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Section 17

Licence to specify class and speciality of pathology laboratory

of Pathology Laboratory Act 2007

ActIn forceProvision 17 of 87
Section 17
(1)

A licence shall specify the class and speciality of pathology laboratory for which it is granted and the purpose for which the licence may be maintained.

(2)

A licensee who operates or provides any class and speciality which is not specified in the licence commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable—

(a)

in the case of a sole proprietor—

(i)

to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, 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; or

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(b)

in the case of a body corporate or partnership—

(i)

to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit; and

(ii)

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