Draft:Credit Reporting Agencies Act 2010

Credit Reporting Agencies Act 2010
Parliament of Malaysia
  • An Act to provide for the registration and regulation of persons carrying on credit reporting businesses and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
CitationAct 710
Territorial extentMalaysia
Passed byDewan Rakyat
Passed20 April 2010
Passed byDewan Negara
Passed4 May 2010
Royal assent2 June 2010
Commenced10 June 2010
Effective15 January 2014, P.U. (B) 12/2014[1]
Legislative history
First chamber: Dewan Rakyat
Bill titleCredit Reporting Agencies Bill 2009
Bill citationD.R. 36/2009
Introduced byDato' Seri Dr. Awang Adek Hussin, Deputy Minister of Finance (Malaysia)
First reading18 November 2009
Second reading20 April 2010
Third reading20 April 2010
Second chamber: Dewan Negara
Bill titleCredit Reporting Agencies Bill 2009
Bill citationD.R. 36/2009
Member(s) in chargeDato' Seri Dr. Awang Adek Hussin, Deputy Minister of Finance (Malaysia)
Second reading4 May 2010
Third reading4 May 2010
Related legislation
Personal Data Protection Act 2010 [Act 709]
Keywords
Registrar Office of Credit Reporting Agencies, credit reporting agencies, credit reporting
Status: In force

The Credit Reporting Agencies Act 2010 (Malay: Akta Agensi Pelaporan Kredit 2010) is a Malaysian law which provides for the registration and regulation of credit reporting agencies and for related, consequential and incidental matters.

The Bill was introduced into the Parliament of Malaysia by Dato' Seri Dr. Awang Adek Hussin, Deputy Minister of Finance (Malaysia) on 18 November 2009.[2] It passed the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) on 20 April 2010 and the Dewan Negara (Senate) on 4 May 2010 without any amendment. The Act received Royal Assent on 2 June 2010 pursuant to Clause 4A of Article 66 of the Federal Constitution.

  1. ^ "Credit Reporting Agencies Act 2010: Appointment of Date of Coming into Operation" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  2. ^ "List of Bills". Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 16 November 2024.