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*SALES TAX ACT 2018
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*SALES TAX ACT 2018 is Malaysia Act, cited as Act 806 2018, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2018.
Opening note
Preamble
- An Act to provide for the charging, levying and collecting of sales tax, and for matters connected therewith. [1 September 2018, P.U. (B) 506/2018] ENACTED by the Parliament of Malaysia as follows:
Part I
PART I
Section 1
(2)
This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the
Minister by notification in the Gazette and the Minister may appoint different dates for the coming into operation of different Parts or different provisions of this Act.
(3)
Notwithstanding subsection (2), the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint the effective date for the charging and levying of sales tax under this Act.
Interpretation
Section 2
(2)
For the purpose of this Act—
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(a)
goods shall be deemed to be under customs control whilst the goods are deposited or held in any customs warehouse or licensed warehouse, post office, or in any conveyance, pipeline or place from which the goods may not be removed except with the permission of the proper officer of sales tax;
and
(b)
goods shall be deemed to be under excise control whilst the goods are deposited or held in any distillery, brewery or other places of manufacture, or in any public excise warehouse, licensed warehouse, post office, or in any conveyance, pipeline or place from which the goods may not be removed except with the permission of the proper officer of sales tax.
Meaning of “manufacture”
Section 3
(a)
in relation to goods other than petroleum, the conversion by manual or mechanical means of organic or inorganic materials into a new product by changing the size, shape, composition, nature or quality of such materials and includes the assembly of parts into a piece of machinery or other products, but does not include the installation of machinery or equipment for the purpose of construction; and
(b)
in relation to petroleum, the process of refining that includes the separation, conversion, purification and blending of refinery streams or petrochemical streams.
(2)
If any question arises as to the meaning of “manufacture” under subsection (1), such question shall be decided by the Minister whose decision shall be final.
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Part II
PART II
ADMINISTRATION
Functions and powers of Director General and other officers
Section 4
(2)
Subject to the general direction and supervision of the
Director General, a senior officer of sales tax shall have and exercise all powers conferred on the Director General by or under this Act, other than those conferred under sections 7, 41, 42 and 105.
(3)
Any person, other than an officer of sales tax, may be appointed by, or employed with the concurrence of, the Director General for any duty or service relating to sales tax and such person shall be deemed to be an officer of sales tax for that duty or service.
(4)
The Director General may, by authorization in writing, confer on any officer of sales tax not being a senior officer of sales tax all or any of the powers of a senior officer of sales tax for a period not exceeding ninety days in respect of any one authorization.
(5)
Any officer of sales tax shall have the duties and powers to enforce and ensure due compliance with the provisions of this Act.
Persons appointed or employed to be public servants
Section 5
Every person appointed or employed under subsection 4(3) for any duty or service relating to sales tax shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code [Act 574].
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Section 6
Recognition of office
(2)
It shall not be an offence for any person to refuse to comply with any request, demand or order made by any officer of sales tax acting or purporting to act under this Act if the officer refuses to declare his office and produce his authority card or badge on demand being made by the person.
(3)
Any person, not being an officer of sales tax, who unlawfully wears, uses, possesses or displays, otherwise than in the course of a stage play or other theatrical performance—
(a)
any uniform prescribed under section 8A of the
Customs Act 1967 or any dress having the appearance of, or bearing the distinctive marks of, such uniform; or
(b)
any prescribed authority card or badge, or authority card as approved by the Director General, referred to in subsection (1), commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
Confidentiality of information
Section 7
(2)
Subject to subsection (4), every person having possession or control over any document, information, return or declaration or copies thereof in relation to the business or the sale value of the goods of any taxable person or the sale value of imported goods, who at any time, otherwise than for the purposes of this Act or with the express authority of the Director General—
(a)
communicates or attempts to communicate the information or anything contained in the document, return or declaration or copies thereof to any person; or
(b)
suffers or permits any person to have access to any information or to anything contained in the document, return or declaration or copies thereof, commits an offence.
(3)
No person having any official duty or being appointed or employed under this Act or who is referred to in subsection (4) shall be required to produce in any matters or proceedings in any court or tribunal any document, information, return or declaration or to divulge or communicate in the matters or proceedings any matter or thing, coming under his notice in the performance of his duties under this
Act, except as may be necessary for the purposes of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act or in order to institute a prosecution or in the course of a prosecution for any offence committed under this Act.
(4)
The Director General may, as he deems fit, transmit or communicate any document, information, return or declaration referred to in subsection (1) or anything contained therein, to the
Chief Statistician of the Department of Statistics Malaysia which may be required in the performance of his official duty.
(5)
Notwithstanding subsection (4), the Minister may, as he deems fit, allow the Director General to transmit or communicate any document, information, return or declaration referred to in subsection (1) or anything contained therein to any other person.
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Part III
PART III
IMPOSITION AND SCOPE OF SALES TAX
Section 8
(a)
manufactured in Malaysia by a registered manufacturer and sold, used or disposed of by him; or
(2)
Sales tax on any importation of taxable goods into Malaysia shall be levied and payable as if it were a customs duty or an excise duty and as if the imported taxable goods are dutiable and liable to customs duty or excise duty.
(3)
This Act shall be construed as one with the Customs Act 1967
and the Excise Act 1976 [Act 176] with regards to the importation or exportation of goods including goods in transit and the movement of goods under customs control or excise control.
(4)
Where there is any inconsistency between the provisions of the
Customs Act 1967 or the Excise Act 1976 and the provisions of this
Act, the provisions of this Act shall prevail.
Determination of sale value of taxable goods
Section 9
(i)
used by him otherwise than as materials in the manufacture of the taxable goods; or
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(ii)
disposed of by him otherwise than by sale, the sale value of such taxable goods shall be determined in accordance with the regulations made under this Act.
(2)
In the case of taxable goods imported into Malaysia, the value of the taxable goods shall be the sum of the following amounts:
(a)
the value of such taxable goods for the purpose of customs duty as determined in accordance with the Customs Act 1967;
(b)
the amount of customs duty, if any, paid or to be paid on such taxable goods; and
(3)
Where any manufacturer receives taxable goods from any person to be manufactured and subsequently returns the goods so manufactured to such person, the sale value of the goods so manufactured shall, subject to approval of the Director General, be the amount that the manufacturer charges for work performed by him.
Rate of sales tax
Section 10
(2)
The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette—
Section 11
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1)—
(a)
the Minister may determine different time for sales tax to be due in respect of petroleum subject to such conditions as the
Minister deems fit; and
(b)
where any sale of taxable goods is made by any person, who is a taxable person under this Act, within the period beginning from 1 June 2018 and ending immediately before the effective date, and the taxable goods are delivered on or after the effective date—
(i)
the sale of such taxable goods shall be deemed to have been made on the date such taxable goods are delivered notwithstanding any payment, wholly or partly, is received or invoice is issued, for such taxable goods during such period;
(ii)
any payment received within such period or on or after the effective date, or invoice issued within such period,
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shall be deemed to have been received or issued on the date such taxable goods are delivered; and
(iii)
sales tax shall be charged and levied on such taxable goods and shall become due on the date such taxable goods are delivered.
(3)
Where the taxable goods referred to in subparagraph (2)(b) are petroleum, the sales tax in respect of such petroleum shall be due at the time as determined under subparagraph (2)(a).
(4)
Where any registered manufacturer who ceases to carry on business as a manufacturer is succeeded in such business by another person who—
(a)
purchases from the registered manufacturer any stock of taxable goods which is on hand at the date of cessation; or
(b)
acquires any stock of taxable goods as a trustee, receiver, liquidator, donee, or beneficiary of such registered manufacturer, no sales tax shall be due on such purchase or acquisition.
PART IIIA
IMPOSITION OF SALES TAX ON LOW VALUE GOODS
Interpretation
Section 11A
For the purposes of this Part and any regulations made under this Act in relation to this Part—
“low value goods” means any prescribed goods or class of goods outside Malaysia which are sold at a price not more than a prescribed amount and brought into Malaysia in the manner as prescribed;
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“seller” means a person, whether in or outside Malaysia, who sells low value goods on an online platform or operates an online marketplace for the sales and purchase of low value goods;
“registered seller” means any seller who is registered under section 13.
Section 11B
Application
(2)
Parts VIII, IX, IXA and XIII, and sections 3, 14, 15, 16, 32, 36,
37, 40, 41A, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 57A, 76 and 96 shall not apply to low value goods.
Territorial and extra-territorial application
Section 11C
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), this Part shall apply to any person, whatever his nationality or citizenship, beyond the geographical limits of Malaysia and the territorial waters of Malaysia, if the person—
(b)
is registered under section 13 as a registered seller.
Display of information on package
Section 11D
Every registered seller shall furnish to the Director General prescribed particulars which shall be displayed on the package of low value goods in the manner as may be prescribed.
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Section 11E
Sales tax on importation is not applicable on low value goods
Notwithstanding paragraph 8(1)(b), no sales tax shall be levied on the low value goods if it is proven to the proper officer of sales tax that the sales tax has been charged by the registered seller and being paid on the low value goods.
Part IV
PART IV
REGISTRATION
Liability to be registered
Section 12
(2)
Subject to subsection (3), any manufacturer of taxable goods is liable to be registered at the following time, whichever is the earlier:
(a)
at the end of any month, where the total sale value of all his taxable goods in that month and the eleven months immediately preceding that month has exceeded the total sale value of taxable goods determined under subsection (1); or
(b)
at the end of any month, where there are reasonable grounds for believing that the total sale value of all his taxable goods in that month and the eleven months immediately succeeding that month will exceed the total sale value of taxable goods determined under subsection (1).
(3)
The total sale value of all taxable goods of a manufacturer in the month and the eleven months immediately preceding that month referred to in paragraph (2)(a) shall be disregarded if—
(a)
the registration of the manufacturer is cancelled, otherwise than under subsection 19(3), during that period; and
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(b)
the Director General is satisfied that before the manufacturer’s registration is cancelled, he has given all information required by the Director General in order to determine whether to cancel the registration or not.
(4)
Where any person succeeds any business from a registered manufacturer as specified in subsection 11(4), such person shall be deemed to be a manufacturer who is liable to be registered on the date he succeeded the business.
Application for registration
Section 13
(2)
Upon receipt of the application under subsection (1), the
Director General may approve the registration, subject to such conditions as he deems fit.
(3)
The Director General shall register the manufacturer under subsection (1) with effect from the first day of the month following the month in which the application under subsection (1) is made or from such earlier date as may be agreed between the Director General and the manufacturer but such date shall not be earlier than the date he becomes liable to be registered.
(4)
Where any manufacturer fails to comply with subsection (1), the
Director General shall register the manufacturer on the date as the
Director General may determine but not earlier than the date he is liable to be registered under section 12.
(5)
Any manufacturer who fails to comply with subsection (1)
commits an offence.
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Voluntary registration
Section 14
(2)
Upon receipt of the application under subsection (1), the
Director General may approve the registration from such date as he may determine subject to such conditions as he deems fit.
Direction to treat persons as single taxable person
Section 15
(a)
the persons named in that direction be treated as a single taxable person carrying on business activities described in that direction with effect from the date as specified in the direction; and
(b)
the single taxable person referred to in paragraph (a) to be registered with effect from the date as specified in the direction.
(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1), in determining whether any separation of business activities is artificial, regard shall be had to the extent to which the different persons carrying on those business activities are closely bound to one another by financial, economic and organizational links.
(3)
The Director General may make a direction under subsection (1)
naming any person if the Director General is satisfied that—
(b)
the activities in the course of which the person manufactures or has manufactured those taxable goods form only part of certain activities in the business and that the other activities in that business, whether or not that other activities are similar to the activities carried on by that person, are being carried on concurrently or previously, or both, by one or more other persons; and
(c)
if all taxable goods manufactured in that business were taken into account, the person carrying on that business would, at the time of such direction is made, be required to be registered by virtue of section 12.
(4)
Any direction made under subsection (1) shall be served on each of the persons named in it.
(5)
Where, after a direction had been made under subsection (1), it appears to the Director General that any person who has not been named in that direction is manufacturing taxable goods in the course of activities which should be regarded as part of the business activities, the Director General may make and serve on that person a supplementary direction adding that person’s name to those of the persons named in the direction under subsection (1).
(6)
Upon the addition of the person’s name in the direction under subsection (5), that person shall be treated as a single taxable person carrying on the business activities described in the direction under subsection (1) with effect from the date as specified in the direction.
(7)
Where, immediately before any direction including a supplementary direction is made, any person named in the direction has been registered in respect of taxable goods manufactured by him as specified in subsection (3) or (5), his registration shall be revoked by the Director General with effect from the date the single taxable person is registered under subsection (1).
(8)
Upon the revocation of registration under subsection (7), the person whose registration has been revoked together with all other
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persons named in the direction under subsection (1) shall be treated as a single taxable person.
(9)
In relation to a business specified in a direction, the persons named in such direction together with any person named in a supplementary direction relating to that business, being the persons who together are to be treated as a single taxable person, are referred to as the “constituent members” in subsections (10) and (11).
(10)
Where any direction is made under subsection (1)—
(a)
the single taxable person carrying on the business specified in the direction shall be registered in such name as the persons named in the direction may jointly nominate by notice in writing given to the Director General not later than fourteen days after the date the direction is served on the last of such persons named in the direction or, in default of such nomination, in such name as may be specified in the direction;
(b)
any taxable goods manufactured by one of the constituent members in the course of the activities of the single taxable person shall be treated as being taxable goods manufactured by the single taxable person;
(c)
each of the constituent members shall be jointly and severally liable for any sales tax due and payable by the single taxable person;
(d)
without prejudice to paragraph (c), any failure by the single taxable person to comply with any requirement imposed under this Act shall be treated as a failure by each of the constituent members severally; and
(e)
subject to paragraphs (a) to (d), the constituent members shall be treated as a partnership carrying on the business of the single taxable person and any question as to the scope of the activities of that business at any time shall be determined accordingly.
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(11)
Where it appears to the Director General that any person who is one of the constituent members should no longer be regarded as such for the purposes of paragraphs (10)(c) and (d) and the Director General gives notice in writing to that effect, that person—
(a)
shall not have any liability by virtue of paragraphs (10)(c) and (d) for anything done after the date specified in that notice; and
(b)
on the date as specified in that notice, shall be treated as having ceased to be a member of the partnership referred to in paragraph (10)(e).
Registration of partnership
Section 16
(a)
persons carrying on a business in a partnership as a registered manufacturer shall be in the name of the firm; and
(b)
the same persons carrying on separate businesses in a partnership as a registered manufacturer shall be in the separate names of the respective firms.
(2)
In determining whether taxable goods are manufactured by the persons referred to in subsection (1), no account shall be taken of any change in the partnership.
(3)
Any person who ceases to be a partner in a partnership shall—
(a)
notify the Director General in writing of the date of cessation within thirty days from the date of cessation; and
(b)
pay for the proportion of the partnership’s liability on any sales tax due and payable on any taxable goods manufactured by the partnership until the date of cessation.
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(4)
Where any person ceases to be a partner in a partnership under subsection (3) during any taxable period, any notice, whether of assessment or otherwise, which is served on the partnership and relates to the taxable period or to any other taxable period during the whole or part of which he was a partner in the partnership, shall be deemed as to have been served also on him.
(5)
Notwithstanding any written law to the contrary, any notice, whether of assessment or otherwise, which is addressed to a partnership by the name in which it is registered under this Act, and is served in accordance with this Act shall be deemed—
(b)
where subsection (4) applies, as having been properly served on any previous partner.
(6)
Subsections (1) and (3) shall not affect the extent to which a partner is liable for sales tax owed by the firm under any other written law.
(7)
Where a person is a partner in a firm during part only of a taxable period, his liability for sales tax on the sale of taxable goods by the firm during the taxable period shall be the proportion of the firm’s liability as may be just.
(8)
Where any notice is required to be given by a partnership under this Act, it shall be the joint and several liability of all partners to give the notice, except that if a notice is given by any of the partners, it shall be regarded as sufficient compliance with the requirement.
(10)
For the purposes of this section, a partnership excludes a limited liability partnership.
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Cessation of liability to be registered
Section 17
(2)
A registered manufacturer shall not cease to be liable to be registered by virtue of subsection (1) where the Director General is satisfied that the reason the total sale value of all his taxable goods does not exceed the total sale value of taxable goods determined under subsection 12(1) is that in the period of twelve months referred to in subsection (1) he temporarily ceases manufacturing such taxable goods, or suspends manufacturing such taxable goods for a period of thirty days or more.
Notification of cessation of liability
Section 18
(b)
who ceases to be liable to be registered under section 17, as the case may be, shall notify the Director General in writing of that fact and the date of cessation within thirty days from the date of cessation.
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence.
Cancellation of registration
Section 19
(2)
Where there is no notification made under section 18 and the
Director General is satisfied that a registered manufacturer has ceased to manufacture taxable goods or has ceased to be liable to be registered under section 17, the Director General may cancel his registration from the date the registered manufacturer ceased to manufacture taxable goods or ceased to be liable to be registered under section 17, as the case may be, or from such later date as the
Director General may determine.
(3)
Where the Director General is satisfied that on the day on which a manufacturer was registered—
(a)
in the case of a manufacturer who was registered under section 13, the manufacturer was not liable to be registered under section 12 or has ceased to manufacture taxable goods; or
(b)
in the case of a manufacturer who was registered under section 14, the manufacturer was not manufacturing taxable goods or has ceased to manufacture taxable goods, the Director General may cancel the registration of the manufacturer with effect from the date as determined by the Director General in the notification in writing to such manufacturer.
(4)
The Director General may cancel the registration of a registered manufacturer under subsection 14(2) if the registered manufacturer is in breach of any conditions imposed in relation to such registration with effect from the date of the breach or from such later date as the Director General may determine.
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(5)
The Director General may, on the application of a registered manufacturer, cancel the registration of the registered manufacturer if the registered manufacturer has been exempted from registration pursuant to subsection 20(1).
Exemptions from registration
Section 20
(2)
Notwithstanding that any person is exempted by virtue of subsection (1), such person may apply to be registered as a registered manufacturer and the provisions of this Act shall apply to such person.
Part V
PART V
ACCOUNTING, ASSESSMENT, RECOVERY, ETC.
Invoices
Section 21
(2)
No invoice showing an amount which purports to be sales tax shall be issued on the sale of any goods—
(3)
The amount of sales tax payable shall be collected by the registered manufacturer from the purchaser in addition to the price and any other amount due and payable by the purchaser in respect of the taxable goods.
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(4)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1), (2) or (3) commits an offence.
Production of invoices by computer
Section 22
For the purposes of any provision under this Act relating to an invoice, a registered manufacturer shall be treated as having issued an invoice to a purchaser notwithstanding that there is no delivery of any equivalent document in paper form to the purchaser if the prescribed particulars referred to in subsection 21(1) are recorded in a computer and—
(b)
are produced on any material other than paper and are delivered to the purchaser.
Credit notes and debit notes
Section 23
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Director General may, upon request in writing by the registered manufacturer and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit to impose, approve any one or more of the prescribed particulars not to be contained on a credit note or debit note.
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Duty to keep records
Section 24
(a)
all records of sales of taxable goods by or to that taxable person including invoices, receipts, debit notes and credit notes;
(2)
Any record kept under this section shall be—
(a)
preserved for a period of seven years from the latest date to which the record relates;
(c)
kept in Malaysia, except as otherwise approved by the
Director General and subject to such conditions as he deems fit.
(3)
Where the record is in an electronically readable form, the record shall be kept in such manner as to enable the record to be readily accessible and convertible into writing.
(4)
Where the record is originally in a manual form and is subsequently converted into an electronic form, the record shall be retained in its original form prior to the conversion.
(5)
A copy of the record shall be admissible in evidence in any proceedings to the same extent as the record itself.
(6)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4)
commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not
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exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
Taxable period
Section 25
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Director General may determine a different taxable period in respect of petroleum subject to such conditions as the Director General deems fit.
(3)
A taxable person may apply in writing to the Director General for a taxable period other than the period as determined under subsection (1).
(4)
The Director General may, upon receiving any application under subsection (3)—
(a)
allow the application and the taxable period shall be the period as applied for;
(b)
refuse the application and the taxable period shall remain as determined under subsection (1); or
(c)
vary the length of the taxable period or the date on which the taxable period begins or ends.
(5)
The Director General may, as he deems fit, reassign the taxable person to any taxable period other than the period to which he has been previously determined under subsection (1), (2) or (4).
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Furnishing of returns and payment of sales tax due and payable
Section 26
(2)
Where a taxable period has been varied under paragraph 25(4)(c) and notwithstanding subsection (1), the return shall be furnished within thirty days from the end of the varied taxable period.
(3)
Any registered manufacturer who ceases to be liable to be registered under section 17 or ceases to manufacture taxable goods under section 18 shall, not later than thirty days after such cessation, or such later date as the Director General may allow, furnish a return containing particulars as the Director General may determine in respect of that part of the last taxable period during which the manufacturer was registered.
(4)
Where any registered manufacturer who ceases to carry on business as a manufacturer has in stock any taxable goods on which sales tax due and payable has not been paid and where subsection 11(4)
does not apply, such registered manufacturer shall include particulars of those goods in the return to be furnished by him for his last taxable period as if such goods had been sold by him during such taxable period, and he shall pay the sales tax accordingly.
(5)
Any taxable person who is required to furnish a return under this section shall pay to the Director General the amount of sales tax due and payable by him in respect of the taxable period to which the return relates not later than the last day on which he is required to furnish the return.
(6)
The return referred to in subsections (1), (2), (3) and (4) shall be furnished whether or not there is sales tax to be paid.
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(7)
Any taxable person who—
(b)
furnishes an incorrect return, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
(8)
Where any sales tax due and payable is not paid wholly or partly by any taxable person after the last day on which it is due and payable under subsection (5) and no prosecution is instituted, the taxable person shall pay—
(a)
for the first thirty-day period that the sales tax is not paid wholly or partly after the expiry of the period specified under subsection (5), a penalty of ten per cent of the amount of sales tax which remains unpaid;
(b)
for the second thirty-day period that the sales tax is not paid wholly or partly after the expiry of the period specified under subsection (5), an additional penalty of fifteen per cent of the amount of sales tax which remains unpaid; and
(c)
for the third thirty-day period that the sales tax is not paid wholly or partly after the expiry of the period specified under subsection (5), an additional penalty of fifteen per cent of the amount of sales tax which remains unpaid.
(9)
Any taxable person who fails to pay to the Director General the amount of sales tax due and payable under subsection (5) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
(10)
Subject to subsection (12), prosecution for the offence under subsection (9) may be instituted after the expiry of the period specified in paragraph 8(c).
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(11)
In addition to any fine imposed by the court under subsection (9), the court may order that any taxable person who is convicted for the offence under subsection (9) to pay the penalty as specified in subsection (8).
(12)
No prosecution for the offence under subsection (9) shall be instituted against any taxable person who has paid the amount of sales tax due and payable, and the penalty specified under subsection (8) within the period specified in subsection (8).
Power to assess
Section 27
(c)
furnishes a return which appears to the Director General to be incomplete or incorrect, the Director General may assess to the best of his judgment the amount of sales tax due and payable, and the penalty payable under subsection 26(8), if any, by the taxable person and shall forthwith notify him of the assessment in writing.
(2)
Where an amount has been paid to any person as being a refund of sales tax under this Act which ought not to have been paid to him, the Director General may assess the amount of the refund as being sales tax due and payable by him and shall forthwith notify him of the assessment in writing.
(3)
The assessment under subsections (1) and (2) shall not be made more than six years from the date on which the sales tax was due and payable or from the date on which the refund of sales tax was made, as the case may be, except where in the opinion of the Director General any form of fraud or wilful default has been committed by or on behalf of any person in relation to the sales tax or refund, the Director General
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may, for the purposes of making good any loss of sales tax or payment of refund of sales tax attributable to the fraud or wilful default, make an assessment at any time.
(4)
The proper officer of sales tax may assess the sales tax payable on any taxable goods imported by any person.
(5)
Where any taxable person has obtained control of any taxable goods or has imported any taxable goods, the Director General may require him to account for the taxable goods.
(6)
Where the taxable person fails to account for the taxable goods under subsection (5) by reason that—
(c)
the taxable goods have been lost or destroyed, the Director General may assess to the best of his judgement the amount of sales tax that would have been chargeable in respect of the taxable goods if the goods had been sold by him and shall forthwith notify the taxable person of the assessment in writing.
(7)
Where—
(a)
the Director General has made an assessment of sales tax under subsection (1) in respect of paragraph (1)(a) or (b);
(b)
the sales tax assessed under paragraph (a) has been paid but no return has been furnished for the taxable period to which the assessment relates; and
(c)
the taxable person fails to furnish a return for any subsequent taxable period,
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the Director General may, as he deems fit, assess an amount of sales tax greater than that which he otherwise would have considered to be appropriate.
(8)
Where it appears to the Director General that the amount which ought to have been assessed in an assessment under subsection
(1)
, (2), (4), (6) or (7) exceeds the amount which was so assessed, he may—
(b)
in the case of taxable person, within the taxable period during which that assessment could have been made, make a supplementary assessment of the amount of the excess and shall forthwith notify the person in writing accordingly.
(9)
Where an amount of sales tax and penalty, if any, has been assessed and notified pursuant to subsection (1), (2), (6) or (8), it shall be deemed to be an amount of sales tax due and payable, and penalty payable, by the person and may be recovered accordingly and the amount of sales tax and penalty, if any, shall be paid by the person, whether or not that person appeals against the assessment, to the
Director General unless or except to the extent that the assessment has been withdrawn or reduced by the Director General.
(10)
The Director General may make any alteration in or addition to the assessment made under this section as he deems fit to ensure the correctness of the assessment and shall forthwith notify the person in writing.
Offsetting unpaid tax against refund or drawback
Section 27A
Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, where any person has failed to pay, in whole or in part—
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(a)
any amount of sales tax due and payable, any surcharge accruing, or any penalty, fee or other money payable under this Act;
(b)
any amount of sales tax due and payable, any surcharge accruing, or any penalty or other money payable under the
*Sales Tax Act 1972 [Act 64];
(c)
any amount of service tax due and payable, any surcharge accruing, or any penalty or other money payable under the
**Service Tax Act 1975 [Act 151];
(d)
any amount of service tax due and payable, any surcharge accruing, or any penalty, fee or other money payable under the Service Tax Act 2018 [Act 807];
(e)
any amount of goods and services tax due and payable, any surcharge accruing, or any penalty or other money payable under the ***Goods and Services Tax Act 2014 [Act 762];
(f)
any amount of customs duty, or any surcharge accruing, or any penalty, fee or other money payable under the
Customs Act 1967; or
(g)
any amount of excise duty, or any surcharge accruing, or any penalty, fee or other money payable under the
Excise Act 1976, the Director General may offset, against the unpaid amount referred to in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g), any amount or any part
*NOTE—The Sales Tax Act 1972 [Act 64] has since been repealed by the Goods and Services Tax Act 2014 [Act 762] which comes into operation on 1 July 2014 and 1 April 2015—see section 178 of Act 762. Act 762 has since been repealed by the Goods and Services Tax (Repeal) Act 2018 [Act 805]. Subsequently, Act 805 has since been repealed.
**NOTE—The Service Tax Act 1975 [Act 151] has since been repealed by the Goods and Services
Tax Act 2014 [Act 762] which comes into operation on 1 July 2014 and 1 April 2015—see section 181 of Act 762. Act 762 has since been repealed by the Goods and Services Tax (Repeal) Act 2018 [Act 805]. Subsequently, Act 805 has since been repealed.
***NOTE—The Goods and Services Tax Act 2014 [Act 762] has since been repealed by the Goods and Services Tax (Repeal) Act 2018 [Act 805] which comes into operation on 1 September 2018—
see section 3 of Act 805. Subsequently, Act 805 has since been repealed.
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of any amount of refund or drawback due to that person and the
Director General shall treat the amount offset as payment or part payment received from that person.
Recovery of sales tax, etc., as civil debt
Section 28
(2)
Where an invoice shows a sale of taxable goods as having taken place with sales tax chargeable on the goods, there shall be recoverable from the person who issued the invoice an amount equals to—
(b)
so much of the total amount shown as payable as is to be taken as representing sales tax, if the sales tax is not separately shown in the invoice, for the sale of such taxable goods.
(3)
Subsection (2) shall apply whether or not—
(b)
the sale of the taxable goods shown on the invoice actually takes or has taken place or the amount shown as sales tax or any amount of sales tax is or was chargeable on the sale of the taxable goods; or
(c)
the person issuing the invoice is a registered manufacturer,
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and any amount recoverable from the person under subsection (2) shall be recoverable as such and shall otherwise be recoverable as a civil debt due to the Government.
(4)
In any proceedings to recover the sales tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or other money under subsection (1), the production of a certificate signed by the Director General—
(a)
stating that any sales tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or other money and the amount shown in the certificate as due and payable, accruing or payable, in any return, assessment or notice made under this Act from a person named in the certificate; and
(b)
giving the address of the person and purporting to be a copy of or an extract from any notice of assessment, shall be conclusive evidence of the sales tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or other money and the amount as due and payable, accruing or payable, in any return, assessment or notice and shall be sufficient authority for the court to give judgement for that amount.
(5)
Any penalty imposed under this Act shall, for the purposes of this Act and the Limitation Act 1953 [Act 254], the Limitation Ordinance of Sabah [Sabah Cap. 72] or the Limitation Ordinance of Sarawak [Sarawak Cap. 49], as the case may be, be recoverable as if the penalty were sales tax due and payable under this Act and accordingly subsection 6(4) of the Limitation Act 1953, section 3 of the Limitation Ordinance of
Sabah or section 3 of the Limitation Ordinance of Sarawak, as the case may be, shall not apply to that penalty.
Power to collect sales tax, etc., from person owing money to taxable person
Section 29
(a)
any person by whom any money is due or accruing or may become due and payable to the taxable person;
(b)
any person who holds or may subsequently hold money for or on account of the taxable person;
(c)
any person who holds or may subsequently hold money for or on account of any other person for payment to the taxable person; or
(d)
any person having authority from any other person to pay money to the taxable person, to pay to the Director General forthwith, or within such time as the
Director General allows, such money, not being salary or wages due or accruing to the taxable person, or so much of such money as is sufficient to pay the sum due and payable, accruing or payable, by the taxable person as aforesaid.
(2)
A copy of the notice under subsection (1) shall be forwarded to the taxable person at his last known address.
(3)
All payments made pursuant to a notice under subsection (1)
shall be deemed to be made on behalf of the taxable person and with the authority of the taxable person and of all other persons concerned.
(4)
For the purposes of this section, the Director General may require any person to give him information—
(a)
as to any money, fund or asset which may be held by the person for any other person; or
(b)
of any money due and payable by him to any other person.
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Recovery of sales tax before payable from persons about to leave
Malaysia
Section 30
If the Director General has reason to believe that any person is about or is likely to leave Malaysia before any sales tax due by him becomes payable in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the sales tax shall, if the Director General deems fit, be payable on such earlier date as the Director General determines and the person shall be notified accordingly.
Recovery of sales tax, etc., from persons about to leave Malaysia without paying sales tax, etc.
Section 31
(e)
any other money recoverable from him under this Act, the Director General may issue to the Director General of
Immigration a notice containing particulars of the person and the offence committed with a request that the person be prevented from leaving Malaysia unless he pays the sales tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or other money, or furnishes security to the satisfaction of the
Director General for its payment.
(2)
Subject to any order issued or made under any written law for the time being in force relating to immigration, the Director General of Immigration who receives a request under subsection (1) in respect of a person shall exercise all measures which may include the removal and retention of any certificate of identity, passport,
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exit permit or other travel documents in relation to that person as may be necessary to give effect to the request.
(3)
The Director General shall cause the notice under subsection (1) to be served personally or by registered post on the person to whom the notice relates.
(4)
The non-receipt of the notice under subsection (1) by that person referred to in subsection (3) shall not invalidate anything done under this section.
(5)
Where the person in respect of whom a notice has been issued under subsection (1) produces, on or after the date of the notice, a written statement signed by the Director General stating that all the sales tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or other money specified in the notice have been paid, or that security has been furnished for its payment, that statement shall be sufficient authority for allowing that person to leave Malaysia.
(6)
No legal proceedings shall be instituted or maintained against the Federal Government, a State Government or any other public officer in respect of anything lawfully done under this section.
Payment by instalments
Section 32
(2)
Where the sales tax is allowed to be paid by instalments, the penalty under subsection 26(8) shall cease to be calculated from the date the Director General allows the payment by instalments.
(3)
Where there is a default in payment of any instalment under subsection (1) on its due date for payment of the balance of the amount due and payable, the whole outstanding balance shall become due and payable on that date and shall, without any further notice being served on the person liable to pay the amount due, be subject to a surcharge
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equals to ten per cent of that balance and the surcharge shall be recoverable as if it were due and payable under this Act.
(4)
Nothing in subsections (1) and (3) shall prejudice the exercise of the rights and powers under this section by the Director General to seize or sell any goods belonging to the person liable to pay such sales tax, penalty or surcharge for recovery of the amount payable under subsections (1) and (3) or any outstanding balance of the sales tax, penalty or surcharge.
Goods subject to customs or excise control not to be delivered until sales tax paid as demanded
Section 33
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), any person may obtain delivery of imported taxable petroleum from the customs control or excise control whether or not any part of or all of the sales tax due and payable on such taxable petroleum have been paid.
Liability of directors, etc.
Section 34
(b)
the compliance officer who is appointed amongst the partners of the limited liability partnership or if no compliance officer is appointed as such, any one or all of the partners of the limited liability partnership;
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(e)
the persons responsible for the management of the body of persons, as the case may be, shall together with the company, limited liability partnership, firm, society or other body of persons be jointly and severally liable for the sales tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or other money.
(2)
In relation to a company that is being wound up, the directors of the company shall only be liable where the assets of the company are insufficient to meet the amount due, after paying any sum having priority under the Companies Act 2016 [Act 777] in relation to the application of the assets of the company in the winding-up over the sales tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or other money.
Part VI
PART VI
EXEMPTION, REFUND, DRAWBACK, REMISSION
AND DEDUCTION
Power of Minister to exempt and refund
Section 35
(b)
any person or class of persons from payment of the whole or any part of the sales tax which may be charged and levied on any taxable goods manufactured or imported.
(2)
Any order made under subsection (1) shall be laid before the
Dewan Rakyat.
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(3)
The Minister may, in any particular case and subject to such conditions as he deems fit—
(a)
exempt any person or class of persons from payment of the whole or any part of the sales tax which may be charged and levied on any taxable goods manufactured or imported;
(b)
exempt any registered manufacturer or class of registered manufacturers from charging and collecting sales tax on taxable goods; or
(c)
direct the Director General to make a refund to any person or class of persons of the whole or any part of the sales tax or penalty paid by such persons or class of persons.
(4)
Where a registered manufacturer sold any taxable goods to a person or class of persons exempted under paragraph (1)(b) or (3)(a), the registered manufacturer shall be exempted from charging and collecting sales tax due and payable on such taxable goods.
(5)
Where any person who is exempted under paragraph (1)(b) or (3)(a) fails to comply with any conditions to which the exemption relates, any sales tax that has been the subject of the exemption shall become due and payable by the person on the date on which any of the conditions failed to be complied with.
(6)
Where a person who has been granted exemption under paragraph (1)(b) or (3)(a) has paid any of the sales tax to which the exemption relates and has been granted approval by the Minister for a refund of the amount of the sales tax which has been paid, the person shall be entitled to such refund.
Refund by deduction of sales tax
Section 35A
(2)
Where after the deduction has been made under subsection (1), there is any balance in the amount of the refund, the balance shall be refunded to the registered manufacturer by the Director General.
(3)
Notwithstanding subsection (2), the Director General may withhold the whole or any part of any amount refundable under subsection (2) to be credited to any following or subsequent taxable period and the Director General shall treat the amount credited as payment or part payment received from the registered manufacturer.
Claim for refund of sales tax in relation to bad debt
Section 36
(a)
the whole or any part of the sales tax payable to such person has been written off in his accounts as bad debts; and
(b)
the Director General is satisfied that all reasonable efforts have been made by such person to recover the sales tax.
(2)
Where the person who makes a claim for a refund under subsection (1) in relation to bad debt—
(a)
has not received any payment in respect of the sale of taxable goods, such person may make a claim for a refund of the whole of the sales tax paid; or
(b)
has received any payment in respect of the taxable goods, such person may make a claim for the difference between the sales tax paid and the amount calculated in accordance with the following formula:
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A x C
B where
A is the payment received in respect of the sale of such taxable goods;
B is the sale value of such taxable goods plus sales tax payable on such taxable goods; and
C is the sales tax payable on such taxable goods.
(3)
The person referred to in subsection (1) may make a claim for a refund of the whole or any part of any sales tax in relation to the bad debt within six years from the date the sales tax is paid by him and the
Director General may refund the whole or any part of the sales tax after being satisfied that the person has properly established the claim.
(4)
For the purposes of this section, “bad debt” means an outstanding amount of the payment in respect of the sale of taxable goods including the sales tax which is due to a person who is, or has ceased to be, a registered manufacturer but has not been paid to, and is irrecoverable by, the person.
Repayment of sales tax in relation to bad debt
Section 37
Where a refund of sales tax has been made under section 36 by the Director General to the person referred to in subsection 36(1) and any payment in respect of the sale of taxable goods for which the sales tax is payable is subsequently received by the person, the person shall repay to the Director General an amount calculated in accordance with the following formula:
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A x C
B where
A is the payment received in respect of the sale of such taxable goods;
B is the sale value of such taxable goods plus sales tax payable on such taxable goods; and
C is the sales tax payable on such taxable goods.
Section 38
Payment of sales tax, etc., short paid or erroneously refunded
(a)
the whole or any part of any sales tax due and payable, surcharge accrued, or penalty, fee or other money payable, under this Act has not been paid by a person; or
(b)
the whole or any part of any sales tax due and payable, surcharge accrued, or penalty, fee or other money payable, after having been paid, has been erroneously refunded to a person, the Director General shall demand from the person to pay the sales tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or other money, or the deficient sales tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or other money, or to repay the refund erroneously paid to him.
(2)
The demand under subsection (1) shall be made within six years from the date on which—
(a)
the sales tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or other money was payable, or the deficient sales tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or other money was paid; or
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(3)
Upon receipt of the demand under subsection (1), the person shall—
(a)
pay the sales tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or other money, or the deficient sales tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or other money; or
(4)
Without prejudice to subsection (1), any goods belonging to the person referred to in subsection (1), which may be in customs control or excise control or at a place specified in the registration under section 13, may be seized until the sales tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or other money, or the deficient sales tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or other money, are paid, or the refund erroneously paid to him is repaid.
(5)
If the sales tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or other money or the deficient sales tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or other money, or the refund to be repaid remains unpaid, as the case maybe, the
Director General may sell such goods seized under subsection (4)—
(a)
after giving not less than thirty days’ notice in writing to the person or his agent if the name and address of such person or agent is known to the Director General; or
(b)
after giving due notice in the Gazette if the name and address of such person or his agent is not known to the
Director General.
(6)
The proceeds of the sale of any goods seized under subsection (4) shall be applied to the payment of—
(d)
the recovery of the amount due or other charges which may be due in respect of selling off such goods, and the surplus, if any, shall be paid to the person, and if the person cannot be found within one month of the sale, such surplus shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
(7)
If at the sale of any goods seized under subsection (4) no sufficient bid is forthcoming to defray the sales tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or other money payable or the deficient sales tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or other money payable or the refund erroneously paid, as the case may be, the goods shall be forfeited to the Government and shall be disposed of in such manner as the
Director General may direct.
(8)
Every auction sales of any goods seized under subsection (4)
shall be conducted by or in the presence of a senior officer of sales tax.
Refund of sales tax, etc., overpaid or erroneously paid
Section 39
(a)
has overpaid or erroneously paid any sales tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or other money; or
(b)
is entitled to the refund under subsection 35(6) or 41(3), may make a claim for refund in the form and manner as determined by the Director General.
(2)
A claim for refund under subsection (1) shall be made to the
Director General within one year from the time—
(a)
such overpayment or erroneous payment occurred; or
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(3)
The Director General may make such refund in respect of the claim under subsection (1) after being satisfied that the person has properly established the claim.
(4)
The Director General may reduce or disallow any refund due in respect of the claim under subsection (1) to the extent that the refund would unjustly enrich the person referred to in subsection (1).
(5)
A claim for refund under this section shall be supported by such evidence as required by the Director General.
Drawback
Section 40
Section 41
(2)
The Director General may remit the whole or any part of the surcharge accrued, or penalty, fee or other money payable, under this
Act where he deems fit.
(3)
Where a person who has been granted remission under subsection (1) or (2) has paid any of the sales tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or other money to which the remission relates, he shall be entitled to a refund of the amount of sales tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or other money which had been remitted.
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Application for deduction of sales tax by registered manufacturer
Section 41A
(a)
any percentage of sales tax to be deducted in respect of taxable goods purchased by any registered manufacturer;
(2)
The deduction of sales tax under subsection (1) shall be made on taxable goods which are raw materials, components, or packing and packaging materials used solely in the manufacturing of taxable goods.
(2A)
A registered manufacturer may make an application to the
Director General for a deduction on the amount of sales tax paid in the form and manner as prescribed under subsection (1).
(2B)
Where the Director General approves the application for deduction of sales tax under subsection (2A), such deduction shall be in accordance with the percentage and conditions as prescribed by the Minister under subsection (1).
(3)
Where any registered manufacturer who has made a deduction under subsection (1) fails to comply with any conditions to which the deduction relates, any sales tax that has been the subject of the deduction shall become due and payable by the registered manufacturer on the date on which any of the conditions failed to be complied with.
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Part VII
PART VII
RULING
Public ruling
Section 42
(2)
The Director General may withdraw, either wholly or partly, any public ruling made under this section.
(3)
Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, where a public ruling under subsection (1) applies to any person in relation to a business activity and the person applies the provision in the manner stated in the ruling, the Director General shall apply the provision in relation to the person and the business activities in accordance with the ruling.
Customs ruling
Section 43
(c)
the principles to be adopted for the purposes of determination of sale value of taxable goods; or
(2)
An application for a customs ruling under subsection (1) may be made—
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(i)
at any time before the goods, that are the subject matter of the application, are to be imported or intended to be imported into Malaysia; or
(i)
at any time before the goods, that are the subject matter of the application, are to be manufactured; or
(3)
An applicant may withdraw his application at any time before a customs ruling is made and any payment made relating to the application for the customs ruling shall be forfeited by the Director
General.
Making of customs ruling
Section 44
(2)
Any customs ruling made under subsection (1) may be subject to such conditions as the Director General deems fit.
(3)
The Director General may decline to make a customs ruling if, in his opinion—
(b)
the application is for a hypothetical situation; or
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(c)
any pending appeal under section 96 involves the subject matter referred to in the application.
Amendment, modification or revocation of customs ruling
Section 45
(d)
there is a change in the material fact or circumstances on which the customs ruling was based.
(2)
The Director General shall, immediately after making the amendment, modification or revocation, give notice in writing to the applicant referred to in section 43 of the amendment, modification or revocation and, subject to subsection (3), such amended, modified or revoked customs ruling shall take effect from the date stated in the notice.
(3)
Notwithstanding subsection (2), where a customs ruling has the effect of causing or increasing any sales tax liability in respect of any taxable goods, and—
(a)
the taxable goods are imported within three months of the date the notice of the amendment, modification or revocation is given pursuant to a binding contract entered into before that date;
(b)
the taxable goods have left the place of manufacture or warehouse in the country from which the goods are being exported for direct shipment to Malaysia on the date the
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notice of the amendment, modification or revocation of the customs ruling is given; or
(c)
the taxable goods are imported on or before the date the notice of the amendment, modification or revocation is given but have not been released for home consumption, the customs ruling which was made prior to the amendment, modification or revocation under this section shall be applied to such taxable goods.
(4)
Notwithstanding subsection (2) and subject to section 39, if the amendment, modification or revocation of a customs ruling has the effect of decreasing any sales tax liability in respect of any taxable goods, any higher sales tax that has been paid shall be treated as if the higher sales tax has been paid in error.
Director General to declare customs rulings to be null, etc.
Section 46
The Director General shall, by a notice, declare a customs ruling made under section 44 to be null, void and of no effect if the ruling has been obtained by the applicant referred to in section 43
by way of fraud, misrepresentation or falsification of facts.
Section 47
Different customs rulings on same subject matter
Where an applicant referred to in section 43 receives two or more different customs rulings on the same subject matter, such rulings shall be treated as being null and void, and such applicant shall immediately notify the Director General who shall, within thirty days from the date of notification, make a new customs ruling.
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Part VIII
PART VIII
SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO DESIGNATED AREAS
Interpretation
Section 48
In this Part, “Malaysia” excludes the designated areas and the special areas.
Section 49
Application
For the purposes of this Part, this Act shall not apply to any taxable goods manufactured in the designated areas other than petroleum.
Sales tax relating to taxable goods imported into or transported to or from designated areas
Section 50
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act—
(i)
imported into the designated areas or transported to the designated areas from Malaysia;
(iii)
transported from the designated areas to the special areas, other than any taxable goods which the Minister may from time to time declare by order published in the Gazette;
(b)
sales tax shall be levied and payable on all taxable goods transported to Malaysia from the designated areas as if such transportation to Malaysia were importation into
Malaysia; and
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(c)
the sale value of taxable goods liable to sales tax in accordance with paragraph (b) shall be determined in accordance with subsection 9(2).
Transportation of taxable goods from or to designated areas to or from Malaysia
Section 51
(b)
from Malaysia to the designated areas, the provisions of this Act shall, with such modifications and adaptations as may be necessary, apply as if such goods were imported into, or exported from, Malaysia from or to a place outside
Malaysia.
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), Part X shall apply to—
(a)
taxable goods transported to or from the designated areas from or to Malaysia; and
(b)
persons, and vehicles, vessels and aircrafts, transporting such goods.
Declaration of taxable goods transported from designated areas to
Malaysia
Section 52
The person in charge of any vehicle, vessel or aircraft on which taxable goods are transported from the designated areas to Malaysia shall make a declaration substantially in the form as prescribed under the Customs Act 1967 giving particulars of the taxable goods transported in such vehicle, vessel or aircraft.
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Section 53
Collection of sales tax in designated areas
(a)
for the collection in the designated areas of sales tax payable in respect of taxable goods transported or about to be transported from or to the designated areas to or from
Malaysia;
(b)
for the limitation or restriction of vehicles, vessels and aircrafts which may be used to transport taxable goods; and
(c)
for the licensing or control of persons, or vehicles, vessels or aircrafts, transporting taxable goods.
Application of section 40 to taxable goods transported to designated areas
Section 54
Section 40 shall apply to taxable goods, other than any goods declared by the Minister under paragraph 50(a) to be taxable on importation into the designated areas, transported from Malaysia to the designated areas as if such goods had been exported or re-exported, as the case may be.
Part IX
PART IX
SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO SPECIAL AREAS
Interpretation
Section 55
In this Part, “Malaysia” excludes the special areas and the designated areas.
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Section 56
Application
For the purposes of this Part, this Act shall not apply to any taxable goods manufactured in the special areas.
Sales tax relating to taxable goods imported into or transported to or from special areas
Section 57
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act—
(i)
imported into the special areas or transported to the special areas from Malaysia;
(iii)
transported from the special areas to the designated areas, other than any taxable goods which the Minister may from time to time declare by order published in the Gazette;
(b)
sales tax shall be levied and payable on all taxable goods transported to Malaysia from the special areas as if such transportation to Malaysia were importation into Malaysia;
and
(c)
the sale value of taxable goods liable to sales tax in accordance with paragraph (b) shall be determined in accordance with subsection 9(2).
Deficiency in quantity of taxable goods in a special area
Section 57A
(a)
in the absence of proof to the contrary, be presumed to have illegally transported such goods to Malaysia; and
(b)
be liable to pay the sales tax leviable on the date when the quantity of the goods were found to be deficient as if the goods were imported into Malaysia.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), if it is shown to the satisfaction of the Director General that such deficiency has been caused by any unavoidable leakage, breakage or other accident, the Director General may remit the whole or part of the sales tax leviable on the goods found deficient.
Transportation of taxable goods from or to special areas to or from
Malaysia
Section 58
(b)
from Malaysia to the special areas, the provisions of this Act shall, with such modifications and adaptations as may be necessary, apply as if such goods were imported into, or exported from, Malaysia from or to a place outside Malaysia.
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), Part X shall apply to—
(a)
taxable goods transported to or from the special areas from or to Malaysia; and
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(b)
persons, and vehicles, vessels and aircrafts, transporting such goods.
Declaration of taxable goods transported from special areas to
Malaysia
Section 59
The person in charge of any vehicle, vessel or aircraft on which taxable goods are transported from the special areas to Malaysia shall make a declaration substantially in the form as prescribed under the
Customs Act 1967 giving particulars of the taxable goods transported in such vehicle, vessel or aircraft.
Section 60
Collection of sales tax in special areas
(a)
for the collection in the special areas of sales tax payable in respect of taxable goods transported or about to be transported from or to the special areas to or from Malaysia;
(b)
for the limitation or restriction of vehicles, vessels or aircrafts which may be used to transport taxable goods; and
(c)
for the licensing or control of persons, or vehicles, vessels or aircrafts, transporting taxable goods.
Application of section 40 to taxable goods transported to special areas
Section 61
Section 40 shall apply to taxable goods, other than any goods declared by the Minister under paragraph 57(a) to be taxable on importation into the special areas, transported from Malaysia to the special areas as if such goods had been exported or re-exported, as the case may be.
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PART IXA
SPECIAL SCHEMES
Section 61A
Approved Major Exporter Scheme
(a)
the taxable goods shall be exported, or transported to designated areas or special areas; or
(b)
the taxable goods are used as raw materials, packing and packaging materials or components to be manufactured, which subsequently shall be exported, or transported to designated areas or special areas as goods exempted from sales tax pursuant to an order made under this Act.
(2)
Any person granted an approval under the Approved Major
Exporter Scheme shall record the tax exempted on the importation, transportation or purchase of the taxable goods in the form and manner as may be determined by the Director General.
(3)
Where any person who has been granted an approval under the
Approved Major Exporter Scheme fails to comply with any prescribed conditions, any sales tax that has been exempted shall become due and payable by the person from the date of the non-compliance of the conditions and such sales tax shall be paid in the form and manner as may be determined by the Director General.
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Part X
PART X
ENFORCEMENT
Persons bound to give information
Section 62
(2)
Every person required by the proper officer of sales tax to produce any goods, documents, articles or things which are within the power of such person to produce, and which are—
(a)
goods, documents, articles or things used in any transaction or other matter relating to sales tax; or
(b)
goods, documents, articles or things into which it is the duty of the proper officer of sales tax to inquire under this Act, shall produce the goods, documents, articles or things.
(3)
Where any information, goods, documents, articles or things are not in the national language or English language, any proper officer of sales tax may by notice in writing require the supplier or, on the supplier’s default, any other person, to produce within a reasonable period a translation of the information, goods, documents, articles or things in the national language or English language as the proper officer of sales tax may determine.
(4)
Any person—
(b)
who fails to produce a translation as required under subsection (3), commits an offence.
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Power to take samples
Section 63
(a)
to ascertain whether the samples are goods of a description liable to sales tax;
(c)
for such other purposes as he may deem necessary, and such samples may be disposed of in such manner as he may direct.
(2)
No payment shall be made for any sample taken under subsection (1), but the proper officer of sales tax shall give a receipt for such sample.
Access to places or premises
Section 64
(2)
Where any senior officer of sales tax exercises his powers under subsection (1), the person who carries on his business or any other person present at the place or premises at that time of entry shall provide to the officer all reasonable facilities and assistance for the exercise of his duties under this section.
(3)
Where any senior officer of sales tax enters upon any place or premises in accordance with this section, he may—
(a)
require the manufacturer or importer, as the case may be, to produce any goods, documents, articles or things, which such manufacturer or importer is required to keep under the provisions of this Act, or which relates to any taxable goods;
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(b)
examine any goods, documents, articles or things and take copies of any documents;
(c)
seize and detain any goods, documents, articles or things which, in his opinion, may afford evidence of the commission of any offence under this Act;
(d)
require any manufacturer or importer, or any person employed by such manufacturer or importer, to answer questions relating to any goods, documents, articles or things, or any entry in any document, or any taxable goods;
(e)
require any container, envelop or other receptacle in such place or premises to be opened;
(f)
at the risk and expense of the manufacturer or importer, open and examine any package, or any goods or materials, in such place or premises; or
(4)
Where the senior officer of sales tax acting under this section is unable to obtain access to any place or premises where a manufacturer or importer carries on his business, or to any receptacle contained in the place or premises, he may, at any time, enter such place or premises, and open such receptacle in such manner, if necessary by force, as he may think necessary.
(5)
Where, on the entry upon any place or premises under the provisions of this section, any taxable goods are found in relation to which any offence under the provisions of this Act has been committed, such taxable goods shall be liable to forfeiture.
(6)
Any person who contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence.
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Access to recorded information or computerized data
Section 65
(2)
In addition, a senior officer of sales tax exercising his powers under sections 64, 66, 67 and 68—
(a)
may inspect the operation of any computer and any associated apparatus or material which he has reasonable cause to suspect is or has been used in connection with the information or data; and
(i)
the person by whom or on whose behalf the senior officer of sales tax has reasonable cause to suspect the computer is or has been so used in connection with the information or data; or
(ii)
the person having charge of, or is otherwise concerned with, the operation of the computer, apparatus or material in connection with the information or data, to provide the officer with such reasonable assistance as he may require for the purposes of this section.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (1), “access” includes being provided with the necessary password, encryption code, decryption code, software or hardware and any other means required to enable comprehension of recorded information or computerized data.
Magistrate may issue search warrant
Section 66
(a)
to enter the place, premises or conveyance and to search for and seize the goods, documents, articles or things; and
(b)
to arrest any person being in the place, premises or conveyance in whose possession the goods, documents, articles or things are found or who may reasonably be suspected as having concealed or deposited such goods, documents, articles or things.
(2)
The senior officer of sales tax authorized under subsection (1)
may, if it is necessary so to do—
(a)
break open any outer or inner door of the place, premises or conveyance and enter every part thereof, if necessary forcibly;
(b)
remove by force any obstruction to the entry to search or to seize as he is empowered to effect; and
(c)
detain every person found in the place, premises or conveyance until the search has been completed.
Search may be made without warrant
Section 67
Whenever it appears to the senior officer of sales tax that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any place, premises or conveyance there are concealed or deposited any goods, documents, articles or things which may afford evidence of the commission of any offence under this Act and if he has reasonable grounds for believing that by reason of the delay in obtaining a search warrant the goods, documents, articles or things are likely to be removed, he may
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exercise in, upon and in respect of the place, premises or conveyance, all the powers under section 66 in the same manner as if he was empowered so to do by a warrant issued under that section.
Section 68
Power to stop and search conveyance
(2)
If required so to do by the proper officer of sales tax, the person in control or in charge of the conveyance—
(a)
shall stop the conveyance and allow the proper officer of sales tax to examine it;
(c)
shall not proceed with the journey until permission to do so has been given by the proper officer of sales tax.
(3)
The person in control or in charge of the conveyance examined under this section shall, on the request of the proper officer of sales tax, open all parts of the conveyance for examination by the proper officer of sales tax and take all measures necessary to enable the examination as the proper officer of sales tax considers necessary to be made.
Seizure of goods, etc., the subject of an offence
Section 69
(a)
all goods, documents, articles or things in respect of which the proper officer of sales tax has reasonable cause to suspect that there has been committed any offence under this Act, any
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violation of any of the provisions of this Act, or any breach of any conditions subject to which a registration has been approved under sections 13 and 14;
(b)
any receptacle, package or conveyance in which the goods, documents, articles or things may have been found or which have been used in connection with the offence, violation or breach referred to in paragraph (a); and
(c)
any other goods, documents, articles or things which may reasonably be believed to have a bearing on the offence, violation or breach referred to in paragraph (a).
(2)
For the purpose of paragraph (1)(b)—
(a)
if the conveyance is a vessel, the vessel shall not exceed two hundred tonnes net of its registered tonnage; or
(b)
if the conveyance is an aircraft, the aircraft is other than an aircraft engaged in international carriage.
(3)
Whenever any goods, documents, articles, things, receptacles, packages or conveyances are seized under this Act, the proper officer of sales tax shall forthwith give notice in writing of the seizure and the grounds thereof to the owner of the goods, documents, articles, things, receptacles, packages or conveyances, if known, either by delivering the notice to him personally or by post at his place of abode.
(4)
The provision of this section relating to the seizure of—
(a)
any goods, documents, articles or things shall apply to all contents of any receptacles, packages or conveyances in which the goods, documents, articles or things are found, and to any article used to conceal the goods, documents, articles or things; and
(b)
any conveyance shall apply to the tackle, equipment and furnishings of the conveyance and if the conveyance is an
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animal vehicle, to any animal by which the conveyance is drawn.
Power to seal
Section 69A
(2)
A person who, without lawful authority, breaks, tampers with or damages the seal referred to in subsection (1) or removes the goods, documents, articles, things, receptacles, packages or conveyances under seal, or attempts to do so, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to both.
Proportional examination or testing of goods seized
Section 70
(2)
If it is necessary to test any goods seized under this Act, it shall be sufficient to test only a sample not exceeding five per centum in volume or weight of the goods examined under subsection (1).
(3)
The court shall presume that the goods contained in the unopened packages or receptacles are of the same nature, quantity and quality as those found in the similar packages or receptacles which have been opened.
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Return or disposal of goods, etc.
Section 71
(a)
temporarily return the goods to the owner thereof or to the person from whose possession, custody or control the goods were seized, or to any person as the senior officer of sales tax may consider entitled to the goods, subject to such terms and conditions as the senior officer of sales tax may impose and to sufficient security being furnished to the satisfaction of the senior officer of sales tax that the goods shall be surrendered to the senior officer of sales tax on demand being made by the senior officer of sales tax and that the said terms and conditions, if any, shall be complied with;
(b)
return the goods to the owner thereof or to the person from whose possession, custody or control the goods were seized, or to such person as the senior officer of sales tax may consider entitled to such goods, with liberty for the person to whom the goods are so returned to dispose of the same; or
(c)
sell or destroy the goods, as appropriate in the circumstances, where the goods are living creatures or where, in the opinion of the senior officer of sales tax, the goods are of a perishable or dangerous nature or likely to speedily deteriorate in quality or value, and where the goods are sold, the senior officer of sales tax shall hold the proceeds of sale to abide the result of any prosecution or claim.
(2)
The return of goods under paragraph (1)(b) shall be subject to security being furnished to the satisfaction of the senior officer of sales tax in an amount not less than an amount which, in the opinion of the senior officer of sales tax, represents—
(a)
the sale value of the goods, on the date on which the goods are so returned; and
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(b)
the sales tax due and payable in respect of the goods, if any, for the payment of the amount secured to the Director General in the event of the court making an order for the forfeiture under section 81.
(3)
Whenever any goods are returned or disposed of under subsection (1), a document purporting to be a certificate in accordance with subsection 74(2) shall be issued by the senior officer of sales tax.
(4)
Any person who—
(a)
fails to surrender on demand to a senior officer of sales tax the goods temporarily returned to him under paragraph (1)(a); or
(b)
fails to comply with or contravenes any of the terms or conditions imposed under paragraph (1)(a), commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.
(5)
The criminal liability of any person under subsection (4) shall be in addition to any other liability that the said person or any other person may incur under the terms and conditions relating to the return of the goods under paragraph (1)(a).
(6)
The provisions of subsection (4) shall not apply to a person who is the guarantor or surety of the person to whom the goods are returned under paragraph (1)(a).
(7)
The Minister may, either generally or in any particular case or class of cases, give such directions to the Director General as he may deem necessary or expedient with regard to the exercise of the powers conferred on the senior officer of sales tax under subsection (1).
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Power of arrest
Section 72
(a)
any person found committing or attempting to commit, or employing or aiding any person to commit, or abetting the commission of, an offence under this Act;
(b)
any person whom he may reasonably suspect to have in his possession any goods, documents, articles or things liable to seizure under this Act; or
(c)
any person whom he may reasonably suspect to have committed an offence under this Act.
(2)
The proper officer of sales tax may search or cause to be searched any person arrested under subsection (1) provided that—
(a)
any person who requests that his person be searched in the presence of a senior officer of sales tax shall not be searched except in the presence of and under the supervision of such senior officer of sales tax, but such person may be detained until the arrival of such senior officer of sales tax, or taken to any office or police station where such senior officer of sales tax may be found;
(b)
the goods and baggage of the person who requests to be present when the goods and baggage are searched and so presents himself within a reasonable time shall not be searched except in his presence; and
(c)
no person shall be searched except by another person of the same gender, and such search shall be conducted with strict regard to decency.
(3)
Any proper officer of sales tax making an arrest under subsection (1) shall, without unnecessary delay, bring the person arrested to the nearest police station, and thereafter the person shall be
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dealt with in accordance with the law relating to criminal procedure for the time being in force.
(4)
If any person liable to be arrested under this Act is not arrested at the time of committing the offence for which he is so liable, or after arrest makes his escape, he may at any time thereafter be arrested and dealt with as if he had been arrested at the time of committing such offence.
(5)
Any proper officer of sales tax may cause to be taken photographs, finger and thumb impressions and any other form of identification that may be required under any other written law of any person charged with an offence against this Act.
(6)
Every person so arrested may be released from custody—
(a)
on his depositing such reasonable sum of money as the proper officer of sales tax may require;
(b)
on his executing a bond, with such surety or sureties, as the proper officer of sales tax may require; or
(c)
on his depositing such reasonable sum of money as the proper officer of sales tax may require and his executing a bond, with such surety or sureties, as the proper officer of sales tax may require.
(7)
Any person who has been released from custody under subsection (6) may be arrested without warrant by any proper officer of sales tax—
(a)
if such officer has reasonable grounds for believing that any conditions subject to which such person was released or otherwise admitted to bail has been or is likely to be breached; or
(b)
on being notified in writing by the surety of such person that such person is likely to breach any conditions subject
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to which such person was released and that the surety wishes to be relieved of his obligation as surety.
Powers of enforcement, inspection and investigation
Section 72A
For the purposes of this Act, a senior officer of sales tax shall have all the powers of a police officer of whatever rank as provided for under the Criminal Procedure Code [Act 593] in relation to enforcement, inspection and investigation, and such powers shall be in addition to the powers provided for under this Act and not in derogation thereof.
Section 72B
Additional powers
(2)
For the purposes of this Act—
(a)
where an order, a certificate or any other act is required to be given, issued or done by an officer in charge of a
Police District under any written law, such order, certificate or act may be given, issued or done by a senior officer of sales tax, and for such purpose, the place where the order, certificate or act was given, issued or done shall be deemed to be a Police District under his charge; and
(b)
a proper officer of sales tax shall have all the powers conferred on an officer in charge of a police station under any written law, and for such purpose the office of such officer shall be deemed to be a police station.
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Part XI
PART XI
TRIALS AND PROCEEDINGS
Jurisdiction to try offences
Section 73
Notwithstanding any written law to the contrary, a Sessions Court shall have jurisdiction to try any offence under this Act and to impose punishment under this Act for any such offence.
Section 74
Evidence by certificate, etc.
(c)
any sales tax shown as due and payable in any return or assessment has not been paid;
(d)
any penalty and the amount of the penalty shown as due from a person named in the certificate; or
(e)
any public ruling is made under section 42 or customs ruling is made under section 43, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the certificate without proof of the signature to the certificate.
(2)
In any proceedings in respect of any offence under this Act in which the existence, description, classification, composition, quantity, quality or value of, or any other matter in relation to, any goods returned, sold or destroyed under section 71 is in question, any document produced by the Public Prosecutor purporting to be a certificate in respect of any of the matter given and signed by—
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(c)
any person, regardless whether or not he is a public officer, authorized by or on behalf of the Minister either generally or in any particular case, for the purposes of this section, shall be admissible in evidence and its conclusiveness shall not be challenged on the ground that the goods in respect of which the certificate is given has not been produced before the court either in part or in entirety, and it shall be evidence of its contents, including the facts stated in the certificate, without proof of the signature to the certificate.
Evidence of agent provocateur admissible
Section 74A
(2)
Notwithstanding any rule of law or the provisions of this Act or any other written law to the contrary, and that the agent provocateur is a police officer whatever his rank or an officer of sales tax, any statement, whether oral or in writing made to an agent provocateur by any person who subsequently is charged with an offence under this Act shall be admissible as evidence at his trial.
Production of certificate of analysis
Section 75
(2)
Where the Public Prosecutor intends to give in evidence any certificate of analysis, he shall deliver a copy of the certificate to the accused not less than ten clear days before the commencement of the trial.
(3)
Analysts are bound to state the truth in the certificate of analysis under their hands.
(4)
In this section, “analyst” means—
(a)
a registered chemist under the Chemists Act 1975 [Act 158]
or a person authorized under section 23A of such Act, or his employee working under his supervision;
(b)
a registered pharmacist under the Registration of
Pharmacists Act 1951 [Act 371] or his employee working under his supervision;
(c)
a registered engineer under the
Registration of
Engineers Act 1967 [Act 138]; or
(5)
If an analyst is called as a witness by the accused under subsection (1), the analyst shall be called at the expense of the accused unless the court otherwise directs.
(6)
The Minister may appoint any qualified person or class of qualified persons, by notification in the Gazette, to be an analyst for the purpose of this section.
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Proof as to registration or licensing of conveyances in Malaysia or
Singapore
Section 76
Where in any prosecution under this Act it is relevant to ascertain particulars as to the registration or licensing of any conveyance registered or licensed in any port or place in Malaysia or Singapore, a certificate purporting to be signed by the officer responsible under any written law in Malaysia or in Singapore for the registration or licensing of the conveyance shall be prima facie evidence as to all particulars concerning the registration or licensing contained in the certificate, and the burden of proving the incorrectness of any particulars stated in such certificate shall be on the person denying the same.
Manner of seizure not to be enquired into on trial before court or on appeal
Section 77
In any trial before any court or in any proceedings on appeal relating to the seizure of goods subject to forfeiture under this Act, the court shall proceed to the trial or hear the appeal on the merits of the case only, without enquiring into the manner or form of making any seizure, except in so far as the manner and form of seizure may be evidence of such merits.
Section 78
Obligation of secrecy
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not
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exceeding seven years or to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to both.
Protection of informers from discovery
Section 79
(2)
If any documents which are produced in evidence or liable to inspection in any civil or criminal proceedings contain any entry in which any informer is named or described or which might lead to his discovery, the court shall cause all the passages to be concealed from view or to be obliterated so far only as may be necessary to protect the informer from discovery.
(3)
If in the trial for any offence under this Act the court, after full enquiry into the case, believes that the informer wilfully made in his complaint a material statement which he knew to be false or did not believe to be true, or if in any other proceedings the court is of the opinion that justice cannot fully be done between the parties thereto without the discovery of the informer, it shall be lawful for the court to require the production of the original complaint, if in writing, and permit enquiry and require full disclosure concerning the informer.
Goods liable to seizure liable to forfeiture
Section 80
(2)
For the purposes of this section and of sections 71, 81, 82, 83
and 85, the word “goods” shall be deemed to include receptacles and conveyances.
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(3)
All goods forfeited shall be delivered to a proper officer of sales tax and shall be disposed of in accordance with the directions of the
Director General.
Court to order disposal of goods seized
Section 81
(b)
the goods were the subject matter of or were used in the commission of the offence notwithstanding that no person may have been convicted of any offence under this Act.
(2)
The amount secured under paragraph 71(1)(a)
or subsection 71(2)
or the amount realized by sale under paragraph 71(1)(c) shall be forfeited by the court if it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that an offence under this Act has been committed and that the goods in respect of which the amount was secured or realized by sale, as the case may be, was the subject matter of or was used in the commission of the offence notwithstanding that no person may have been convicted of the offence.
Goods seized in respect of which there is no prosecution, or the proceeds of sale thereof, are forfeited if not claimed
Section 82
(a)
a claim to the goods or the proceeds of sale of the goods is made under subsection (2);
(b)
a written application is made for the return of the goods under paragraph 71(1)(a) or (b); or
(2)
Any person asserting that he is the owner of the goods or the proceeds of sale of the goods, as the case may be, and that the goods or the proceeds of sale of the goods are not liable to forfeiture may, personally or by his agent authorized in writing, give written notice to any senior officer of sales tax that he claims the same.
(3)
If there is a claim or a written application made within the period of thirty days referred to in subsection (1) and there is no prosecution with regard to the goods, the senior officer of sales tax shall, on the expiration of the period of thirty days, refer the claim or the application to the Director General.
(4)
Upon reference by the senior officer of sales tax under subsection (3), the Director General may direct such senior officer of sales tax—
(a)
to release such goods or the proceeds of sale of such goods or the security furnished under paragraph 71(1)(a) or subsection 71(2); or
(b)
by information in the form and manner as determined by the
Director General, to refer the matter to a Sessions Court
Judge for a decision.
(5)
The Sessions Court shall issue a summons requiring the person asserting that he is the owner of the goods or the proceeds of sale of the goods, and the person from whom the goods were seized, to appear before him, and upon their appearance or default to appear, due service of the summons being proved, the Sessions Court shall proceed to the examination of the matter, and upon proof that an offence against this
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Act has been committed and that the goods were the subject matter or were used in the commission of the offence—
(a)
shall order the goods or the proceeds of sale of the goods or the amount secured under paragraph 71(1)(a)
or subsection 71(2) to be forfeited; or
(b)
in the absence of such proof, may order the release of the goods or the proceeds of sale of the goods or the security furnished under paragraph 71(1)(a) or subsection 71(2).
(6)
In any proceedings under subsection (5), section 83 shall apply to the person asserting that he is the owner of the goods or the proceeds of sale of the goods and to the person from whom the goods were seized as if the owner or person had been the accused in a prosecution under this Act.
Burden of proof
Section 83
Where any dispute arises in any prosecution as to whether—
(d)
the accused is entitled to an exemption from sales tax, the burden of proof of such dispute shall lie on the accused in the prosecution.
Court order
Section 84
(2)
In addition to subsection (1), the court has civil jurisdiction to the extent of the amount of sales tax due and payable, or penalty payable and the order is enforceable in all respects as a final judgement of the court in favour of the Director General.
(3)
Where any person is found not guilty of an offence under this
Act, and if he has paid the amount of sales tax due and payable, or penalty payable, under this Act pursuant to section 100 in respect of the offence charged, the court may order the amount paid to be refunded to such person where no notice of appeal is filed.
Imprisonment for non-payment of fine
Section 84A
Notwithstanding sections 283 and 284 of the Criminal
Procedure Code, the period of imprisonment imposed by any court in respect of the non-payment of any fine under this Act, or in respect of the default of a sufficient distress to satisfy any such fine, shall be such period of such description, as in the opinion of the court will satisfy the justice of the case, but shall not exceed in any case the maximum period as follows:
(a)
where the fine does not exceed five thousand ringgit, the maximum period shall be two months;
(b)
where the fine exceeds five thousand ringgit but does not exceed ten thousand ringgit, the maximum period shall be four months;
(c)
where the fine exceeds ten thousand ringgit but does not exceed twenty thousand ringgit, the maximum period shall be six months,
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with two additional months for every ten thousand ringgit after the first twenty thousand ringgit of the fine.
No costs or damages arising from seizure to be recoverable unless seizure without reasonable or probable cause
Section 85
No person shall, in any proceedings before any court in respect of the seizure of any goods, documents, articles or things in exercise or the purported exercise of any power conferred under this Act, be entitled to the costs of the proceedings or to any damages or other relief, other than an order for the return of such goods, documents, articles or things or the payment of the value of such goods, documents, articles or things, unless such seizure was made without reasonable or probable cause.
Part XII
PART XII
GENERAL
Evasion of sales tax
Section 86
(a)
omits from a return any information in relation to any matter affecting the amount of sales tax chargeable by him or other person;
(c)
gives any false answer, whether in writing or otherwise, to any question asked or request for information made under this Act;
(d)
prepares or maintains, or authorizes the preparation or maintenance of, any false book of accounts, false invoices or
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other false records, or falsifies or authorizes the falsification of any book of accounts, invoices or records; or
(e)
makes, uses or authorizes the use of any fraud, artifice or contrivance, commits an offence.
(2)
Any person who commits an offence under subsection (1) shall, on conviction, be liable—
(a)
for the first offence, to a fine of not less than ten times and not more than twenty times the amount of sales tax or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both;
and
(b)
for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine of not less than twenty times and not more than forty times the amount of sales tax or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or to both.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (2), where the amount of sales tax cannot be ascertained, the person shall be liable to a fine of not less than fifty thousand ringgit and not more than five hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or to both.
(4)
Any person who assists in, or advises with respect to, the preparation of any return where the return results in an understatement of the liability for sales tax of another person, unless he satisfies the court that the assistance or advice was given with reasonable care, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than two thousand ringgit and not more than twenty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
(5)
Any reference under paragraph (1)(e) in relation to a person who makes, uses or authorizes the use of any fraud, artifice or contrivance
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includes a reference to a person who, without the authority of the officer of sales tax—
(a)
destroys, damages, erases, alters or manipulates the data stored in, or used in connection with, a computer;
(b)
introduces into, or records or stores in, a computer by any means data for the purpose of—
(i)
destroying, damaging, erasing, altering or manipulating other data stored in that computer; or
(ii)
interfering with, interrupting or obstructing the lawful use of that computer, or the data stored in that computer; or
(c)
otherwise uses a computer, the purpose or effect of which is to evade sales tax.
(6)
For the purposes of subsection (5), “data” includes any computer programme or part of a computer programme.
(7)
In any prosecution under this section, any evasion of sales tax shall be deemed to be with the knowledge of the accused unless the contrary be proved by the accused.
Evasion of sales tax on taxable goods imported
Section 86A
(2)
Any person who commits an offence under subsection (1) shall, on conviction—
(a)
be liable for the first offence, to a fine of not less than ten times the amount of the sales tax or fifty thousand ringgit,
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whichever is the higher amount, and of not more than twenty times the amount of the sales tax or five hundred thousand ringgit, whichever is the higher amount, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both; and
(b)
be liable for a second offence or any subsequent offence, to a fine of not less than twenty times the amount of the sales tax or one hundred thousand ringgit, whichever is the higher amount, and of not more than forty times the amount of the sales tax or one million ringgit, whichever is the higher amount, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or to both.
Giving incorrect information relating to liability to sales tax
Section 87
Without prejudice to any other liability incurred under this Act, any person who gives any incorrect information in relation to any matter affecting his own liability to sales tax or the liability of any other person to sales tax commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to both.
Section 88
Improperly obtaining refund
Director General under section 10, 36 or 39 to himself or to any other person of any amount in excess of the amount properly so refundable to him or to that other person commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable—
(a)
to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both;
and
(b)
to a penalty of two times the amount refunded in excess of the amount properly so refundable.
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Improperly obtaining deduction of sales tax
Section 88A
Any person who causes or attempts to cause the deduction of sales tax under section 23, 35A or 41A for himself or for any other person of any amount in excess of the amount properly so deductible for him or for that other person commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable—
(a)
to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both;
and
(b)
to a penalty of two times the amount deducted in excess of the amount properly so deductible.
Employee may transact business
Section 89
(2)
A proper officer of sales tax may refuse to transact business with such employee unless the person referred to under subsection (1) identifies such employee to such proper officer of sales tax as empowered to transact.
Transaction of business on behalf of taxable person
Section 90
(2)
The person who transacts business on any of the matters stated in subsection (1) on behalf of a taxable person shall—
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produce a letter of authorization from the taxable person whom he represents; and
(b)
produce any thing in the form and manner as determined by the Director General which is required to be submitted for the purposes of the matter being transacted.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence.
Offences by authorized and unauthorized persons
Section 91
Any person—
(a)
being an employee of a taxable person, an employee under section 89 or a person authorized under section 90 who—
(i)
withholds for his own use or otherwise any portion of the amount of sales tax or penalties collected under this
Act;
(ii)
otherwise than in good faith, demands from any person an amount in excess of any assessment of sales tax due and payable, or penalties payable, under this Act;
(iii)
submits any false return, statement or report, whether in writing or otherwise, of the amount of sales tax or penalty collected or received by him under this Act; or
(iv)
defrauds any person, embezzles any money, or otherwise uses his position so as to deal wrongfully either with the Director General or any other individual; or
(b)
not being authorized under this Act who collects or attempts to collect any sales tax or penalty under this Act,
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commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
Obstruction
Section 92
Any person who in any way obstructs, assaults or hinders any proper officer of sales tax in the discharge of his functions under this
Act commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to both.
Section 93
Offences by company, etc.
(a)
may be charged severally or jointly in the same proceedings with the company, limited liability partnership, firm, society or the body of persons; and
(b)
if the company, limited liability partnership, firm, society or the body of persons is found guilty of the offence, shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence unless, having regard to the nature of his functions in that capacity and to all circumstances, he proves—
(i)
that the offence was committed without his knowledge;
or
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that the offence was committed without his consent or connivance and that he had taken all reasonable precautions and exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.
(2)
Where any person would be liable under this Act to any punishment, penalty or forfeiture for any act, omission, neglect or default, he shall be liable to the same punishment, penalty or forfeiture for every such act, omission, neglect or default of the person’s employee or agent, or of the employee of the person’s agent, if the act, omission, neglect or default was committed—
(c)
by the employee of that person’s agent when acting in the course of his employment by the person’s agent or otherwise on behalf of the person’s agent acting on behalf of that person.
General penalty
Section 94
Any person who commits an offence under this Act for which no penalty is expressly provided shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding thirty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
Section 95
Compounding of offences
(a)
any offence under this Act or any regulations made under this
Act as an offence which may be compounded;
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(2)
Any senior officer of sales tax may, with the consent in writing of the Public Prosecutor, at any time before a charge is being instituted, compound any offence prescribed as an offence which may be compounded by making a written offer to the person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence to compound the offence upon payment to the Director General of a sum of money not exceeding fifty per centum of the amount of the maximum fine to which the person would have been liable to if he had been convicted of the offence, within such time as may be specified in the written offer.
(3)
An offer under subsection (2) may be made at any time after the offence has been committed but before any prosecution for it has been instituted, and where the amount specified in the offer is not paid within the time specified in the offer, or such extended time as the
Director General may grant, prosecution for the offence may be instituted at any time after that against the person to whom the offer was made.
(4)
Where an offence has been compounded under subsection (2), no prosecution shall be instituted in respect of the offence against the person to whom the offer to compound was made, and any document or thing seized in connection with the offence may be released by the
Director General, subject to such terms as the Director General thinks fit.
(5)
All sums of moneys received by the Director General under this section shall be paid into and form part of the Consolidated Fund.
Review and appeal
Section 96
(2)
An application for review under subsection (1) shall be made in the form and manner as determined by the Director General.
(3)
Where an application for review has been made under subsection (1), the Director General shall make the review and notify the decision of the review to the person, where practicable, within sixty days from the date of the receipt of such application.
(5)
Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Director General under subsection (3) or any other provision of this Act, except any matter relating to compound, may appeal to the
Customs Appeal Tribunal in writing within thirty days from the date of notification of the decision to the aggrieved person.
(6)
Any sales tax due and payable under this Act shall be paid notwithstanding any review or appeal has been made under this section.
Liquidator of company to give notice of winding-up, and set aside sales tax
Section 97
(a)
give notice of the winding up of the company to the
Director General within fourteen days after the resolution is effective or order is made;
(b)
before disposing of any of the assets of the company, set aside such sum out of the assets as appears to the
Director General to be sufficient to provide for any sales tax that is or will thereafter become due and payable in respect of the company; and
(2)
A liquidator of any company referred to in subsection (1) who fails to give notice to the Director General within the time specified in paragraph (1)(a) or fails to provide for payment of the sales tax as required under paragraph (1)(c) shall be personally liable for any sales tax that is or will become due and payable as aforesaid.
(3)
Any liquidator who fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit.
(4)
Where two or more persons are appointed as liquidators or are required by law to carry out the winding-up of the company referred to in subsection (1), the obligations and liabilities attaching to a liquidator under this section shall attach to all such persons jointly and severally, subject to a right of contribution between themselves as in cases of contract.
Appointment of receiver to be notified to Director General
Section 98
(2)
Any receiver appointed under subsection (1) who fails to give notice to the Director General within the time specified in subsection
(1)
or fails to provide for the payment of the sales tax as required under that subsection shall be personally liable for any sales tax that is or will become due and payable as aforesaid.
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(3)
Any receiver who fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit.
(4)
Where two or more persons are appointed as receivers, the obligations and liabilities attaching to a receiver under this section shall attach to all such persons jointly and severally, subject to a right of contribution between themselves as in cases of contract.
Registered manufacturer to submit audit certificate
Section 99
The Director General may require a registered manufacturer to submit annually an audit certificate, signed by a public accountant not in the employment of the registered manufacturer, in relation to the records required to be kept by the registered manufacturer under section 24 in respect of the registered manufacturer’s production and sale of taxable goods manufactured by him.
Section 100
Sales tax, etc., to be payable notwithstanding any proceedings, etc.
The institution of proceedings or the imposition of a penalty, fine or term of imprisonment under this Act or the compounding of an offence under section 95 shall not relieve any person from the liability to pay for sales tax, surcharge, penalty, fees or other money under this
Act.
Section 101
Service of notices, etc.
(2)
The notice, direction or other document sent by registered post to a person shall be deemed to have been served on that person at the time at which it would have been delivered to that person in the ordinary course of the post if such notice, direction or other document was addressed—
(a)
in the case of a company, limited liability partnership, firm, society or other body of persons—
(i)
to its registered office;
(3)
Where a person has given his consent for a notice to be served on him through the electronic service, the notice shall be deemed to have been served at the time when the electronic notice is transmitted to his account through the electronic service.
Service of summons
Section 101A
Act to be served on any person may be served—
(a)
by delivering the summons to the person or any adult member of his family or any of his servants residing with him at his usual or last-known place of residence;
(b)
by leaving the summons at his usual or last-known place of residence or business in an envelope addressed to the person;
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by sending the summons by registered post addressed to the person at his usual or last-known place of residence or business; or
(d)
where the person is a company, a limited liability partnership, a firm, a society, an association or other body of persons—
(i)
by delivering the summons to the secretary or other like officer of the company, limited liability partnership, firm, society, association or other body of persons at its registered office or principal place of business; or
(ii)
by sending the summons by registered post addressed to the company, limited liability partnership, firm, society, association or other body of persons at its registered office or principal place of business.
(2)
Any summons sent by registered post to any person in accordance with subsection (1) or by delivering the summons to the person or to any adult member of his family or any of his servant residing with him shall be deemed to be duly served on the person.
(3)
When a summons issued by a court is served, an affidavit of the service purporting to be made before an officer duly authorized to administer an oath shall be admissible in evidence.
Use of electronic service
Section 102
(a)
the filing or furnishing of any application, return, declaration or any other document; and
(b)
the service of any notice, direction, order, permit, receipt or any other document.
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(2)
Where an electronic notice is made and transmitted to the
Director General, the Director General shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the registered user by reason of any error or omission of whatever nature or howsoever arising appearing in any electronic notice obtained by the registered user under the electronic service if the error or omission was made in good faith and in the ordinary course of the discharge of the duties of the Director General or occurred or arose as a result of any defect or breakdown in the electronic service or in the equipment used for the provision of the electronic service.
(3)
Any electronic notice made and transmitted by the registered user shall be deemed to have been filed, furnished or served at the time the electronic notice is received by the Director General.
(4)
For the purposes of this section, “registered user” means any person who is authorized in writing by the Director General to gain access to and use the electronic service.
Protection of officer of sales tax from liability
Section 103
No officer of sales tax or other person employed by the
Government in the course of carrying out his duties under this Act shall be liable to make good any loss sustained in respect of any goods by fire, theft, damage or other causes while the goods are in the customs control or excise control or in the lawful custody or control of the officer of sales tax or other person employed by the Government in the course of carrying out his duties under this Act unless the loss is caused by his wilful neglect or default.
Section 104
Rewards
The Director General may order such rewards as he may deem fit to be paid to any officer of sales tax or other person for services rendered in connection with the detection of any offences against this Act.
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Section 105
Power of Director General to charge fees
The Director General may charge such fee as he may consider reasonable in respect of any services rendered by him or any officer of sales tax—
Section 106
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the
Minister may prescribe—
(c)
all matters relating to determination of sale value of the taxable goods and low value goods;
(3)
Any regulations made under subsection (1) may prescribe an act or omission in contravention of the regulations to be an offence and may prescribe penalties of a fine not exceeding thirty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both for such offence.
Power to extend period
Section 106A
Where, by this Act, a period is specified within which an act or thing is to be done by a person, and the Minister is satisfied that the act or thing could not be completed in that period due to the occurrence of public emergency or public health crisis, the Minister may, upon such terms and conditions as the Minister thinks fit, extend the period for the completion of the act or thing before the expiration of the period.
Section 106B
Power to modify terms and conditions
(2)
Before modifying the terms and conditions, notice must be given to the person bound by the terms and conditions stating—
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(3)
The modified terms and conditions shall not take effect in less than fourteen days from the date the notice is issued under subsection (2).
Part XIII
PART XIII
SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL
Registration on commencement date
Section 107
(2)
The Director General shall register the person referred to in subsection (1) with effect from the first day of the month following the month in which the application is made, and the person shall charge sales tax on the taxable goods sold, used or disposed of by him with effect from such day.
(3)
Any person who manufactures goods before the effective date which goods are taxable goods on the effective date and has made an application before the effective date to the Director General to be registered as a registered manufacturer under this Act—
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(a)
shall be deemed to have been registered in accordance with section 13 on the effective date if there are reasonable grounds for believing that the total sale value of all his taxable goods in the month of the effective date and eleven months immediately succeeding that month will exceed the total sale value of taxable goods determined under subsection 12(1); and
(b)
shall charge sales tax on the taxable goods sold, used or disposed of by the person with effect from the effective date.
(4)
A manufacturer who is registered under the
*Goods and Services Tax Act 2014 before the effective date and manufactures taxable goods on the effective date—
(a)
shall be deemed to have been registered in accordance with section 13 on the effective date if there are reasonable grounds for believing that the total sale value of all his taxable goods in the month of the effective date and eleven months immediately succeeding that month will exceed the total sale value of taxable goods determined under subsection 12(1); and
(b)
shall charge sales tax on the taxable goods sold, used or disposed of by the manufacturer with effect from the effective date.
Progressive or periodic agreement
Section 108
(2)
Where the sale referred to in subsection (1) is made under a warranty whether expressed, implied or required by law and the value of the warranty is included in the price of the goods, no sales tax shall be charged on the replacement of the goods under such warranty.
(3)
Subsection (1) shall not apply to a sale of goods where goods and services tax under the *Goods and Services Tax Act 2014 has been paid on the sale of the goods to the extent covered by the invoice.
Things done in anticipation of the enactment of this Act
Section 109
All acts and things done by or on behalf of the Director General in preparation for or in anticipation of the enactment of this Act and any expenditure incurred in relation thereto shall be deemed to have been authorized under this Act, provided that the acts and things done are consistent with the general intention and purposes of this Act, and all rights and obligations acquired or incurred as a result of the doing of those acts or things including any expenditure incurred in relation thereto shall upon the coming into operation of this Act be deemed to be the rights and obligations of the Director General.
*NOTE—The Goods and Services Tax Act 2014 [Act 762] has since been repealed by the Goods and
Services Tax (Repeal) Act 2018 [Act 805] which comes into operation on 1 September 2018
—see section 3 of Act 805. Subsequently, Act 805 has since been repealed.
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*NOTE—see sections 9 and 10 of the Sales Tax (Amendment) 2022 [Act A1671]
which comes into operation on 1 January 2023 which provides as follows:
Transitional provisions
Section 9
(2)
Where goods are purchased before the effective date for the charging and levying of sales tax on low value goods and the goods are low value goods from the date of coming into operation of this Act, no sales tax shall be charged or levied on the goods even though the goods are delivered to Malaysia after the effective date.
Things done in anticipation of the enactment of this Act
Section 10
All acts and things done by or on behalf of the Director General in preparation for or in anticipation of the enactment of this Act and any expenditure incurred in relation thereto shall be deemed to have been authorized under this Act, provided that the acts and things done are consistent with the general intention and purposes of this Act, and all rights and obligations acquired or incurred as a result of the doing of those acts or things including any expenditure incurred in relation thereto shall upon the coming into operation of this Act be deemed to be the rights and obligations of the Director General.
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Schedule
[Section 11B]
MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE SALES TAX ACT 2018
WHICH APPLY TO LOW VALUE GOODS
(1)
Provisions of this Act
(2)
Modifications
Section 2
In the definition of “taxable person”, substitute for the words “a registered manufacturer or a manufacturer” the words “a registered seller or a seller”.
Section 8
Substitute for section 8 the following section:
“Imposition and scope of sales tax
8. (1) Sales tax shall be charged on low value goods sold by a taxable person.
(2)
The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, determine low value goods based on the following criteria:
(a)
goods or class of goods;
(b)
the price of goods; and
(c)
the manner in which the goods are brought into Malaysia.
(3)
Any order made under subsection (2) shall be laid before the
Dewan Rakyat.
(4)
This Act shall be construed as one with the Customs Act 1967 and the
Excise Act 1976 with regard to the goods brought into Malaysia including goods in transit and the movement of goods under customs control or excise control.
(5)
Where there is any inconsistency between the provisions of the
Customs Act 1967 or the Excise Act 1976 and the provisions of this Act, the provisions of this Act shall prevail.”.
Section 9
Substitute for section 9 the following section:
“Determination of sale value of low value goods
9. The sale value of low value goods on which sales tax is payable shall be the price of low value goods not including any tax, fee or other charges imposed on the low value goods.”.
Section 10
1. In subsection (1)—
(a)
substitute for the words “the taxable goods sold, used or disposed of or imported” the words “the low value goods sold”; and
(b)
substitute for the words “the sale value of the taxable goods” the words “the sale value of the low value goods”.
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(1)
Provisions of this Act
(2)
Modifications
2. Delete subsections (4), (5) and (6).
Section 11
Substitute for section 11 the following section:
“Sales tax due
11. The sales tax chargeable under section 8 shall be due at the time when the low value goods are sold by the taxable person.”.
Part IV
(except as otherwise provided)
1. Substitute for the words “taxable goods” the words “low value goods”.
2. Substitute for the word “manufacturer” the word “seller”.
3. Substitute for the words “registered manufacturer” the words “registered seller”.
4. Substitute for the word “manufacture” the word “sell”.
Section 12
1. In paragraph 3(b), substitute for the words “the manufacturer’s registration” the words “the seller’s registration”.
2. Delete subsection (4).
Section 17
Substitute for the word “manufacturing” the word “selling”.
Section 18
Substitute for the words “section 13 or 14” the words “section 13”.
Section 19
1. In subsection (1), substitute for the words “the manufacturer’s registration” the words “the seller’s registration”.
2. Substitute for subsection (3) the following subsection:
“(3) Where the Director General is satisfied that on the date on which a seller was registered under section 13, the seller was not liable to be registered under section 12 or has ceased to sell low value goods, the
Director General may cancel the registration of the seller with effect from the date as determined by the Director General in the notification in writing to such seller.”.
3. Delete subsection (4).
Part V except as otherwise provided)
1. Substitute for the words “taxable goods” the words “low value goods”.
2. Substitute for the word “manufacturer” the word “seller”.
3. Substitute for the words “registered manufacturer” the words “registered seller”.
4. Substitute for the word “manufacture” the word “sell”.
Section 21
1. Substitute for the shoulder note the following shoulder note:
“Invoice and document”.
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(1)
Provisions of this Act
(2)
Modifications 2.
In subsection (1), substitute for the words “an invoice” the words
“an invoice or any document”.
3.
In subsection (2), substitute for the words “No invoice” the words
“No invoice or document”.
Section 22
1. Substitute for the shoulder note the following shoulder note:
“Production of invoice or document by computer”.
2.
Substitute for the words “For the purposes of any provision under this
Act relating to an invoice, a registered manufacturer shall be treated as having issued an invoice to a purchaser” the words “For the purposes of any provision under this Act relating to an invoice or a document issued under subsection 21(1), a registered seller shall be treated as having issued an invoice or a document under subsection 21(1) to a purchaser”.
Section 24 1.
Substitute for subsection (1) the following subsection:
“(1) Each taxable person shall keep up to date complete and true written records of all transactions which affect or may affect his liability to sales tax.”.
2. Substitute for subsection (2) the following subsection:
“(2) Any record kept under this section shall be preserved for a period of seven years from the latest date to which the record relates.”.
3.
Delete subsection (4).
4. In subsection
(6)
, substitute for the words
“subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4)” the words “subsection (1), (2) or (3)”.
Section 25
1. In subsection (1), by substituting for the words “following month” the words “following two months”.
2. Delete subsection (2).
3.
In subsection (5), substitute for the words “subsection (1), (2) or (4)” the words “subsection (1) or (4)”.
Section 26 1.
Delete subsection (4).
2.
In subsection (6), substitute for the words “subsections (1), (2), (3) and
(4)
” the words “subsections (1), (2) and (3)”.
3.
In subsection (7), substitute for the words “subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4)”
the words “subsection (1), (2) or (3)”.
Section 27 1.
Delete subsections (4), (5) and (6).
2.
In subsection (8), substitute for the words “under subsection (1), (2), (4),
(6)
or (7)” the words “under subsection (1), (2) or (7)”.
3.
In subsection (9), substitute for the words “under subsection (1), (2), (6)
or (8)” the words “under subsection (1), (2) or (8)”.
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(1)
Provisions of this Act
(2)
Modifications
Section 28 1.
Substitute the words “the invoice” the words “the invoice or document”.
2.
In subsection (2), substitute for the words “an invoice” the words “an invoice or a document”.
3.
In subsection (3), substitute for the words “is an invoice” the words “is an invoice or a document”.
Section 29
Delete subsection (2).
Section 31
In subsection (3), insert after the words “registered post” the words “or by electronic means”.
Section 33
Substitute for section 33 the following section:
“Low value goods subject to customs or excise control not to be delivered until sales tax has been paid in full
33. Where it appears to an officer of sales tax that the sales tax on the low value goods—
(a)
has not been charged;
(b)
has been charged at a rate lower than the rate as fixed under section 10; or
(c)
has not been paid, no person shall be entitled to obtain delivery of such low value goods from customs control or excise control until the amount of sales tax on the low value goods under paragraph (a), (b) or (c) has been paid in full.”.
Part VI
(except as otherwise provided)
Substitute for the words “registered manufacturer” the words “registered seller”.
Section 35 1.
Substitute for the words “taxable goods manufactured or imported”
wherever appearing the words “sale of low value goods”.
2.
Substitute for the words “taxable goods” wherever appearing the words
“low value goods”.
Section 35A
In subsection (1), substitute for the words “refund of sales tax under paragraph 35(3)(c) or has made a deduction under section 23 or 41A” the words “refund of sales tax under section 39”.
Section 39
Substitute for subsections (1) and (2) the following subsections:
“(1) The refund of whole or any part of the amount of sales tax, which has been paid to the Director General by the registered seller, may be made or claimed under prescribed circumstances.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Director General may withhold the whole or any part of the amount to be refunded under
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(1)
Provisions of this Act
(2)
Modifications subsection (1) to be credited to any following or subsequent taxable period and the Director General shall treat the amount credited as payment or part payment received from the registered seller.”.
Section 62
In subsection (3), substitute for the words “require the supplier or, on the supplier’s default” the words “require the seller or, on the seller’s default”.
Section 64
1. Substitute for the words “manufacturer or importer” the words
“manufacturer, importer or seller”.
2. Substitute for the words “taxable goods” the words “low value goods”.
Section 69
In subsection (1), substitute for the words “section 13 and 14” the words
“section 13”
Section 70
In subsection (1), substitute for the words “taxable goods” the words “low value goods”.
Section 74
1. In paragraph (1)(a), substitute for the word “manufacturer” the word
“seller”.
2. In paragraph (1)(e), delete the words “or customs ruling is made under section 43”.
Section 83
In paragraph (c), substitute for the words “taxable goods” the words “low value goods”.
Part XII
(except as otherwise provided)
1. Substitute for the words “taxable goods” the words “low value goods”.
2. Substitute for the word “manufacturer” the word “seller”.
3. Substitute for the words “registered manufacturer” the words “registered seller”.
4. Substitute for the word “manufacture” the word “sell”.
Section 86A
1. Substitute for the shoulder note the following shoulder note:
“Evasion of sales tax on low value goods”.
2. In subsection (1), substitute for the words “importation of taxable goods”
the words “low value goods sold”.
Section 88
Substitute for the words “section 10, 36 or 39” the words “section 39”.
Section 88A
Substitute for the words “section 23, 35A or 41A” the words “section 35A”.
Section 98
In subsection (1), substitute for the words “the taxable goods that have been sold, manufactured, purchased or acquired” the words “the low value goods that have been sold”.
Section 99
1. Substitute for the shoulder note the following shoulder note:
“Registered seller to submit audit certificate”.
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(1)
Provisions of this Act
(2)
Modifications
2. Substitute for the words “the registered manufacturer’s production and sale of taxable goods manufactured” the words “low value goods sold”.
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LIST OF AMENDMENTS
Amending law
Short title
In force from
Act 812
Finance Act 2018
01-01-2019
Act A1578
Sales Tax (Amendment) Act 2018
02-01-2019
Act A1596
Sales Tax (Amendment) Act 2019
01-01-2020
Act 823
Finance Act 2019
01-07-2020
Act A1631
Sales Tax (Amendment) Act 2020
01-01-2021
Sales Tax (Amendment) Act 2022
01-01-2023
Act 851
Finance (No. 2) Act 2023
See section 110 of Act 851
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LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED
Section
Amending authority
In force from
2
3
9
Act 812 01-01-2019
10
Act 851
30-12-2023
Part IIIA
11A
Act 851 01-01-2023 30-12-2023
11B
Act 851 01-01-2023 30-12-2023
11C
11D
11E
Act 851 30-12-2023
13
Act 851 01-01-2024
14
Act 851 01-01-2024
17
19
23
Act 851 30-12-2023
26
Act A1596
Act 851 01-01-2020 01-01-2024
27
Act 812
Act A1631 01-01-2019 01-01-2021
27A
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Section
Amending authority
In force from
31
32
Heading of
Part VI
Act 812
01-01-2019 35A
39
Act 851 01-01-2024
41A
Act 812
Act A1596 01-01-2019 01-01-2020
43
Act 851 01-01-2024
57A
PART IXA
69
Act 823
Act A1631 01-07-2020 01-01-2021
69A
72A
Act A1578 02-01-2019
72B
74A
82
Act 812
Act 851 01-01-2019 01-01-2024
84A
86A
88A
Act 812
Act A1631 01-01-2019 01-01-2021
90
Act 851 01-01-2024
91
96
Act 851 01-01-2024
97
98
101A
106
Act 851 01-01-2023 01-01-2024
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Section
Amending authority
In force from
106A
106B
Schedule
Act 851
01-01-2023 30-12-2023
Common questions
- What is AKTA CUKAI JUALAN 2018?
- *SALES TAX ACT 2018 is Malaysia Act, cited as Act 806 2018, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2018.
- Is AKTA CUKAI JUALAN 2018 still in force?
- Yes — AKTA CUKAI JUALAN 2018 is currently in force.
- When did AKTA CUKAI JUALAN 2018 take effect?
- AKTA CUKAI JUALAN 2018 was first recorded in 2018.
- How many sections does AKTA CUKAI JUALAN 2018 have?
- AKTA CUKAI JUALAN 2018 contains 131 sections.
- What amends AKTA CUKAI JUALAN 2018?
- AKTA CUKAI JUALAN 2018 has been amended by AKTA CUKAI JUALAN (PINDAAN) 2018, AKTA CUKAI JUALAN (PINDAAN) 2019, AKTA CUKAI JUALAN (PINDAAN) 2020, AKTA CUKAI JUALAN (PINDAAN) 2022, and AKTA CUKAI JUALAN (PINDAAN) 2024.
- Where can I read the official version of AKTA CUKAI JUALAN 2018?
- The official text of AKTA CUKAI JUALAN 2018 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.