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Telecommunications Act s 7

Telecommunications Act s 7

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s 7

(1) The Minister may make regulations for the conduct Paker to of all or any telecommunications established, maintained or regulations. worked by the Government or by persons licensed under this Act! ar fir the eartroct auy selecoumencaten opperses (Act.A.I15)72) (2) (a) The said regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters: (i) the rates at which, and the other conditions and restrictions subject to which, messages shall be transmitted, and apparatus, equipment and plant may be hired; (i1) the precautions to be taken for preventing the improper interception or disclosure of messages; (iii) the period for which and the conditions subject to which messages and other documents belonging [Pt. II, S. 7-9] Ict.A.115/72 AA79T to or being in the custody of telecommunicatior officers shall be preserved; (Vii). Yir) the fees to be charged for searching for messages or other documents in the custody of any telecommunication officer; (xii) (xi) (y) prescribing all matters which under this Part may be prescribed. (b) The regulations may prescribe fines for any offence against the provisions thereof which shall not exceed the following limits: (i) where the offender is a person licensed under this AA628 lay or part of a day after the first day durin which the breach continues (ii) where the offender is a servant of a person licensed as aforesaid or any other person, one-fourth of the amount specified in sub-paragraph (i). (3) Regulations made under this section shall be laid before the Dewan Ra'ayat at its first meeting atter their publication in the Gazette. (4) If a resolution of the Dewan Ra'ayat is passed, at ne meeting next aiter the meeting at which the regulation ire laid in accordance with sub-section (3), to the effect tha A1G2S→ Ofiieation 8. The Minister may at any time revoke any licence granted under section 3 on the breach of any of the conditions therein contained or in default of payment of any consideration payable thereunder. tA.115/72) (a) of any telecommunication officer failing in his duty with respect to the receipt, transmission or delivery of any message; or (b) of any failure of telecommunication plant. (2) No telecommunication officer shall be responsible for any such loss or damage unless he causes the same negligently, maliciously or fraudulently.

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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).

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