Section 24
Insulting persons conduction inquiry
of Petroleum (Safety Measures) Act 1984
ActIn forceProvision 26 of 51
Section 24
(1)
No person shall—
(a)
insult a person holding an inquiry under section 23 in the performance of his functions or in exercise of his powers as such person at a hearing conducted by him;
(b)
interrupt a hearing before such person holding the inquiry; or
(c)
do any other act that would, if the person holding the inquiry were a court, constitute contempt of that court.
(2)
A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three months or a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit or both.