What does this Act cover?
Addresses consumer transactions, certain trade practices and related dispute remedies.
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- 2026-10-11
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- Gazettement
Consumer Protection Act 1999 gazetted · 599
KPDN's official reprint states Royal Assent on 27 August 1999 and publication in the Gazette on 9 September 1999. This is not automatically a commencement date for every provision.
Evidence: KPDN · Akta 599, cetakan semula sebagaimana pada 1 November 2021, hlm. 2 - Amendment
2003 amendment A1199 took effect · A1199
The official Act 599 reprint records 1 September 2003 as the effective date of Amendment Act A1199.
Evidence: KPDN · Akta 599, senarai pindaan, hlm. 147 - Amendment
2007 amendment A1298 took effect · A1298
The Act 599 amendment table records commencement of Act A1298 on 15 August 2007.
Evidence: KPDN · Akta 599, senarai pindaan, hlm. 147 - Amendment
2010 amendment A1381 commenced · A1381
Act A1381 took effect on 1 February 2011. The reprint lists provisions addressing unfair contract terms among the changes.
Evidence: KPDN · Akta 599, senarai pindaan dan seksyen yang dipinda, hlm. 147–148 - Amendment
2015 amendment A1498 took effect · A1498
KPDN's official Act 599 reprint records 1 March 2016 as the commencement date of Act A1498.
Evidence: KPDN · Akta 599, senarai pindaan, hlm. 147 - Amendment
2017 amendment A1533 took effect · A1533
Act A1533 took effect on 1 January 2018; the reprint lists Part IIIb concerning credit sale transactions among the amended provisions.
Evidence: KPDN · Akta 599, senarai pindaan dan seksyen yang dipinda, hlm. 147–148 - Amendment
2019 amendment A1598 took effect · A1598
The Act 599 reprint dates commencement of A1598 to 1 October 2019. This reprint is only current as of 1 November 2021; it does not prove no later amendments exist.
Evidence: KPDN · Akta 599, cetakan semula setakat 1 November 2021, hlm. 2 dan 147 - Subsidiary legislation
Consumer Claims Tribunal Regulations amended · P.U. (A) 113/2022
P.U. (A) 113/2022 states that the 2022 amendments to the Consumer Claims Tribunal Regulations came into operation on 18 April 2022. This changes subsidiary regulations, not the principal Act text itself.
Evidence: KPDN · Warta P.U. (A) 113/2022