Covid-19 Act (A Summary) (Part I)

Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Act 2020

(A Summary – Part I)

On 16.10.2020, the Malaysian "Covid-19 Act" received Royal Assent and became law. This new Act was an effort by the Malaysian government to put in place temporary measures to reduce the overreaching impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. This write-up attempts to provide a summary of such measures as well as to highlight the key areas involved.

Note: As of the date of this publication, the "Covid-19" Act will continue to be in force until 31.3.2021.

Inability to Perform Contractual Obligation

At the offset, Section 7 the "Covid-19 Act" states that, the inability of any party to perform any contractual obligation arising from any of the categories of contracts specified in the Schedule (to the Act) due to measures prescribed, made or taken under the Prevention and control or prevent the spread of COVID-19 shall not give rise to the other party or