Tag: Franchise (Amendment) Bill 2012

  • Date of Coming into Operation of the Franchise (Amendment) Act 2012

    The Malaysian Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism has appointed 1 January 2013 as the date on which the Franchise (Amendment) Act 2012 comes into operation. For a write up on the changes to the Malaysian Franchise Act 1998, please see our article “Amendment to the Malaysian Franchise Act 1998”

  • Amendment to the Malaysian Franchise Act 1998

    The new Franchise (Amendment) Bill 2012 (“Bill“) was tabled in the Malaysian Parliament in June 2012. At the time of writing, the Bill is not in force. [Postscript: Franchise (Amendment) Act 2012 is in operation as of 1-1-2013 [P.U. (B) 387/2012]] The Bill amends the Malaysian Franchise Act 1998 (“Act“) to ensure that the Act…