Malaysia legislation

Section 18

of NATIONAL ANTI-FINANCIAL CRIME CENTRE ACT 2019

Section 18

Obligation of secrecy

(a)

no officer of the National Anti-Financial Crime Centre or members of the Advisory Board or Executive Committee, whether during or after his tenure of office or employment, shall disclose any information obtained by him in the course of his duties; and

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(b)

no other person who has, by any means, access to any information or document relating to the affairs of the

National Anti-Financial Crime Centre shall disclose such information or document.

(2)

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to both.

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