Section 21
Section 37 of the principal Act is amended—
of Franchise (Amendment) Act 2012
(a)
by renumbering the existing section as subsection (1);
(b)
in subsection (1), by inserting after the words “commits an offence” the words “and shall, on conviction, be liable—
(a)
if such person is a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand ringgit, and for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit; or
(b)
if such person is not a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both, and for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.”;
and
(c)
by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:
“(2) Subsection (1) shall also apply to a franchise broker or franchise consultant.”.
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