Malaysia legislation
Section 2
Section 2
The Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 [Act 588], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended in section 6—
(a)
in the definition of “certifying agency”, by inserting after the words “section 186” the words “or 230a”;
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(b)
by inserting after the definition of “communications”
the following definition:
‘ “communications data” means any data relating to—
(a)
a communication by means of a communications system, generated by the communications system that formed a part in the chain of communications, indicating amongst others, the origin, destination, geolocation, route, time, date, size, duration or type of underlying service, of the communication;
(b)
a subscriber of communications services and use of the communications services and the related products, services and applications by the subscriber; and
(c)
other data relating to communications;’;
(c)
in the definition of “public utility”, by inserting after the words “telecommunications services” the words
“, broadband or network facilities”;
(d)
in the definition of “intercept”, by substituting for the words “the aural or other acquisition of the contents of any communications” the words “the acquisition or reproduction or both of contents of any communications by way of aural or otherwise”;
(e)
by inserting after the definition of “public utility”
the following definition: ‘
‘ “publish”, where no mode is specified, means to publish on the website of the Commission;’;
(f)
by inserting after the definition of “content applications service” the following definition:
‘ “content applications service provider” means a person who provides a content applications service;’;
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(g)
in the definition of “network service”—
(i)
by deleting the words “and/”; and
(ii)
by inserting after the words “electromagnetic radiation” the words “or both”;
(h)
by inserting after the definition of “post” the following definition:
‘ “premises” means any site, stationary or otherwise, whether such site is with or without enclosure, and includes vehicles, aircraft, ships and any other vessel;’;
(i)
by inserting after the definition of “communications market” the following definition:
‘ “communications system” means any device or a group of interconnected or related devices, or one or more networks, used in the provision of network service or applications service;’;
(j)
in the definition of “instrument”, by inserting after the word “determination” the words “, written instruction”;
(k)
in the English language text, in the definition of
“voluntary industry code”, by substituting for the full stop a semi-colon; and
(l)
by inserting after the definition of “voluntary industry code” the following definition:
‘ “written instruction” means a written instruction issued by the Commission under sections 63, 64, 65
and 73.’.
Amendment of section 16