Section 40
Offences with respect to information
A person who submits false or misleading information in any application, report or other document for any purpose under this Act or the related laws commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be punished with a fine not exceeding one million ringgit or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or with both, and in the case of a body corporate, be punished with a fine not exceeding two million ringgit.
(2)
A person who—
(a)
furnishes or causes to be furnished to an authorized officer any false or misleading particular, information or statement in respect of any matter which such officer requires to be furnished under this Act or the related laws;
(b)
refuses to answer or gives a false answer to any question put to him by an authorized officer for the purpose of obtaining any particulars, information or statement required to be given under this Act or the related laws; or
(c)
fails or refuses to produce any document as may be required by an authorized officer, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be punished with a fine not exceeding one million ringgit or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or with both, and in the case of a body corporate, be punished with a fine not exceeding two million ringgit.