Consumer Protection Act 1999 · Updated to 1 Nov 2021 · Part XIII · Enforcement
139. Use of confidential information
Feedback & supportAny person who discloses or makes use of any confidential information obtained by virtue of the provisions of this Act commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.
Nothing in subsection (1) shall operate to prevent the disclosure of information where—
the disclosure is made for or in connection with the due administration of this Act;
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the disclosure is made for the purpose of any legal proceedings;
the disclosure is made for the purpose of any investigation conducted under this Act;
the disclosure is made with the consent of the person from whom the information or document was obtained;
the disclosure is made in circumstances where the information provided is framed in such a manner that the source of the information could not be ascertained;
the information is already in the public domain;
the disclosure is made to any consultant to the
Government or to any officer who is approved in writing by the Minister as a proper person to receive the information; or
the disclosure is made for or in connection with the preparation by the Government of statistics in respect of the operation of this Act.
For the purposes of this section, “confidential information”
means any trade, business or industrial information that belongs to any person, and that has economic value and is not generally available to or known by others.
trade
“trade” means any trade, business, industry, profession, occupation, activity of commerce or undertaking relating to the supply or acquisition of goods or services;