Use not mandatory 3. (1) Nothing in this Act shall make it mandatory for a person to use, provide or accept any electronic message in dealings with the Government unless the person consents to the using, providing or accepting of the electronic message. (2) A person’s consent to use, provide or accept any electronic message in dealings with the Government may be inferred from the person’s conduct. Reference to other written laws 4. The application of this Act shall be supplemental and without prejudice to any other written laws regulating the dealings between the Government and the public. Interpretation 5. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — “designated Act” means a written law or part of it which is designated by the relevant Minister under section 6; “Information Technology Instructions” means the instructions issued under section 9; “electronic” means the technology of utilizing electrical, optical, magnetic, electromagnetic, biometric, photonic or other similar technology; “Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for leading the changes in modernizing the Malaysian public service administration; 5