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Section 58

Obligation of secrecy

of Tourism Tax Act 2017

ActIn forceProvision 70 of 84
Section 58
(1)

Except as provided for in section 59, the name, identification card number, passport number, address of an informer or any other information which can lead to the identity of an informer and the substance of the information received from an informer shall be kept secret and shall not be disclosed by any officer of customs or any person who in the ordinary course of his duties comes into possession of or has control of or access to the information to any person except the officer of customs authorized by the Director

General.

(2)

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