(1) The Commission may publish guidelines which clarify the meaning of “substantially lessening of competition”.
(2) The guidelines may include reference to—
(a) the need to balance between the promotion of competition and the provision of quality services throughout Malaysia;
(b) the postal market;
(c) global trends in the postal market;
(d) the impact of the conduct of the licensee on the number of competitors in the postal market and their market shares;
(e) the impact of the conduct of the licensee on barriers to entry into the postal market;
(f) the impact of the conduct of the licensee on the range of services in the postal market;
(g) the impact of the conduct of the licensee on the costs and profit structures in the postal market; and
(h) any other matters which the Commission is satisfied are relevant.
Malay text (authoritative)
Suruhanjaya boleh menyiarkan garis panduan
(1) Suruhanjaya boleh menyiarkan garis panduan mengenai “mengurangkan persaingan yang cukup besar”.
(2) Garis panduan itu boleh termasuk rujukan kepada—
(a) keperluan untuk mengimbangi antara galakan persaingan dan pemberian perkhidmatan berkualiti ke seluruh Malaysia;
(b) pasaran pos;
(c) arah aliran global dalam pasaran pos;
(d) kesan perlakuan pemegang lesen terhadap bilangan pesaing dalam pasaran pos dan bahagian pasaran mereka;
(e) kesan perlakuan pemegang lesen terhadap sekatan kemasukan ke dalam pasaran pos;
(f) kesan perlakuan pemegang lesen terhadap julat perkhidmatan dalam pasaran pos;
(g) kesan perlakuan pemegang lesen terhadap kos dan struktur keuntungan dalam pasaran pos; dan
(h) apa-apa perkara lain yang Suruhanjaya berpuas hati adalah berkaitan.
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).
