Section 39
General penalty
(1)
A person who commits an offence under this Act for which no penalty is expressly provided shall, on conviction, be liable—
(a)
if such person is a body corporate, to a fine of not less than ten thousand ringgit and not more than fifty thousand ringgit, and for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine of not less than twenty thousand ringgit and not more than one hundred thousand ringgit; or
(b)
if such person is not a body corporate, to a fine of not less than five thousand ringgit and not more than twenty-five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, and for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine of not less than ten thousand ringgit and not more than fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.
(2)
Upon sentencing a franchisor for an offence under this section, the court may—
(a)
declare the franchise agreement between the franchisor and any franchisee to be null and void;
(b)
order that the franchisor refunds any form of payment which he has obtained from any franchisee; or
(c)
prohibit the franchisor from making any new franchise agreement or appointing any new franchisee.