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Laws of Malaysia
Act 658
(3) The Minister may by order amend, vary, delete from or
add to the Schedule.
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 any commercial
transaction 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 any commercial transaction 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 laws regulating commercial transactions.
Interpretation
5. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“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 domestic trade and consumer affairs;
“electronic message” means an information generated, sent,
received or stored by electronic means;
“originator” means a person by whom or on whose behalf, the
electronic message is generated or sent;
“addressee” means a person who is intended by the originator
to receive the electronic message;