Currency Act 2020 · Updated to 28 Feb 2020 · Part IV · Currency Processing Business
36. Preservation of secrecy
Feedback & supportNo person who is or was a director, chief executive officer, officer or employee of a registered currency processor shall disclose to any person, any information or document relating to the business or affairs of a customer of a registered currency processor unless approved by the Bank.
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;
No person, who for any reason, has by any means access to any information or document relating to the business or affairs of a customer of a registered currency processor, shall disclose to any person, such information or document unless approved by the Bank.
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;
Subsections (1) and (2) shall not apply to any disclosure—
made to the Bank relating to the performance of its duties or the carrying out of its functions under this Act; or
lawfully required by any court or any written law.
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Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding three million ringgit or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.