588 - AKTA KOMUNIKASI DAN MULTIMEDIA 1998 — Malaysia law | Esheria

588 - AKTA KOMUNIKASI DAN MULTIMEDIA 1998

This part sets up the main powers and procedures for Malaysia’s communications and multimedia regulator, including ministerial directions, declarations, regulations, and appeal tribunal matters.

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Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
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access access obligations commission powers compliance consumer complaints content licensing content regulation disclosure foreign ownership indemnity industry codes investigation powers licensee compliance licensing multimedia regulation network installation network/database access numbering and addressing offences and penalties pricing/rates registration regulatory compliance search and seizure spectrum management +3 more

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This part sets up the main powers and procedures for Malaysia’s communications and multimedia regulator, including ministerial directions, declarations, regulations, and appeal tribunal matters. The provision sets out individual-licence and class-licence procedures, gives the Minister and Commission powers to grant, condition, renew, suspend, cancel, and register licences, and requires licensees and applicants to comply with notice and information requests. This part lets the Commission designate and register industry forums, voluntary codes, undertakings, access arrangements, and several technical instruments, while also setting licensing, competition, and spectrum rules. This part sets out numbering/addressing planning, consumer and content rules, network access and installation rules, and several offences and penalties for misuse of communications services and equipment. This provision set out offences, penalties, enforcement powers, and ongoing duties for licence holders.