National Skills Development Act 2006 · Updated to 1 Jul 2006 · Part X · Offences and Penalties
59. Offences relating to inspection, enforcement and investigation
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who fails to produce such book, minute book, register, document, financial statement, material or other article in the physical form or in the electronic medium, required by the Inspector under section 39; or
Inspector
“Inspector” means any public officer appointed under section 37 to perform any duty relating to inspection and verification;
who obstructs or refuses to allow the Inspector under section 39 to—
enter any area including the building or structure thereon which belongs to or is used, whether permanently or otherwise, or whether or not registered for use, by a skills training provider;
skills training provider
“skills training provider” means a body corporate, organization or other body of persons which conducts a skills training programme the primary purpose of which is to meet the requirement of the relevant Standards;
examine such book, minute book, register, document, financial statement, material or other article in the physical form or in the electronic medium, as he may consider necessary;
remove and detain any book, minute book, register, document, financial statement, material or other article in the physical form or in the electronic medium which, in his opinion, may furnish evidence of the commission of an offence under this Act;
and
require any person, being a member of the board of directors, a chief executive, an employee or a trainee of such skills training provider, to produce for his inspection any book, minute book, register, document, financial statement, material or other article in the physical form or in the electronic medium, which is in possession or custody of the person or under his control or within his power to furnish relating to management of the skills training provider or relating to the skills training carried on by the skills training provider;
who is summoned under section 42 and without reasonable excuse fails to attend at the time and place mentioned in the summons, or who, having attended, refuses to answer any question that may lawfully be put to him;
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who fails to produce such book, minute book, register, document, financial statement, material or other article in the physical form or in the electronic medium, required by the enforcement officer under section 43;
enforcement officer
“enforcement officer” means any public officer appointed under section 40 to perform any duty relating to enforcement and investigation;
who enters the sealed premises without any reasonable excuse or written consent of the enforcement officer;
premises
“premises” means any building or other places used for training, accommodation and other facilities for trainees and staff of the skills training provider or accredited centre, but does not include any land occupied therewith;
who removes any book, minute book, register, document, financial statement, material or other article in the physical form or in the electronic medium, from the sealed premises without written consent of the enforcement officer; or
who obstructs or hinders an enforcement officer while exercising any of his powers under section 41, 42, 43
or 47, commits an offence under this Act and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.