Departure Levy Act 2019 · Updated to 30 Dec 2023 · Part II · Administration
6. Recognition of office
Feedback & supportEvery officer of customs when discharging his duties shall, on demand made by any person, declare his office and produce to the person the authority card or badge prescribed under section 8A of the
officer of customs
“officer of customs” means any officer of customs as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Act 1967 and includes any person appointed and employed under subsection 4(4);
Customs Act 1967 or in the case of any officer of customs appointed under subsection 4(4), any other authority card as may be approved by the Director General.
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Customs and Excise, appointed under subsection 3(1) of the Customs Act 1967;
It shall not be an offence for any person to refuse to comply with any request, demand or order made by any officer of customs acting or purporting to act under this Act if such officer refuses to declare his office and produce his authority card or badge on demand being made by the person.
person
“person” includes an individual, a company, limited liability partnership, firm, society and every other juridical person; Departure Levy 9
Any person, not being an officer of customs, who unlawfully wears, uses, possesses or displays, otherwise than in the course of a stage play or other theatrical performance—
any uniform prescribed under section 8A of the
Customs Act 1967 or any dress having the appearance of, or bearing the distinctive marks of, such uniform; or
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any prescribed authority card or badge, or authority card as approved by the Director General, referred to in subsection (1), commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.