act 589 malaysian communications and multimedia commission act 1998

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Malaysian Communications andMultimedia Commission

LAWS OF MALAYSIA

RepRint

A 589

MALAYSIAn cOMMunIcAtIOnS

And MuLtIMedIAcOMMISSIOn Act 1998

Incorporating all amendments up to 1 January 2006

published by

the CommissioneR of law Revision, malaysia

undeR the authoRity of the Revision of laws aCt 968

in CollaboRation with

peRCetakan nasional malaysia bhd

2006

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LAWS OF MALAYSIA

A 589


aRRanGement of seCtions

Parti

pReliminaRy

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3. irr

Part ii

the Commission

4. e C

5. C

6. mr C

7. sc

8. sr cr r C

9. ar r c

0. tr c

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3. vc c

4. trr xrc c Cr

5. C


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4 Laws of Malaysia Act 589

Part iii

poweRs and funCtions of Commission

sc

6. pr c C

7. dg r

8. drc mr

9. Rr, rr, cc r

Part iv

employees of Commission

0. Cr c xc

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. a

3. C rc

4. l c

5. p rr , etc .6. dc

7. dcr c

8. dcr rg

9. dcr a br

30. tr rc gr c r

3. i rcrg

3. s c c r rcrg33. a rcrg

34. nc rcrg

35. wr rcrg

36. Rcr rcrg

37. C rg, etc .


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Part v

finanCe

sc

38. t f

39. exr crg f

40. Cr f

4. exr rr

4. b cc

43. pr rr

44. i

45. l crc

46. fc r

47. acc

48. n-c sr b (acc a Rr) ac980

Partvi

GeneRal

49. a r gg cr

50. pc r

5. pc ar prc ac 948

5. og crc

53. Rr c rcg

54. pr

55. tg c c ac

Schedule


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7Malaysian Communications andMultimedia CommissionLAWS OF MALAYSIA

A 589


a ac r r mCc m C r r rg cc c m, rc cc

m, r r r.

[1 November 1998, P.U. (B) 451/1998]

Be It enActed sr p bg yg -pragg c c d ngr d R pr , r :

part i

pReliminaRy

Shor il

1. t ac c m Cc m C ac 998.

commm

2. t ac c r mr c Gazette.

Irpraio

3. i ac, cx r rqr

Cr Cr C r rgr 6(a);


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C m Cc

m C r c 4;

c c r c 5;

cc ac

Cc m ac 998 [ Act 588],

c r g r ,

r r r c C xrc

c;

c gg cr r

c 49;

f f r c 38;

r Cr r r

C r c 6;

mr mr crg r

r cc .

part ii

the Commission

esablishm of commissio

4. () i r crr

m Cc m C.

() t C r cc.

(3) t C crr

.

(4) sjc r r ac, c

r , C

(a) r crc;


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(b) rc rr r rr, rcr

() cqr, rc c rr r;

() , j, c, g, rrr, ,crg, rgg, , rg, rr, rr r , c rr r C.

commo sal

5. () t C c c r c r C.

() t c , r , r,cg, r C .

(3) u r C, rg r m Cc m

C c.

(4) t c c Cr r rz .

(5) t c c r Cr r rz .

(6) a , c r r rrg

c c c(5) , crr r, xc.

(7) a , c r r r c, xc r g crr, rqr r r xc r C r rz C.

(8) t c C c jc c.


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Mmbrship of commissio

6. t C c g r

mr: (a) Cr;

(b) r r rrg Gr;

(c) r rr.

Shl

7. () t r sc r C.

() t mr r sc rr Gazette.

Saory laraio by mmbrs of commissio

8. () n r r C r c c r rcr r r, c r r, rg g cc c.

() i r C cqr r,c r r, rg g cc c , r c

cq, g c rg mr cg r cqr, mr , r g r cr, , cr r c c.

Approval o hol ohr offi

9. t Cr , g c c, r c r , r rr r ,

mr r r.


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tr of offi

10. () mr C c r r r.

() mr C g r r r c r r r.

Rmraio a allowas

11. () t Cr c rr

c mr r, r c mr fc.

() a r r C cc c r mr r, rc mr fc.

Rvoaio of appoim a rsigaio

12. () t mr r r C gg rrr.

() a r C , , rg r gg c rg mr.

Vaaio of offi

13. t c r C c (a) ;

(b) r r g , r cc , crg rc

() c g r, r rr;

() c r rg crr;r


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Laws of Malaysia Act 589

() r c r( r r ) r r r;

(c) cc, r cc r C r r, c rg cr C;

(d) c r;

(e) r r c crgg ;

(f) c Cr, r

g C mr;

(g) c r C r Cr, r r ccg C rg Cr;

(h) r mr; r

(i) rg cc mr.

tmporary xris of fios of chairma

14. t mr r c Cr

(a) rg r c Cr c;

(b) rg r Cr r r r m;

(c) rg r Cr , r rr, rr c.

commis

15. () t C c cr cr r x rrc

c r cc .


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() t C c r cr c.

(3) t C r c.

(4) a r c c r c r c r gr r.

(5) t C r r c gg r rr.

(6) a r c , , rg gg c rg cr c.

(7) t C , , c r r c c.

(8) a c rg rcr.

(9) a c jc , c ccrc, rc g C.

(0) mg c c c cr c r.

() a c c

(a) g rr r;

(b) c g C rcc.

() a c r g r r g r rc r g.

(3) mr c r rc () c c r x C r, r c mr.


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part iii

poweRs and funCtions of Commission

Powrs a fios of commissio

16. () t C c r cc , rjc gr rgg, C g c:

(a) mr r ccrg c jc r cc

c;

(b) rc r cc ;

(c) rg r rg cc c r r cc ;

(d) cr rc rr cc

;

(e) r r cc c;

(f) crg r cc r cg r rrc rg;

(g) crg r -rg cc r;

(h) r gr r cr r rz r cc ;

(i) rr c r , rcr cr g, r gg cc c;

(j) crr c r r

rcr mr c Gazette.


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() t C c r cr r, r cc , r r c ,

rrc c r cc .

dlgaio of powr

17. () t C , rg, g c r r crr cc , xc r r g,

(a) Cr;

(b) r C;

(c) c;

(d) c xc C.

() a r g c c r r r rgr c rrc

C rqr, rcr r c C.

(3) a c r g r c rr xrc C.

(4) t g r c rc C r rrg r xrcg

g c r.

dirio by Miisr

18. () t C r mr.

() t mr g C rc gr crcr c r ac rg rrc c r

C C g c crc.


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Rrs, rpors, aos a iformaio

19. () t C r mr,

c r c mr, c rr,rr, cc r rc c

c mr , r , rqr r

rc.

() t rr, rr, cc r

c r c c r rg

rcg c C r r

mr , r , c.

part iv

employees of Commission

chairma shall b hif xiv

20. () w rjc r r ac,

Cr c xc C.

() t C c xc c

r c r

C.

(3) t c xc r r r

r g c

r C.

(4) t c xc gr cr

C.

(5) t c xc rr c rr

mr C , r , rc.

(6) i crgg , c xc c r

gr r rc C.


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tmporary xris of fios of hif xiv

21. t mr cr C c c xc

(a) rg r c Cr c;

(b) rg r Cr r r r m;

(c) rg r Cr , r rr, rr c

xc.

Appoim of mploys

22. t C c r r cr c r crrr r crrg r cc .

coiios of srvi

23. t C , r mr, rg rc c rc .

Loas a avas

24. t C gr c r c r c r C r.

Paym of rirm bfis, etc.

25. t C rrg r r c rr, gr r c C r.


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disipli

26. t C cr r r

xrc cr cr rc c r.

disipliary ommis

27. () t C r cr

c r r cgr .

() t g cr c:

(a) cr c c r

r C r Cr

r C, r c

c r ;

(b) r cr c

r r r

cr c c r

cr r.

(3) a cr c xrc r

r rg c c r

jrc.

(4) i xrc cr c r,

cr c r cr

c cr r c

r r cr r r

r cr rg r c 8.

disipliary rglaios

28. () t C , r mr,

rg r r c .

() t cr rg r c

(a) cr cr c;


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(b) r r c cr C rr

x () rg;

() ;

() rr ;

() r r ;

() rc r;

() rc r; () ;

(c) r r r g cr rcg r rr g cr crg g r c rr crc xc g c:

() r r rc r

gr cc rc c cr crg r g ;

() r C, rc mr crg r r r, r cr m r r m x crr rqr rgr; r

() r r

(a) g rr , r, rrc rc, r r; r

(b) r rrcr r r r,

r rg cr m r

r m, r cr, r, rrc rc, , gr,r rc gr;


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(d) r r rc rc

rg c cr rcg

g r cr rcg g

r rc r;

(e) r r

() r cc

cr cr; r

() r rr r rrc

;

(f) r r rcr r rg

dcr a br

r c 9.

disipliary Appal Boar

29. () a c cr c

dcr a r c c

g r:

(a) Cr C,

cr dcr a br

cg ;

(b) r r C, g

r cr c c

jc-r ,

cr dcr a br

r C r r .

() w dcr a br cr ,

r cr c g c

r r rc

rcg rg .

(3) t dcr a br cr, rr r

r c cr c.


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trmiaio of srvi o gros of pbli irs

30. () wr C r r rr r C r rc r c r, C c r rr r rr cr c c rcr rg r cc .

() i, r crg rr rc r c (), C g rgr c rc, , r cc

r crcc c, r c r , C r rc c r c C c.

(3) i r rr cr c rc C rc r c r, g crrcg crr r ac,

C r rc .

(4) ng g ac r crr, rg rc c r r c, g r r rc r c r r c rgr g , rgr r r rc

r cc cc r c c C rgr cr rr.

Imposiio of srharg

31. () a r r C rcrg r C r

(a) cc g C r cc c r r;


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(b) r r r rr r C r r c r;

(c) r r, rc r rc, r cc , r r rc , , rr r rr C;

(d) , r r rr r C, r c r , r r crc, gr rrrg r r C; r

(e) g r g ccg cr, r rr cc r rcr.

() i c, ccg cr c crg

(a) ccg, rcg r ccg r, r c cc, rc r cc r, C;

(b) rg, r c r, C; r

(c) rcg, g c, g rccg r, r rr Cr c rc, , r cc rc r rr.

Show as oi bfor srharg

32. t C , r r rcrg, r r c cg c rcrg.

Amo of srharg

33. i cr x rc r r c r r r c3, C

(a) c c r rgr 3()(a), (b) (c), rcrg g


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r xcg cc,r rr , r

cc rr r rr r;

(b) c c r rgr 3()(d) (e), rcrg g r c C .

noifiaio of srharg

34. t C r rcrg rc

rcrg r c 33.

Wihrawal of srharg

35. ng c 33 34, C r rcrg rc c crx rc r r r rcrg , C r r rcrg r.

Rovry of srharg

36. t rcrg r c 33 r r c 35 Cr r rcrg r rcr cr C , C rc, rcr c

(a) r r r rcrg; r

(b) r r rcrg,

q xcg -r r r , c , r.

commissio may aop rglaios, etc.

37. i g rg r pr, C ,

r mr, c c rg, r, c, crcr rc c r fr Gr.


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part v

finanCe

th F

38. () tr r f m Cc m C f r cr C.

() t f c

(a) rrr r tcc f

r tcc ac 950[ Act 20], c r Cc m ac 998;

(b) c r pr, r , r r cc ;

(c) r r cc , r crg, r r crg r

C r cc ;

(d) r c r C;

(e) r r , , r r, r r g , rr, rgg,crg r r r cqr C;

(f) r r cc r rc r rc r C;

(g) r rr c rc r C rc r c c r;

(h) rr C r c 43;

(i) r rc C,cg r.


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(3) ng rgr 38()(c), rrr rgr c r xc c rqr

C r rrc c r ac C f.

expir o b harg o F

39. () t f x r gr:

(a) g xr crr C;

(b) g r rr, c rx r C, r c, C,cg c, r c,rr , gr;

(c) g x, c r xr r rcr g r rc, cg gg c, g c r c, rr crrr cc C rrc c xrc r r cc ;

(d) rcg r rg q, cr r r, cqrg , rcg g, crrg r r rg rrc c

xrc r r cc ;

(e) rg rr r c 43 r r;

(f) grg c r c4;

(g) gr, g x r crrg c

r cc .


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() ng c (), f xr r

(a) g rjc mr

cr cc r rc r crc r c;

(b) crg cc r Gr r r c r c jc jc c 3 Cc m ac 998.

cosrvaio of F

40. i C cr f rrg c xrcg r r ac cr r Cr c rr crg rcc cg rc r c g r r.

expir a prparaio of simas

41. () t xr C c rz mr r r r f.

() br sr c r, C mr xr (cg xr r rrc rgr) r g r c r cg c rcr mr rc.

(3) t mr , r Jr g r, C rz r xrgr r rz r c cr xr rr r c().

(4) t C , , mr r xr r r mr r r xr c r.


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Bak aos

42.t C cc rcc c r m C

, r cg mr; r c cc r r rcc cq g c r r r , r , rz C.

Powr o borrow

43. t C , r , rr cr c r r r c r c r r r, mr , ccrrc mr fc, r, rqr C rg g r crgg .

Ivsm

44. t C , r r

rqr x Cr ac, c r mr , ccrrc mr fc, r.

Limiaio o oras

45. t C , r mr ccrrc mr fc, r crc r c C r rc

xcg rgg.

Fiaial yar

46. t c r C g Jr 3 dcr c r.

Aos

47. () t C c rr cc f , rcc r c


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c r, c rr r c r cc C c c c cc c xr.

() t C c cc r C.

(3) t C c cc cr r c r rr mr c r h pr, gr rrg c C r rcgc r.

no-appliaio of Saory Bois (Aos a AalRpors) A 1980

48. t sr b (acc a Rr) ac980 [ Act 240] C.

part vi

GeneRal

Appoim a powr of ivsigaig offirs

49. () t C c r ggcr cr cr xrc r r cc .

() a gg cr r cr crr c, g c, r cc .

Pbli srva

50. t Cr, r C c, g C, crgg r r ac Cr, cr, r g, c

r g p C [ Act 574].


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Pbli Ahoriis Proio A 1948

51. t pc ar prc ac 948 [ Act 198] c, , rc r rcg g C r g Cr, r C, r c, r g C rc c, gc r r c g r g , c cc.

Obligaio of sry

52. () exc r r ac r r r c r cr rcg r r r r r rz C

(a) r C r cr r g C r r g g C r c, r rg r cr rg r rr, c r cr ;

(b) r r cc r r c rg r C c c r rc.

() a r cr c () c

c , cc, xcg rgg r r r r xcg r .

Rprsaio i ivil proigs

53. ng r r r

(a) c rcg r g C;

r


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(b) r c rcg c C rqr r r cr rr,r r, r r rr

r r,

r rz C r r , C, c rcg rr r rc c c rc c rcg C.

Powr o mploy

54. t C g ccr, cg c cr, r, c r r, rc r c rqr rc r rrc c, xrc r r r r crrg c r ac.

thigs o i aiipaio of h am of his A

55. a g r r r C rr r rr r ac, xr crr r r, c c ac rz ac, rg cqr r g crr C r g cg r ac rg g C.


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schedule

[sc 7]

tims a plas of migs

1. () t C g r cr r

c rrc c c g r c

c Cr c, r Cr

r g.

() t Cr c r g rq rg

mr r r C.

Qorm

2. t Cr r r C r

qr g C.

casig vo

3. i q r C r q

, Cr cg r

.

commissio may ivi ohrs o migs

4. () t C r g r

r C r r g r

r c, r g rg

g r r.

() a r r rgr () c c

r C.

Rsolios wiho migs

5. () a r g C

(a) r C r r

r, r r r r r

C r r;


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(b) g, jr r C cgr r ccrc r C r rgr ().

() srgr () C

(a) c ;

(b) c c r C r cgr r.

Mis

6. () t C c r g rr r.

() m g C, g, , g rcg, prima facie c c r rr r.

(3) er g C c ccrc rgr () ()

c r r q c.

Pror

7. t C rg rcr.

dislosr of irs

8. () a r C, r rc r rc, r rr, r r g cr C, r r c c g, c c r r

C.

() a cr r rgr () rcr

C , r cr, Cr rr

(a) c r r r r r rc C r; r

(b) c r rgr r r cg qr C rg r.

Valiiy of as a proigs

9. n c r rcg r ac q gr

(a) cc r , r c c, C;


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(b) cr r C r rgr 8; r

(c)

, c r rrgr cg r c.

Mmbrs o vo im o bsiss of commissio

10. t r C c C cr crg r c.


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A 589


list of amendments

ag sr i rc r

ac a48 m Cc 5-06-00

m C(a) ac 00

ac a3 m Cc 0-08-005m C(a) ac 004


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A 589


list of seCtions amended

sc ag r i rc r

6 ac a48 5-06-00

ac a3 0-08-005

0 ac a3 0-08-005

38 ac a48 5-06-00

39 ac a3 0-08-005


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