Communications and Multimedia
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LAWS OF MALAYSIA
Act 588
COMMUNICATIONS AND MULTIMEDIA ACT 1998
An Act to provide for and to regulate the converging communications
and multimedia industries, and for incidental matters.
[1 April 1999, P.U. (B) 128/1999—
except ss. 157, 159-162, 164-171, 176, 178, 197 & 198;
1 April 2000, P.U. (B) 106/2000—ss. 157, 159-162,
164-171, 176 & 178]
BE IT ENACTED by the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan
Agong with the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara and
Dewan Rakyat in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of
the same as follows:
Part I
PRELIMINARY
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Communications and Multimedia
Act 1998.
Commencement
2. This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by
the Minister by notification in the Gazette, and the Minister may
appoint different dates for different provisions of this Act.
Objects
3. (1) The objects of this Act are—
(a) to promote national policy objectives for the communications
and multimedia industry;