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Consumer Protection Act 1999 · Updated to 1 Nov 2021 · Part XIV · General and Miscellaneous

Section 150

(1)

The Minister may make such regulations as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.

(2)

In particular and without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), such regulations may—

(a)

prescribe, in respect of goods or services of any description or of any class or classes of goods or services, a consumer information standard concerning any or all of the following matters:

(i)

the disclosure of information relating to the kind, grade, quantity, origin, performance, care, composition, contents, design, construction, use, price, finish, packaging, promotion or supply of the goods or services; and

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(ii)

the form or manner in which the information is to be disclosed on or in relation to or in connection with the supply or resupply or promotion of the supply of the goods or services;

(b)

prescribe any forms for the purposes of this Act;

(c)

generally prescribe and provide for fees under this Act and the manner for collecting and disbursing such fees;

(d)

prescribe the particulars required to be contained in receipts and the value of transactions for which receipts shall be required and for this purpose may prescribe different values for different transactions; and

(e)

provide for any matter which under this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed or which are necessary or expedient to be prescribed to give effect to this Act.

(3)

Any subsidiary legislation made under this Act may provide for any act or omission in contravention of the subsidiary legislation to be an offence and may provide for penalties of a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or both, and for a second or subsequent offence, of a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand ringgit or of imprisonment for a term not exceeding six years, or both.

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Terms defined in s 3

consumer
Defined · s 3
“consumer” means a person who— (a) acquires or uses goods or services of a kind ordinarily acquired for personal, domestic or household purpose, use or consumption; and (b) does not acquire or use the goods or services, or hold himself out as acquiring or using the goods or services, primarily for the purpose of— (i) resupplying them in trade; (ii) consuming them in the course of a manufacturing process; or (iii) in the case of goods, repairing or treating, in trade, other goods or fixtures on land;
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goods
Defined · s 3
“goods” means goods which are primarily purchased, used or consumed for personal, domestic or household purposes, and includes— (a) goods attached to, or incorporated in, any real or personal property; (b) animals, including fish; (c) vessels and vehicles; (d) utilities; and (e) trees, plants and crops whether on, under or attached to land or not, but does not include choses in action, including negotiable instruments, shares, debentures and money;
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prescribed
Defined · s 3
“prescribed” means prescribed by or under this Act or any regulations made under this Act, and where no mode is mentioned, means prescribed from time to time by order published in the Gazette;
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price
Defined · s 3
“price” includes consideration in any form, whether direct or indirect, and includes any consideration that in effect relates to the acquisition or supply of goods or services although ostensibly relating to any other matter or thing;
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regulations
Defined · s 3
“regulations” means regulations made under this Act;
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services
Defined · s 3
“services” includes any rights, benefits, privileges or facilities that are or are to be provided, granted or conferred under any contract but does not include rights, benefits or privileges in the form of the supply of goods or the performance of work under a contract of service;
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subsidiary
Defined · s 3
“subsidiary” has the same meaning as given in the *Companies Act 2016;
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this Act
Defined · s 3
“this Act” includes any subsidiary legislation made under this Act;
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Terms defined in s 3

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