Malaysia legislation

Section 74

of Act 627

Section 74

(a)

to the Bank, as is required for the purposes of the credit bureau established under paragraph 30(1) (mmm) of the Central Bank of Malaysia Act 1958;

(b)

to the Bank, or to any director or officer of the Bank, or to any person appointed by the Bank under subsection 4(3) where the disclosure is for the purpose of the exercise of powers, the performance of functions or the discharge of duties of the Bank, or of the director or officer of the Bank, or of the person appointed under subsection 4(3);

(c)

to any person rendering professional services to the Bank in relation to any matter of law,accountancy,valuation, or any other matter requiring professional knowledge, where he is authorized in writing by the Bank to obtain the information from the operator or issuer for the purpose of his services to the Bank.

(2)

Where the Bank, in the course of the exercise of any of its powers, or the performance of any of its functions, or the discharge of any of its duties under this Act or under any other written law, suspects any person to have committed any offence under this Act or any other written law, it shall be lawful for the Bank to give information of such commission to any police officer or to convey any or all information in relation to such offence to any authority or person having power to investigate under, or enforce, the provision of the law under which the offence is suspected by the Bank to have been committed.

(3)

Subsection (2) shall have full force and effect, notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith, or contrary thereto, in this Act or in any other written law.

Other permitted disclosure