Malaysia legislation

Section 111

of COMMUNICATIONS AND MULTIMEDIA (AMENDMENT) ACT 2025

Section 111

Section 252 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

in subsection (1), by substituting for the words “intercept or to listen to” the words “intercept, listen to, record or retain”;

(b)

by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:

“(1a)  The Public Prosecutor, if he considers that any communication is likely to contain any information which is relevant for the purpose of any investigation of an offence under this Act or its subsidiary legislation, may—

(a)

require any licensee to intercept or retain a specified communication or communications of a specified description received or transmitted, or about to be received or transmitted by that licensee; or

(b)

authorize an authorized officer or a police officer of or above the rank of Superintendent to enter any premises and to install on such premises, any device for the interception and retention of a specified communication or communications of a specified description and to remove and retain such device.”;

(c)

in subsections (2), (3) and (5), by substituting for the words “subsection (1)” the words “this section”; and

(d)

by substituting for subsection (4) the following subsection:

“(4)  The court shall take cognizance of any authorization by the Public Prosecutor under this section.”.

New sections 252a and 252b