Communications And Multimedia Act 1998

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Communications and multimedia act 1998. 253 of the communications and multimedia act 1998. Communications and multimedia act 1998 act 588 acts. Territorial and extra territorial application 5. Malaysia is one of the only countries in the world where a free and open internet is mandated by law.

Communications and multimedia laws of malaysia reprint act 588 communications and multimedia 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 1968 in collaboration with percetakan nasional malaysia bhd 2006. The governmental actors involved in the administration of the act are the minister charged with responsibility for communications and media and the malaysian communications and multimedia commission which is established under the act. The deputy minister later clarified that the police s power to request or seize a person s mobile phone if he is a suspect and involved in any pending investigation and not the the general public randomly. The act further pertains to content applications services which appear to include online intermediaries.

Power of the minister to exclude certain persons geographical areas etc. This act provides a legal mandate to defend a free and open internet. 248 of the communications and multimedia act 1998 s. Act 588 communications and multimedia 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 communications and multimedia act 1998.

Akta komunikasi dan multimedia 1998 is a malaysian law which enacted to provide for and to regulate the converging communications and multimedia industries and for incidental matters. An act to provide for and to regulate the converging communications and. Malaysian communication and multimedia act of 1998 cma 1998 act 588. 233 1 a communications and multimedia act 1998 cma um chats is the cma 1998 adequate to address cyber harassment.

Communications and multimedia act 1998 act 588 incorporating latest amendment act a1220 2004 arrangement of sections long title preamble. Interpretation part ii ministerial powers and procedures chapter ministerial.