Short title and commencement

 

1.  (1) This Act may be cited as the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (Amendment) Act 2004.

 

     (2) This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette, and the Minister may

appoint different dates for the coming into operation of different provisions of this Act.

 

Amendment of section 6

 

2.  The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Act 1998 [Act 589], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in

this Act, is amended in paragraph 6(b) by substituting for the words “one member” the words “three members”.

 

Amendment of section 10

 

3.  Section 10 of the principal Act is amended—

 

(a) in subsection (1), by substituting for the words “not less than two years but not more than five years” the words “two years”; and

 

(b) in subsection (2), by substituting for the words “two successive terms” the words “five terms”.

 

Amendment of section 39

 

4.  Section 39 of the principal Act is amended—

 

(a) in the national language text, by renumbering the existing section as subsection (1) of that section; and

(b) by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:

 

“(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Fund may be expended for the purpose of—

 

(a) implementing any projects to be identified by the Minister to increase the access to network services or applications services or both by the community; and

 

(b) contributing to any account or fund established by the Government for purposes which are consistent with the objects and objectives set out in section 3 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.”.