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Part XVIII · Miscellaneous

117. General offence and penalty

(1)

A person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act for which no express provision making its contravention an offence has been provided commits an offence.

(2)

Where no penalty is expressly provided for an offence under this Act, a person who commits such offence shall be liable on conviction—

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(a)

in the case of a natural person—

(i)

to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both; and

(ii)

for a continuing offence to a fine not exceeding five hundred ringgit for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction;

(b)

in the case of a body corporate, partnership or society—

(i)

to a fine not exceeding thirty thousand ringgit; and

(ii)

in the case of a continuing offence, to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

(3)

Where an offence under subsection (1) is committed by a body corporate, a partnership or a society—

(a)

in the case of a body corporate, the person responsible for the body corporate;

(b)

in the case of a partnership, every partner in the partnership;

(c)

in the case of a society its office bearers, shall also be guilty of the offence and shall be liable, on conviction—

(i)

to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both; and

(ii)

in the case of a continuing offence, be liable to a fine of five hundred ringgit for every day or part of the day during which the offence continues after conviction.

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