Malaysia legislation
Section 59
Section 59
Any person—
(a)
who fails to produce such book, minute book, register, document, financial statement, material or other article in the physical form or in the electronic medium, required by the Inspector under section 39; or
(b)
who obstructs or refuses to allow the Inspector under section 39 to—
(i)
enter any area including the building or structure thereon which belongs to or is used, whether permanently or otherwise, or whether or not registered for use, by a skills training provider;
(ii)
examine such book, minute book, register, document, financial statement, material or other article in the physical form or in the electronic medium, as he may consider necessary;
(iii)
remove and detain any book, minute book, register, document, financial statement, material or other article in the physical form or in the electronic medium which, in his opinion, may furnish evidence of the commission of an offence under this Act;
and
(iv)
require any person, being a member of the board of directors, a chief executive, an employee or a trainee of such skills training provider, to produce for his inspection any book, minute book, register, document, financial statement, material or other article in the physical form or in the electronic medium, which is in possession or custody of the person or under his control or within his power to furnish relating to management of the skills training provider or relating to the skills training carried on by the skills training provider;
(c)
who is summoned under section 42 and without reasonable excuse fails to attend at the time and place mentioned in the summons, or who, having attended, refuses to answer any question that may lawfully be put to him;
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(d)
who fails to produce such book, minute book, register, document, financial statement, material or other article in the physical form or in the electronic medium, required by the enforcement officer under section 43;
(e)
who enters the sealed premises without any reasonable excuse or written consent of the enforcement officer;
(f)
who removes any book, minute book, register, document, financial statement, material or other article in the physical form or in the electronic medium, from the sealed premises without written consent of the enforcement officer; or
(g)
who obstructs or hinders an enforcement officer while exercising any of his powers under section 41, 42, 43
or 47, commits an offence under this Act and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.
General penalty