Ministry of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living

Ministry of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living
Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Kos Sara Hidup
(KPDN)
Coat of arms of Malaysia
Ministry overview
Formed27 October 1990 (34 years ago) (1990-10-27)
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionGovernment of Malaysia
HeadquartersNo. 13, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 2, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62623 Putrajaya
Employees3,900 (2017)
Annual budgetMYR 634,350,000 (2017)
Ministers responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
Ministry executives
  • Hasnol Zam Zam Ahmad, Secretary-General
  • Roziah Abudin, Deputy Secretary-General (Domestic Trade)
  • Roszanina Wahab, Deputy Secretary-General (Consumer Empowerment)
Websitewww.kpdnhep.gov.my
Footnotes
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The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living (Malay: Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Kos Sara Hidup), abbreviated KPDN, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for domestic trade, living costs, co-operatives, consumerism, franchise and others.

Organisation

  • Minister of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living
    • Under the Authority of Minister
      • Competition Appeal Tribunal
    • Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living
      • Secretary-General
        • Under the Authority of Secretary-General
          • Policy and Strategic Planning Division
          • Legal Division
          • Enforcement Division
          • Corporate Communication Unit
          • Petroleum Vehicles Subsidy Management Division
          • Internal Audit Division
          • Integrity Division
          • Delivery Management Office
          • Key Performance Indicator Unit
          • Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism State Offices
        • Deputy Secretary-General (Domestic Trade)
          • Franchise Development Division
          • Domestic Trade Division
          • Services Industry Division
          • Business Development Division
          • Co-operative Development Division
        • Deputy Secretary-General (Consumerism and Management)
          • Consumerism Movement Division
          • Research and Policy Division
          • Human Resources Division
          • Administration Services and Finance Division
          • Tribunal for Consumer Claims
          • Consumerism Standards Division
          • Information Management Division
          • Account Division

Federal agencies

  1. Co-operative College of Malaysia, or Maktab Koperasi Malaysia (MKM). (Official site)
  2. Companies Commission of Malaysia, Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (SSM). (Official site)
  3. Malaysia Co-operative Societies Commission, or Suruhanjaya Koperasi Malaysia (SKM). (Official site Archived 2015-07-14 at the Wayback Machine)
  4. Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC), or Suruhanjaya Persaingan Malaysia. (Official site)
  5. Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO), Perbadanan Harta Intelek Malaysia. (Official site)
  6. Perbadanan Nasional Berhad (PNS). (Official site)
  7. Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad (Bank Rakyat). (Official site)

Key legislation

The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living is responsible for administration of several key Acts:[1]

Ministry of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living
Companies Commission of Malaysia
Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia
Co-operative College of Malaysia
Malaysia Co-operative Societies Commission
Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad
Malaysia Competition Commission

Policy Priorities of the Government of the Day

Programmes

The Federal Constitution allows Parliament to make laws related to trade, commerce and industry that include:

  • production, supply and distribution of goods; price control and food control; adulteration of foodstuffs and other goods;
  • imports into, and exports from, the Federation;
  • incorporation, regulation and winding up of corporations other than municipal corporations (but including the municipal corporation of the federal capital); regulation of foreign corporations; bounties on production in or export from the Federation;
  • insurance, including compulsory insurance;
  • patents; designs, inventions; trade marks and mercantile marks; copyrights;
  • establishment of standards of weights and measures;
  • establishment of standards of quality of goods manufactured in or exported from the Federation;
  • auctions and auctioneers;
  • industries; regulation of industrial undertakings;
  • subject to item 2(c) in the State List: Development of mineral resources; mines, mining, minerals and mineral ores; oils and oilfields; purchase, sale, import and export of minerals and mineral ores; petroleum products; regulation of labour and safety in mines and oilfields;
  • factories; boilers and machinery; dangerous trades; and
  • dangerous and inflammable substances.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.kpdnkk.gov.my/kpdnkkv3/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64:&catid=89:&Itemid=101&ml=1&lang=en Archived 2016-04-07 at the Wayback Machine Acts
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