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Consumer Protection Act 1999 s 15

Consumer Protection Act 1999 s 15

s 15 Claim that goods are limited

(1) No person shall, in supplying or offering to supply goods for sale to consumers, describe the goods as limited unless their edition, printing, minting, crafting or production is restricted to— (a) a pre-determined maximum quantity; or (b) the actual quantity ordered or subscribed to within a specified and reasonably short period of time. (2) A claim that goods are limited shall state clearly— (a) the maximum quantity of goods which are offered for sale; and (b) the specific time period or dates for which the goods are offered for sale. (3) The statements required under subsection (2) shall be conspicuously placed near the claim.

Malay text (authoritative)

Dakwaan bahawa barang adalah terhad

(1) Tiada seorang pun boleh, dalam membekalkan atau menawarkan untuk membekalkan barang untuk dijual kepada pengguna, memerihalkan barang itu sebagai terhad melainkan jika edisi, pencetakan, penempaan, pengukiran atau pengeluarannya adalah terhad kepada— (a) suatu kuantiti maksimum yang telah ditentukan terlebih dahulu; atau (b) kuantiti sebenar yang dipesan atau dilanggan dalam suatu tempoh masa yang dinyatakan dan semunasabahnya singkat. (2) Sesuatu dakwaan bahawa barang adalah terhad hendaklah menyatakan dengan jelas— (a) kuantiti maksimum barang yang ditawarkan untuk jualan; dan (b) tempoh masa atau tarikh tertentu barang itu ditawarkan untuk jualan. (3) Pernyataan yang dikehendaki di bawah subseksyen (2) hendaklah diletakkan berhampiran dengan dakwaan itu dengan cara yang mudah dilihat.

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Find Act 599 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

Text as at 1 November 2019 (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).

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