Section 9
Section 136 of the principal Act is amended—
of Customs (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2018
Amendment ActIn forceProvision 9 of 14
Section 9
(a)
in paragraph (a), by substituting for the words “assaults or obstructs” the words “assaults, obstructs, hinders, threatens or molests”;
(b)
in paragraph (b), by inserting after the words “any goods which have been duly seized” the words “or any person who has been detained”;
(c)
in subparagraph (i), by substituting for the words “three years or to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit”
the words “five years or to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit”; and
(d)
in subparagraph (ii), by substituting for the words “five years or to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit”
the words “seven years or to a fine not exceeding one million ringgit”.