Malaysia legislation
Section 3
Section 3
Prohibition of importation, exportation or circulation
(a)
the importation into Malaysia of such coins, whether legal tender within Malaysia or not, as are in such order specified;
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(b)
the exportationfrom Malaysia of such coins, being legal tender within Malaysia, as are in such order specified;
(c)
the circulation in Malaysia of such foreign coins, not being legal tender within Malaysia, as are in such order specified.
(2)
The Minister of Finance may by order published in the Gazette exempt any country from the operation of any order prohibiting the importation into or exportation from Malaysia of such coins as are in such order specified.
(3)
Any order made under subsection (1) shall not extend to the importation or exportation by any person of any copper or bronze coin the aggregate nominal value whereof is less than five ringgit or of any silver coin the aggregate nominal value whereof is less than twenty-five ringgit.
Penalty for importing or exporting prohibited coin