Malaysia legislation

Section 3

of STRATEGIC TRADE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2017

Section 3

Section 9 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

in subsection (4)—

(i)

in paragraph (a)—

(A)

in subparagraph (i), by substituting for subsubparagraph (B) the following subsubparagraph:

“(B) in any other case, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or with a fine not exceeding ten million ringgit or with both, and in the case of a body corporate, be punished with a fine not exceeding twenty million ringgit; or”; and

(B)

in subparagraph (ii), by substituting for the words “be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than five years or with a fine of not less than five million ringgit or with both, and in the case of a body corporate, be punished with a minimum fine of ten million ringgit” the words “be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or with a fine not exceeding five million ringgit or with both, and in the case of a body corporate, be punished with a fine not exceeding ten million ringgit”; and

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(ii)

in paragraph (b)—

(A)

in subparagraph (i), by substituting for the words “be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than ten years or with a fine of not less than ten million ringgit or with both, and in the case of a body corporate, be punished with a minimum fine of twenty million ringgit” the words “be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or with a fine not exceeding ten million ringgit or with both, and in the case of a body corporate, be punished with a fine not exceeding twenty million ringgit”; and

(B)

in subparagraph (ii), by substituting for the words “be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than five years or with a fine of not less than five million ringgit or with both, and in the case of a body corporate, be punished with a minimum fine of ten million ringgit” the words “be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or with a fine not exceeding five million ringgit or with both, and in the case of a body corporate, be punished with a fine not exceeding ten million ringgit”;

(b)

in subsection (5)—

(i)

in paragraph (a)—

(A)

in subparagraph (i), by substituting for subsubparagraph (B) the following subsubparagraph:

“(B) in any other case, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or with a fine not exceeding ten million ringgit or with both, and in the case of a body corporate, be punished with a fine not exceeding twenty million ringgit; or”; and

(B)

in subparagraph (ii), by substituting for the words “be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than five years or with a fine of not less than five million ringgit or with both, and in the case of a body corporate, be punished with a minimum fine of ten million ringgit” the words

“be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or with a fine not exceeding five million ringgit or with both, and in the case of a body corporate, be punished with a fine not exceeding ten million ringgit”; and

(ii)

in paragraph (b)—

(A)

in subparagraph (i), by substituting for the words “be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than ten years or with a fine of not less than ten million ringgit or with both, and in the case of a body corporate, be punished with a minimum fine of twenty million ringgit” the words

“be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or with a fine not exceeding ten million ringgit or with both, and in the case of a body corporate, be punished with a fine not exceeding twenty million ringgit”; and

(B)

in subparagraph (ii), by substituting for the words “be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than five years or with a fine of not less than five million ringgit or with both, and in the case of a body corporate, be punished with a minimum fine of ten million ringgit” the words

“be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or with a fine not exceeding five million ringgit or with both, and in the case of a body corporate, be punished with a fine not exceeding ten million ringgit”; and

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(c)

in subsection (6)—

(i)

in paragraph (a)—

(A)

in subparagraph (i), by substituting for subsubparagraph (B) the following subsubparagraph:

“(B) in any other case, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or with a fine not exceeding ten million ringgit or with both, and in the case of a body corporate, be punished with a fine not exceeding twenty million ringgit; or”; and

(B)

in subparagraph (ii), by substituting for the words “be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than five years or with a fine of not less than five million ringgit or with both, and in the case of a body corporate, be punished with a minimum fine of ten million ringgit” the words

“be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or with a fine not exceeding five million ringgit or with both, and in the case of a body corporate, be punished with a fine not exceeding ten million ringgit”; and

(ii)

in paragraph (b)—

(A)

in subparagraph (i), by substituting for the words “be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than ten years or with a fine of not less than ten million ringgit or with both, and in the case of a body corporate, be punished with a minimum fine of twenty million ringgit” the words

“be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or with a fine not exceeding ten million ringgit or with both, and in the case of a body corporate, be punished with a fine not exceeding twenty million ringgit”; and

(B)

in subparagraph (ii), by substituting for the words “be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than five years or with a fine of not less than five million ringgit or with both, and in the case of a body corporate, be punished with a minimum fine of ten million ringgit” the words “be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or with a fine not exceeding five million ringgit or with both, and in the case of a body corporate, be punished with a fine not exceeding ten million ringgit”.

Amendment of section 10