Malaysia legislation

Section 59

of *TRADE DESCRIPTIONS ACT 2011

Section 59

Any person who commits an offence under this Act for which no penalty is expressly provided shall, on conviction, be liable—

(a)

if such person is a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand ringgit, and for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit; or

(b)

if such person is not a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both, and for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.

Jurisdiction to try offences