Department of Standards Malaysia

The Malaysian Standards and Accreditation Council (MSAC) (hereinafter referred to as the Council) is established under Section 13 of the Standards of Malaysia Act 1996 (Act 549) with delegated functions under the said Act in advising the Minister on policies, criteria and procedures for the administration of a national accreditation system. The members of the Council are appointed by the Honorable Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Malaysia. As provided in the Act the composition of the Council is as below:

"The Council shall consist of fifteen (15) members representing various interests such as in standardisation functions, government and regulatory functions, in education, trade and industry, professional bodies and consumer bodies. These members are appointed by the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation. The appointment of members of the Council shall be for a term of three years from the date of appointment."

The Council has established a Malaysian National Accreditation Committee (MyNAC), Malaysian National Standards Committee (MyNSC), Malaysian Electrotechnical National Committee (MyENC) and Malaysian National Medical Testing Accreditation Committee (MyNMTAC) under subsection 14 of the Standards of Malaysia Act 1996, for the discharge of its duties or for any purpose arising out of or connected with any of its duties or functions related to standardisation and accreditation.