Consumer Protection Act 1999 s 28
s 28 Defence of innocent publication of advertisement
Where an offence under section 25 is committed by the publication of an advertisement, it shall be a defence in any proceedings for the offence for the person charged to prove thatβ
(a) his business is that of publishing or arranging for the publication of advertisements;
(b) he received the advertisement or the information contained in the advertisement, as the case may be, for publication in the ordinary course of business; and
(c) he did not know and had no reason to suspect that the publication of the advertisement would constitute an offence under section 25.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pembelaan penyiaran suci hati bagi iklan
Jika kesalahan di bawah seksyen 25 dilakukan melalui penyiaran sesuatu iklan, adalah menjadi suatu pembelaan dalam mana-mana prosiding bagi kesalahan itu jika orang yang dipertuduh itu membuktikan bahawaβ
(a) perniagaannya ialah menyiarkan atau mengurus penyiaran iklan; dan
(b) dia menerima iklan itu atau maklumat yang terkandung dalam iklan itu, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, bagi penyiaran dalam perjalanan biasa perniagaannya; dan
(c) dia tidak tahu dan tiada sebab untuk mengesyaki bahawa penyiaran iklan itu akan menjadi suatu kesalahan di bawah seksyen 25.
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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).
