Malaysia legislation

Section 21

of FRANCHISE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2012

Section 21

Amendment of section 37

(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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Franchise (Amendment)

New section 37a