Section 7A

relates to or is used in a prohibited place or relates to anything in such a place;

relates to munitions of war and to other apparatus, equipment and machinery which are used in the maintenance of the safety and security of Malaysia;

has been made or obtained in contravention of this Act;

has been entrusted in confidence to him by any public officer; or

he has made or obtained, or to which he has had access, owing to his position as a person who holds or has held office in the public service, or as a person who holds or has held a contract made on behalf of the Government, or as a person who is or has been employed by or under a person who holds or has held such an office or contract, otherwise than in the course of his duty, shall immediately report such communication to a police officer of the rank of Inspector or above, and if he is a public officer it shall be sufficient for him to report in writing to the head of the department of such public officer.

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Any person who fails to comply with the requirement of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term not less than one year but not exceeding five years.

Placing in confidence of foreign agent