Better protected: E-traders will soon have to display their business registration number and other particulars or face a fine, jail time or both.
PUTRAJAYA: Online shoppers will be protected under new regulations that will require businesses to provide details of the people and company behind the deals, as well as the products and services being traded.
The new Consumer Protection Regulations (Online Commerce Transactions) 2012 to be enforced from July 1 will also require the merchants to provide their business or company registration number.
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