Section 43
Offence for unauthorized modification of the information or documents
of Agensi Inovasi Malaysia Act 2010
A person commits an offence if he does any act, or causes any person to do any act, which he knows will cause unauthorized modification of any information, statistic or other data, whether in electronic form or otherwise, in the possession, custody or control of the Agency.
(2)
For the purposes of this section—
(a)
it is immaterial that the act in question is not directed at—
(i)
any particular information, statistic or data;
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(ii)
information, statistic or data of any kind; or
(iii)
any information, statistic or data held in any particular location;
(b)
it is immaterial whether an unauthorized modification is, or is intended to be, permanent or merely temporary;
(c)
a modification of any information, statistic or data takes place if—
(i)
such information, statistic or data is altered or erased;
(ii)
any new information, statistic or data is introduced or added to such information, statistic or data; or
(iii)
any event occurs which impairs the ability of the
Agency to have access to such information, statistic or data, and includes any act that contributes towards causing such modification.
(3)
A person who commits an offence under this section shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one million ringgit or to an imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.