Malaysia legislation

Section 22

of COMMUNICATIONS AND MULTIMEDIA (AMENDMENT) ACT 2025

Section 22

“Non-compliance with written instructions

The principal Act is amended by substituting for section 75

the following section:

Quoted provision

Section 75

A person who—

(a)

fails to disclose or omits to give any relevant information, evidence or document;

(b)

provides information, evidence or document that he knows or has reason to believe is false or misleading;

or

(c)

intentionally alters, suppresses or destroys any document or information which he has been required to produce, in response to a written instruction issued by the Commission, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.”.

Communications and Multimedia (Amendment)

15

Amendment of section 78