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The licensing system under the Malaysian Moneylenders Act 2003


Citation

Muhammad Arif, Afida Mastura (2009) The licensing system under the Malaysian Moneylenders Act 2003. International Journal of Economics and Management, 3 (1). pp. 1-21. ISSN 1823-836X

Abstract

Moneylending business is a longstanding industry that had served consumers from various backgrounds in Malaysia. This industry is regulated by the Moneylenders Act 1951, which has gone through a major amendment in 2003. One of the main areas of reform is the licensing regime. Licensing identifies competent traders and excludes the incompetent and dishonest. The old licensing system was criticised of being too general, lenient and outdated. This article will examine and analyse the new licensing system to determine whether these weaknesses have been rectified.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Human Ecology
Publisher: Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Keywords: Moneylending; Moneylenders; Moneylenders Act; Licence
Depositing User: Emelda Mohd Hamid
Date Deposited: 18 Oct 2013 07:50
Last Modified: 02 Jul 2015 04:31
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17240
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