| Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 | |
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| Parliament of Malaysia | |
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| Citation | Act 588 |
| Territorial extent | Throughout Malaysia |
| Passed by | Dewan Rakyat |
| Passed | 21 July 1998 |
| Passed by | Dewan Negara |
| Passed | 10 August 1998 |
| Royal assent | 23 September 1998 |
| Commenced | 15 October 1998 |
| Effective | [1 April 1999, P.U. (B) 128/1999—except ss. 157, 159-162, 164-171, 176, 178, 197 & 198; 1 April 2000, P.U. (B) 106/2000—ss. 157, 159-162, 164-171, 176 & 178] |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Dewan Rakyat | |
| Bill title | Communications and Multimedia Bill 1998 |
| Bill citation | D.R. 15/1998 |
| Introduced by | Leo Moggie Irok, Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts |
| First reading | 13 July 1998 |
| Second reading | 20 July 1998 |
| Third reading | 21 July 1998 |
| Second chamber: Dewan Negara | |
| Bill title | Communications and Multimedia Bill 1998 |
| Bill citation | D.R. 15/1998 |
| Member(s) in charge | Chan Kong Choy, Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts |
| First reading | 3 August 1998 |
| Second reading | 5 August 1998 |
| Third reading | 6 August 1998 |
| Amended by | |
| Communications and Multimedia (Amendment) Act 2004 [Act A1220] | |
| Related legislation | |
| Telecommunications Act 1950 [Act 20] Broadcasting Act 1988 [Act 338] | |
| Status: In force | |
The Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (Malay: Akta Komunikasi dan Multimedia 1998) is an Act of the Parliament of Malaysia. It was enacted to provide for and to regulate the converging communications and multimedia industries, and for incidental matters.