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.
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Formed | 27 October 1990 (33 years ago) (1990-10-27) |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Malaysia |
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Headquarters | No. 13, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 2, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62623 Putrajaya |
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Employees | 3,900 (2017) |
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Annual budget | MYR 634,350,000 (2017) |
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Ministers responsible | |
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Deputy Ministers responsible | |
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Ministry executives | - Hasnol Zam Zam Ahmad, Secretary-General
- Roziah Abudin, Deputy Secretary-General (Domestic Trade)
- Roszanina Wahab, Deputy Secretary-General (Consumer Empowerment)
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Website | www.kpdnhep.gov.my |
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- 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
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
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.