The Malaysia Competition Commission
("MyCC")1 has embarked on an amendment
exercise for the Competition Act 2010. On
25th April 2022, MyCC published its proposed
amendments to the Competition Act in the form of a consultation
paper and a separate document which presents the salient points of
the proposed amendments. These are now open to public consultation,
and MyCC is inviting all interested stakeholders and members of
public to make written submissions in response to the proposed
amendments until 27th May 2022. As explained in
detail below, the proposed amendments relate to a new merger
control regime, MyCC's investigation and enforcement powers,
and new procedures.
Proposal for New Merger Control Regime
