Malaysia legislation

Section 43

of *AGENSI INOVASI MALAYSIA ACT 2010

Section 43

Offence for unauthorized modification of the information or documents

(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.

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