(1) This Act applies to any commercial activity, both within and subject to subsection (2), outside Malaysia.
(2) In relation to the application of this Act outside Malaysia, this Act applies to any commercial activity transacted outside Malaysia which has an effect on competition in any market in Malaysia.
(3) This Act shall not apply to any commercial activity regulated under the legislation specified in the First Schedule and the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, amend the First Schedule.
(4) For the purposes of this Act, “commercial activity” means any activity of a commercial nature but does not include—
(a) any activity, directly or indirectly in the exercise of governmental authority;
(b) any activity conducted based on the principle of solidarity; and
(c) any purchase of goods or services not for the purposes of offering goods and services as part of an economic activity.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pemakaian
(1) Akta ini terpakai bagi apa-apa aktiviti komersial, di dalam dan tertakluk kepada subseksyen (2), di luar Malaysia.
(2) Berhubung dengan pemakaian Akta ini di luar Malaysia, Akta ini terpakai bagi apa-apa aktiviti komersial yang dijalankan di luar Malaysia yang mempunyai kesan terhadap persaingan dalam apa-apa pasaran di Malaysia.
(3) Akta ini tidak terpakai bagi apa-apa aktiviti komersial yang dikawal selia di bawah undang-undang yang dinyatakan dalam Jadual Pertama dan Menteri boleh, melalui perintah yang disiarkan dalam Warta, meminda Jadual Pertama.
(4) Bagi maksud Akta ini, “aktiviti komersial” ertinya apa-apa aktiviti yang bersifat komersial tetapi tidak termasuk—
(a) apa-apa aktiviti, secara langsung atau tidak langsung dalam penjalanan kuasa kerajaan;
(b) apa-apa aktiviti yang dijalankan berasaskan prinsip perpaduan; dan
(c) apa-apa pembelian barangan atau perkhidmatan yang bukan bagi maksud untuk menawarkan barangan atau perkhidmatan sebagai sebahagian daripada suatu aktiviti ekonomi.
Text as at 1 September 2024 (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).
