Text recovered by OCR from a scanned copy — section numbers and wording may be wrong. Check the official PDF on lom.agc.gov.my before citing.
s 14 Limitation of privilege at elections
A defamatory statement published by or on behalf of a candidate in any election to a local authority or to the Dewan Rakyat or any Legislative Assembly or other elected or partially elected body shall not be deemed to be published on a privileged occasion on the ground that it is material to a question in issue in the election, whether or not the person by whom it is published is qualified to vote at the election.
*NOTE—The Telecommunications Act 1950 [Act 20] has since been repealed by the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 [Act 588]–see section 273 of Act 588.
Malay text (authoritative)
Sesuatu pernyataan fitnah yang dıterbıtkan oleh Pembatasan atau bagi pihak seorang calon dalam mana-mana pedinonga pıllhanraya kepada pıhak berkuasa tempatan atau pilihanraya kepada Dewan Kakyat atau mana-mana Dewan [Gan. Undangan atau badan lain yang dipilih atau badan yang P.U.179/65.) separa dipilih tidak boleh disifatkan sebagai diterbitkan
IS. 14-17] dalam keadaan terlindung atas alasan bahawa ianya adalah materiai kepada soalan dalam isu di pilihanraya itu, sama ada atau tidak yang menerbitkannya adalah layak untuk mengundi di pilihanraya itu. Perjanjian untuk indemniti.
Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
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).
