Direct Sales and Anti-Pyramid Scheme Act 1993 s 23
Direct Sales and Anti-Pyramid Scheme Act 1993 s 23
s 23 Requirements of direct sales contracts
(1) A contract in respect of a door-to-door sale for the supply of goods or services having such value as may be prescribed, and a contract in respect of a mail order sale—
(a) shall be in writing;
(b) shall contain immediately above the place provided for the signature of the purchaser the statement “THIS CONTRACT IS SUBJECT TO A COOLING-OFF PERIOD OF TEN WORKING DAYS” printed in upper case in type not smaller than 18 point Times; and
(c) shall be signed by both the vendor and the purchaser.
(2) Where a contract in respect of a direct sale is concluded by a person authorized by the vendor, such person shall be deemed to be the vendor for the purposes of this section.
(3) A purchaser who enters into a contract to which subsection (1) applies shall be given a duplicate copy immediately after the making of such contract.
(4) Failure to comply with subsection (1) shall render the contract void.
(5) Failure to comply with subsection (3) shall render the contract voidable at the option of the purchaser.
Malay text (authoritative)
Kehendak kontrak jualan langsung
(1) Sesuatu kontrak berkenaan dengan jualan pintu ke pintu bagi pembekalan barang-barang atau perkhidmatan yang nilainya akan ditetapkan, dan sesuatu kontrak berkenaan dengan jualan pesanan pos—
(a) hendaklah secara bertulis;
(b) hendaklah mengandungi, sebelum sahaja tempat yang diperuntukkan bagi tandatangan pembeli, pernyataan “KONTRAK INI TERTAKLUK KEPADA TEMPOH BERTENANG SELAMA SEPULUH HARI KERJA” yang dicetak dengan huruf besar dalam cetakan yang tidak kurang daripada 18 poin Times; dan
(c) hendaklah ditandatangani oleh penjual dan pembeli keduaduanya.
(2) Jika sesuatu kontrak berkenaan dengan jualan langsung dibuat oleh seseorang yang diberi kuasa oleh penjual, orang itu hendaklah disifatkan sebagai penjual bagi maksud seksyen ini.
(3) Seseorang pembeli yang membuat kontrak yang baginya subseksyen (1) terpakai hendaklah diberi salinan pendua selepas sahaja kontrak itu dibuat.
(4) Kegagalan mematuhi subseksyen (1) hendaklah menjadikan kontrak itu batal.
(5) Kegagalan mematuhi subseksyen (3) hendaklah menjadikan kontrak itu boleh dibatalkan atas pilihan pembeli.
Text as at 1 March 2013 (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).
