The Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 () is an Act of the Parliament of Malaysia. It was enacted to provide for and to regulate the converging communications and multimedia industries, and for incidental matters.
Structure The Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 11 Parts containing 282 sections and 1 schedule (including 1 amendment). Part I: Preliminary Part II: Ministerial Powers and Procedures Chapter 1: Ministerial Direction Chapter 2: Ministerial Determination Chapter 3: Ministerial Declaration Chapter 4: Ministerial Regulations Part III: Appeal Tribunal Part IV: Licences Chapter 1: Individual Licence Chapter 2: Class Licence Part V: Powers and Procedures of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Chapter 1: Directions Chapter 2: Determination Chapter 3: Inquiry Chapter 4: Investigation for Purposes of Administration, Inquiry, etc. Chapter 5: Information-gathering Powers Chapter 6: Register Chapter 7: Notification and Resolution of Disputes Chapter 8: Registration of Agreements Chapter 9: Voluntary Industry Codes Chapter 10: Mandatory Standards Chapter 11: Undertakings Chapter 12: Regulatory Forbearance Chapter 13: Review of Decisions Chapter 14: Regulatory Review Chapter 15: Monitoring and Reporting Part VI: Economic Regulation Chapter 1: Licensing Chapter 2: General Competition Practices Chapter 3: Access to Services Part VII: Technical Regulation Chapter 1: Spectrum Assignment Chapter 2: Numbering and Electronic Addressing Chapter 3: Technical Standards Part VIII: Consumer Protection Chapter 1: Quality of Service Chapter 2: Required Applications Services Chapter 3: Resolution of Consumer Disputes Chapter 4: Rate Regulation Chapter 5: Universal Service Provision Part IX: Social Regulation Chapter 1: Licensing Chapter 2: Content Requirements Part X: General Chapter 1: Installation of Network Facilities, Access to Network Facilities, etc. Chapter 2: Additional Offences and Penalties Chapter 3: Powers of Entry, Investigation into Offences and Prosecution Chapter 4: National Interest Matters Chapter 5: Miscellaneous Part XI: Transitional Provisions Chapter 1: Repeal and Savings Chapter 2: Transitional Provisions for Licences Schedule
References Safinaz Mohd. Hussein, "The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 - Its Implications on the Information Technology (IT) Industry" (2000) 9 Information & Communications Technology Law 79 Taylor & Francis Zakaria, Ghani, Razali, Sulaiman and Nawi, "Liability of Internet Service Provider in Cyber Defamation: An Analysis on Communication and Multimedia Act 1998" (2019) 4 International Journal of Law, Government and Communication 64 IJGLC Allan Brown, Moazzem Hossain and Duc-Tho Nguyen (eds). "The Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 and the Communications and Multimedia Commission". Telecommunications Reform in the Asia-Pacific Region. Edward Elgar. 2004. Chapters 2.2 and 2.3. pp 128 to 130. See also pp 131 to 135.
External links Communications and Multimedia Act 1998