Communications and Multimedia Act 1998
Parliament of Malaysia
  • An Act to provide for and to regulate the converging communications and multimedia industries, and for incidental matters. .
CitationAct 588
Territorial extentThroughout Malaysia
Passed byDewan Rakyat
Passed21 July 1998
Passed byDewan Negara
Passed10 August 1998
Royal assent23 September 1998
Commenced15 October 1998
Effective[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]
Legislative history
First chamber: Dewan Rakyat
Bill titleCommunications and Multimedia Bill 1998
Bill citationD.R. 15/1998
Introduced byLeo Moggie Irok, Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts
First reading13 July 1998
Second reading20 July 1998
Third reading21 July 1998
Second chamber: Dewan Negara
Bill titleCommunications and Multimedia Bill 1998
Bill citationD.R. 15/1998
Member in ChargeChan Kong Choy, Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts
First reading3 August 1998
Second reading5 August 1998
Third reading6 August 1998
Amended by
Communications and Multimedia (Amendment) Act 2004 [Act A1220]
Related legislation
Telecommunications Act 1950 [Act 20]
Broadcasting Act 1988 [Act 338]
Status: In force

The Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (Malay: Akta Komunikasi dan Multimedia 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).

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