Malaysia legislation
Section 41
Section 41
Any person who—
(a)
pawns or attempts to pawn to a pawnbroker any article for the possession of which he is unable to satisfactorily account;
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(b)
redeems or attempts to redeem any pledge by means of a pawn-ticket for the possession of which he is unable to satisfactorily account;
(c)
purchases or attempts to purchase any pawn-ticket or;
(d)
wilfully gives any false information to a pawnbroker concerning any pawn-ticket alleged to have been lost, destroyed or fradulently obtained, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months.
General penalty