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Electronic Commerce Act 2006

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ACT 2006

AKTA PERDAGANGAN ELEKTRONIK 2006

Act 658 · consolidated to 1 Nov 2012 · 17 pp

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This copy of the Act is 13 years old. Any amendment made since 1 November 2012 is not in this text. Check the AGC record for later amendments.
Why it matters

What this does to artists

Makes electronic contracts, signatures and records legally effective. This is the answer to whether a deal done over WhatsApp or a licence signed with a typed name is binding: usually yes.

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It does not apply to instruments that must be under seal, and it is expressly excluded for wills, trusts and powers of attorney.

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What to read first

Section numbers read out of the AGC text itself

s.6Legal recognition of electronic message
s.7Formation and validity of contract
s.9Signature
s.13Retention of document
In practice

Where this one bites

Scenario

Sell merch, prints or downloads online

The moment you take money online you are a seller, and there is a disclosure rule almost no artist store compl…

Full arrangement of sections 25 sections · show / hide

Extracted from the AGC PDF on this page.

s.1Short title and commencement
s.2Application
s.3Use not mandatory
s.4Reference to other written laws
s.5Interpretation
s.6Legal recognition of electronic message
s.7Formation and validity of contract
s.8Writing
s.9Signature
s.10Seal
s.11Witness
s.12Original
s.13Retention of document
s.14Copy
s.15Prescribed form
s.16Service and delivery
s.17Attribution of electronic message
s.18Contents of electronic message
s.19Each electronic message to be regarded separately
s.20Time of dispatch
s.21Time of receipt
s.22Place of dispatch
s.23Place of receipt
s.24Acknowledgement of receipt
s.25Regulations
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Source of record · lom.agc.gov.my/act-detail.php?act=658&lang=BI

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