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LAWS OF MALAYSIA

PART V - POWERS AND PROCEDURES OF THE MALAYSIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MULTIMEDIA COMMISSION

Chapter 9 - Voluntary Industry Codes
Section 98. Compliance with a registered voluntary industry code a legal defence

(1) Subject to section 99, compliance with a registered voluntary industry code shall not be mandatory.

(2) Compliance with a registered voluntary industry code shall be a defence against any prosecution, action or proceeding of any nature, whether in a court or otherwise, taken against a person (who is subject to the voluntary industry code) regarding a matter dealt with in that code.