Standards of Malaysia Act 1996 · Updated to 30 Apr 2012 · Part V · Standards and Accreditation
18. Miscellaneous offences
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Any person who —
makes any statement or representation, whether in writing or otherwise, with reference to any conformity assessment that conveys or is likely to convey the impression that a person who is not accredited under this Act with reference to that conformity assessment activity is so accredited;
makes any statement or representation, whether in writing or otherwise, that conveys or is likely to convey the impression that a conformity assessment complies with the
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requirements of accreditation when it does not so comply;
or
having been accredited to use the accreditation symbol, uses the accreditation certificate after its withdrawal, or during its suspension, or otherwise in contravention of the terms and conditions of the accreditation certificate, shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both and, for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or to both.
Terms defined in s 2
accreditation
Defined · s 2“accreditation” means a procedure by which the Department gives attestation that a conformity assessment body is competent to carry out specific conformity assessment activity;
accreditation symbol
Defined · s 2“accreditation symbol” means a protected symbol applied or issued under the accreditation system established and operated by the Department;
conformity assessment
Defined · s 2“conformity assessment” means an activity of testing, calibrating, inspecting, certifying or any other activity as the Director General may determine for the purpose of demonstrating that the specific requirements relating to a commodity, process, system, person, practice or service are fulfilled;
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