Malaysia legislation
Section 15
Section 15
(a)
under the authority of a licence, minor licence or use permit; or
(b)
in accordance with any other written law.
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding *five hundred thousand ringgit and to imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but shall not exceed twenty years.
(3)
Any person convicted of an offence under this section may, in addition to any penalty imposed on the conviction, be ordered to pay, in respect of any forest produce unlawfully taken, to the
State Authority—
(a)
a sum not exceeding ten times the royalty, premium and cess;
*NOTE—Previously “ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both”–see the National Forestry (Amendment) Act 1993 [Act A864].
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(b)
a sum not exceeding ten times the value of such forest produce; and
(c)
any other charges payable, and any sum ordered to be so paid shall be recoverable as if it were a fine so imposed.
Power to issue licences, use permits, etc., by way of tenders, agreement, etc.