Malaysia legislation
Section 32
Section 32
(a)
make any false claim in any advertisement, journal, article, pamphlet, website or media commercial in respect of the allied health services or any matter relating to health;
(b)
make any false or misleading representation in respect of the allied health services so as to induce, influence or cause any person to enter into a contract for the purchase of such services;
(c)
in carrying out the allied health practice, contravene any written law regulating advertisements for medical and health matters or purposes; or
(d)
in carrying out the allied health practice, act contrary to any guidelines or directives on advertisement issued by the Council.
(2)
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; or
(b)
as to the provided services of a particular kind, standard, quality, or quantity.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both, and in the case of a continuing offence, shall be liable to a further fine not exceeding five hundred ringgit for
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every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.
Restrictions on unregistered practitioner