Product liability under the Consumer Protection Act 1999

Product liability under the Consumer Protection Act 1999

Product liability law in Malaysia is now entering into a new era with the recent introduction of the Consumer Protection Act 1999 (hereinafter referred to as the Act). Part X of the Act introduces a new system of liability in respect of loss or damage caused by defective products similar to the syst...

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Main Author: Amin, Naemah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Islamic University Malaysia 1999
Subjects:
K Law (General)
KPG Malaysia
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/6354/
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spelling iium-63542012-06-04T04:47:59Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/6354/ Product liability under the Consumer Protection Act 1999 Amin, Naemah K Law (General) KPG Malaysia Product liability law in Malaysia is now entering into a new era with the recent introduction of the Consumer Protection Act 1999 (hereinafter referred to as the Act). Part X of the Act introduces a new system of liability in respect of loss or damage caused by defective products similar to the system available in the United kingdom and other European countries. The new law offers the victims of defective products an additional remedy to existing remedies under the law of contract and tort of negligence. The purpose of this piece is to examine a new set of concepts introduced by the Act such as 'product', 'producer', 'defect' and the defences available to the defendant in order to assess the extent to which the new law realises its main objectives to improve the substantive position of the victims of defective products. International Islamic University Malaysia 1999 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/6354/1/Product_liability.pdf Amin, Naemah (1999) Product liability under the Consumer Protection Act 1999. IIUM Law Journal, 7 (2). pp. 175-198. ISSN 0128-2530 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/Category/65-wwwgooglecom.aspx
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KPG Malaysia
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KPG Malaysia
Amin, Naemah
Product liability under the Consumer Protection Act 1999
description Product liability law in Malaysia is now entering into a new era with the recent introduction of the Consumer Protection Act 1999 (hereinafter referred to as the Act). Part X of the Act introduces a new system of liability in respect of loss or damage caused by defective products similar to the system available in the United kingdom and other European countries. The new law offers the victims of defective products an additional remedy to existing remedies under the law of contract and tort of negligence. The purpose of this piece is to examine a new set of concepts introduced by the Act such as 'product', 'producer', 'defect' and the defences available to the defendant in order to assess the extent to which the new law realises its main objectives to improve the substantive position of the victims of defective products.
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author Amin, Naemah
author_facet Amin, Naemah
author_sort Amin, Naemah
title Product liability under the Consumer Protection Act 1999
title_short Product liability under the Consumer Protection Act 1999
title_full Product liability under the Consumer Protection Act 1999
title_fullStr Product liability under the Consumer Protection Act 1999
title_full_unstemmed Product liability under the Consumer Protection Act 1999
title_sort product liability under the consumer protection act 1999
publisher International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate 1999
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/6354/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/6354/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/6354/1/Product_liability.pdf
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