Malaysia legislation

Section 52

of *PRIVATE HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES ACT 1998

Section 52

(2)

Any order under subsection (1) shall be served on the licensee of such facility or service or the holder of a certificate of registration in respect of the facility or service or the person in charge of the facility or service and shall take effect from the date of service thereof.

(3)

A sole proprietor who fails to comply with the order served on him under subsection (1) commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction—

(a)

to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both; and

(b)

in the case of a continuing offence, to a fine of one thousand ringgit for every day or part of the day during which the offence continues after conviction.

(4)

A body corporate, partnership or society which fails to comply with the order served on it under subsection (1) commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction—

(a)

to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit; and

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(b)

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

(5)

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—

(aa) to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both; and

(bb) in the case of a continuing offence, to a fine of one thousand ringgit for every day or part of the day during which the offence continues after conviction.

Conditions for closure, selling or otherwise disposing of private healthcare facility or service

Section 52 — AKTA KEMUDAHAN DAN PERKHIDMATAN JAGAAN KESIHATAN SWASTA 1998