard” means a document established by consensus and approved by a recognized body, that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context, with which compliance is not mandatory;
Act, and may amend, revise or withdraw any Malaysian Standard or provisional Malaysian Standard.
Malaysian Standard
“Malaysian Standard” means a standard declared under section 15;
Where a standard has been declared to be a provisional
Malaysian Standard, the expression “Provisional” or “P” shall be included in the title or number of the Malaysian Standard.
No standard shall be declared to be a Malaysian Standard, and no Malaysian Standard shall be amended, revised or withdrawn, unless the Minister is satisfied that the persons who may be affected by the declaration, amendment, revision or withdrawal have had an opportunity to consider it and to comment thereon through a mechanism as the Council may determine.
Council
“Council” means the Malaysian Standards and Accreditation Council established under subsection 13(1);
The declaration, amendment, revision or withdrawal of a
Malaysian Standard shall be made in the manner prescribed by regulations or, if no such regulations have been made, in such manner as may be determined by the Council.
(Deleted by Act A1425).
(Deleted by Act A1425).
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Terms defined in s 2
Council
Defined · s 2“Council” means the Malaysian Standards and Accreditation Council established under subsection 13(1);
Malaysian Standard
Defined · s 2“Malaysian Standard” means a standard declared under section 15;
Minister
Defined · s 2“Minister” means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for standards and accreditation;
provisional Malaysian Standard
Defined · s 2“provisional Malaysian Standard” means a standard which has not undergone the formal procedures of technical committees deliberation and public comment and — (a) which in the opinion of the Council is urgently needed; or (b) in respect of which the Minister considers that trial use thereof is necessary before it can be finalised;
standard
Defined · s 2“standard” means a document established by consensus and approved by a recognized body, that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context, with which compliance is not mandatory;
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