Section 100

A forest officer may require any person in possession, custody or control, or engaged in the taking, removal, conversion or trading of any forest produce or in charge or control of a conversion plant, to furnish him with such information or document which, in his opinion, is necessary for the exercise of his powers or the performance of his duties under, or the enforcement of the provisions of, this

Act, and any person so required who, without reasonable excuse, fails or refuses to submit the required information or document to the officer or who, in submitting any required information, knowingly or recklessly makes any statement that is false in any material particular or who, with intent to deceive, submits a document that is false in any material particular, shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding *fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding **five years or to both such fine and imprisonment.

*NOTE—Previously “two thousand ringgit” –see the National Forestry (Amendment) Act 1993 [Act A864].

*NOTE—Previously “one year” –see the National Forestry (Amendment) Act 1993 [Act A864].

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