Direct Sales and Anti-Pyramid Scheme Act 1993 s 24
Direct Sales and Anti-Pyramid Scheme Act 1993 s 24
s 24 Contents of direct sales contracts
(1) A contract in respect of a direct sale shall contain the following particulars:
(a) a detailed description of the goods or services to be supplied or, if the contract provides for the carrying out of work of a specified nature, detailed particulars of such work;
(b) the contractual terms of the contract including the total consideration to be paid or provided by the purchaser, or if the total consideration is not ascertainable at the time the contract is made, the manner in which it is to be calculated;
(c) the time, place and method for payment to be made;
(d) the time and place for delivery of goods or for the performance of services; and
(e) notices in such form as may be prescribed informing the purchaser of his right to rescind the contract before the expiry of the cooling-off period.
(2) Failure to comply with subsection (1) shall render the contract void.
Malay text (authoritative)
Kandungan kontrak jualan langsung
(1) Sesuatu kontrak berkenaan dengan jualan langsung hendaklah mengandungi butir-butir yang berikut:
(a) perihal terperinci barang-barang atau perkhidmatan yang hendak dibekalkan atau, jika kontrak itu membuat peruntukan bagi penjalanan kerja yang jenisnya dinyatakan, butir-butir terperinci kerja itu;
(b) terma kontrak bagi kontrak itu, termasuk jumlah balasan yang kena dibayar atau diberikan oleh pembeli, atau jika jumlah balasan tidak dapat dipastikan pada masa kontrak itu dibuat, cara jumlah itu akan dikira;
(c) masa, tempat dan cara pembayaran hendak dibuat;
(d) masa dan tempat bagi penghantarserahan barang-barang atau bagi pelaksanaan perkhidmatan itu; dan
(e) notis dalam bentuk yang ditetapkan yang memberitahu pembeli tentang haknya untuk menamatkan kontrak itu sebelum habis tempoh bertenang.
(2) Kegagalan mematuhi subseksyen (1) hendaklah menjadikan kontrak itu batal.
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).
