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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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d R a ... 3 sr 998
d c Gazette 5 ocr 998
Previous rePrint
First Reprint ... ... ... ... ... 2002
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LAWS OF MALAYSIA
A 589
MALAYSIAn cOMMunIcAtIOnS AndMuLtIMedIA cOMMISSIOn Act 1998
aRRanGement of seCtions
Parti
pReliminaRy
sc
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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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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
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4. l c
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36. Rcr rcrg
37. C rg, etc .
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sc
38. t f
39. exr crg f
40. Cr f
4. exr rr
4. b cc
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47. acc
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GeneRal
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5. pc ar prc ac 948
5. og crc
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54. pr
55. tg c c ac
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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]
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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 .
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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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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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() 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.
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(8) a c rg rcr.
(9) a c jc , c ccrc, rc g C.
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() 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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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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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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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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[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.
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