Malaysia legislation

Section 28

of CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT 1999

Section 28

Where an offence under section 25 is committed by the publication of an advertisement, it shall be a defence in any proceedings for the offence for the person charged to prove that—

(a)

his business is that of publishing or arranging for the publication of advertisements; and

(b)

he received the advertisement or the information contained in the advertisement, as the case may be, for publication in the ordinary course of business; and

(c)

he did not know and had no reason to suspect that the publication of the advertisement would constitute an offence under section 25.

Power of court to grant ancillary relief