Act 588 communications and Multimedia Act 1998

Country :

Malaysia

Year :

1998

Status :

Implemented

The framework law regulating Malaysia's communications, broadcasting, and multimedia/internet industry, administered by MCMC. Alcohol relevance: Section 213 empowers industry to issue a Content Code (via the Communications and Multimedia Content Forum) restricting alcohol advertising — banning it outright on TV/radio/digital-out-of-home, and imposing conditions (no under-21 imagery, no glamourising intoxication) on other electronic media.

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