Malaysia legislation
Section 7
Section 7
(2)
The application under subsection (1) shall be made in the form prescribed in the First Schedule and shall be accompanied by a police report and other documents supporting such application.
(3)
Upon receiving the application under subsection (2) and after considering such application or such other evidence, if the
Court is satisfied that the publication containing fake news should be removed, the Court may make an order in the form prescribed in the Second Schedule for the removal of such publication.
(4)
The order made under this section may contain the following particulars:
(a)
the person who is required to remove the publication containing fake news;
(b)
the manner of the removal of the publication containing fake news;
(c)
the time within which the publication containing fake news shall be removed after the service of the order;
and
(d)
any other order as the Court deems fit.
(5)
The order made under this section shall be deemed to be served on the person against whom the order is made if the order is served by personal service, sent by post to the last known address of such person, or served by electronic means to such person.
(6)
Any person who fails to comply with the order made under this section commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit.
Explanation—The service of an order under this section by electronic means to a person against whom the order is made may be done, among others, by sending the order to his e-mail address or to his social media account.
Act 803
Setting aside of order for removal of publication containing fake news