Section 17

Any person who forges, alters or tampers with any employment permit commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.

Every omission or neglect to comply with, and every act done or attempted to be done contrary to the provisions of this

Act or of any regulations made under this Act, or any breach of the conditions and restrictions subject to or upon which an employment permit is issued under this Act, shall be an offence against this Act and the offender shall, on conviction, be liable, if no penalty is expressly provided, to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding one hundred ringgit a day:

Provided that no person shall be convicted under this section by reason only of the failure to comply with paragraph 13(2)(a)

if within forty-eight hours after being so required he produces or gives the document or information in his possession.

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