Malaysia legislation
Section 29
Section 29
Powers of road transport officers in investigation
(2)
Any person who, on being required by a road transport officer to give information under this section, refuses to comply with such request or furnishes as true any information which he knows or has reason to believe to be false, commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.
(3)
When any information provided to a road transport officer is proved to be untrue or incorrect in whole or in part, it shall be no defence to allege that the information or any part of the information was misinterpreted, or furnished inadvertently or without criminal or fraudulent intent.
24 Laws of Malaysia ACT 594
Institution of prosecution