National Anti-Financial Crime Centre Act 2019 · Updated to 31 Dec 2019 · Part VII · General
18. Obligation of secrecy
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Director General
“Director General” and “Deputy Director General” means the Director General and Deputy Director General of the National Anti-Financial Crime Centre appointed under subsections 12(1) and (2) respectively;
no officer of the National Anti-Financial Crime Centre or members of the Advisory Board or Executive Committee, whether during or after his tenure of office or employment, shall disclose any information obtained by him in the course of his duties; and
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no other person who has, by any means, access to any information or document relating to the affairs of the
National Anti-Financial Crime Centre shall disclose such information or document.
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to both.