Section 29

Any such person who contravenes the requirement of subsection (1) or who communicates any matter required to be kept secret thereunder to any person except for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.

Protection against legal proceedings 29a. The Board or any of its members, officers or servants shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused to any person by reason of any act or omission or statement made in pursuance of the execution or intended execution of their functions under this Act, unless the act or omission or statement was done or made mala fide or through recklessness or negligence of such members, officers or servants.

Appointment of analyst 29b. The Director General may appoint any qualified person to be an analyst for the purposes of carrying out an analysis on any timber and to certify its grade, species, size and any specification relating to timber.

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Certificate of analysis 29c. (1) A certificate of analysis signed by an analyst shall, on production by the Board in any trial under this Act, be sufficient evidence of the facts stated in the certificate unless the accused requires that the analyst be called as a witness, in which case he shall give a written notice to the Board not less than three working days before the commencement of the trial.

Where the Board intends to give in evidence any certificate referred to in subsection (1), it shall deliver a copy of such certificate to the accused not less than ten working days before the commencement of the trial.

Examination or testing of seized timber 29d. Where it is necessary to examine or test any timber seized under this Act, it shall be sufficient to examine or test only a representative sample of each different type or description of timber.

Cost of holding seized timber, etc.