Currency Act 2020 · Updated to 28 Feb 2020 · Part IV · Currency Processing Business
Section 24
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person
“person” means any natural person, corporation, statutory body, local authority, society, trade union, co-operative society, partnership or any other body, organisation, association or group of persons, whether corporate or unincorporated and includes the Government and any State Government;
carry on a currency processing business; or
currency processing business
“currency processing business” means— (a) the business of— (i) collecting currency note or currency coin; (ii) sorting currency note or currency coin by authenticity and quality; and (iii) packing currency note or currency coin by quality, quantity and denomination, by a person for or on behalf of another person; or (b) any activity declared as a currency processing business under section 23.
hold itself out to be a registered currency processor, unless the person is registered under section 26.
registered currency processor
“registered currency processor” means a person registered under subsection 26(1) to carry on a currency processing business and for the purpose of Division 3 of Part IV includes any financial institution carrying on currency processing activities;
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Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five million ringgit.