Malaysia legislation
Section 35
Section 35
(a)
obtains any loan from the Authority under the provisions of this Act by means of false representation;
(b)
wilfully applies any loan made to him by the Authority under the provisions of this Act to any purpose other than the purpose for which the loan was made;
(c)
having obtained a loan from the Authority under the provisions of this Act, wilfully destroys any security given in relation to any such loan, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to both.
(2)
Any person who contravenes paragraph 6(1)(b) or 6(2) of the Third Schedule shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit.
(3)
In any criminal proceeding in respect of an offence under paragraph (1)(b), the onus of proving that he acted in good faith and without knowledge that he was not entitled so to apply the loan or any part thereof shall lie upon the person charged.
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