(1) This Act may be cited as the Food Donors Protection Act 2020.
(2) This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.
Act 826
Food Donors Protection Act
Akta perlindungan penderma makanan 2020
An Act to provide for the protection for food donors from any civil liability and for matters connected therewith.
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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requiresβ
βfoodβ means food used or intended for use in whole or in part for human consumption and includesβ
(a) any raw, surplus, cooked, processed or prepared edible substance;
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(b) any surplus, cooked, processed or prepared beverage; and
(c) any raw, surplus, processed or prepared ingredient;
βfood donorβ means any person who donates or distributes food to any person without any payment or any form of consideration and includes any corporation, partnership, enterprise, association, government entity, manufacturer, supplier, wholesaler, retailer, hypermarket, supermarket, hotel, restaurant, caterer, agricultural producer, charitable institution, charitable organization, foundation or other organization or entity and its director, agent, or employee, or volunteer.
A food donor shall not incur any civil liability in respect of any personal injury or disease suffered by any person, or the death of any person, resulting from the consumption of the food donated or distributed by the food donor unless it can be proven thatβ
(a) the personal injury, disease or death was caused by the negligence or the willful misconduct of the food donor;
(b) the food donor has not complied with any requirement in relation to food safety and food hygiene under any written law before donating or distributing the food;
(c) the food was not safe for consumption at the time it was donated or distributed to any person; and
(d) the donation or distribution of food was not made in good faith.
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DICETAK OLEH PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BERHAD, KUALA LUMPUR BAGI PIHAK DAN DENGAN PERINTAH KERAJAAN MALAYSIA
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- Act 826
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- lom.agc.gov.my
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- Official text, free to reproduce (Copyright Act 1987 [Act 332] s 3) β
Food Donors Protection Act [Act 826] (Laws of Malaysia, lom.agc.gov.my). Retrieved via LawPlayer, https://lawplayer.com/my/act/act-826
This text is synced from lom.agc.gov.my. In case of any discrepancy, the authoritative text prevails.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).