Section 35
Falsely personating, using or holding out as a registered practitioner
of Allied Health Professions Act 2016
A person who is not registered under this Act shall not—
(a)
falsely personate a registered practitioner;
(b)
take or use any name, title, addition or description implying that he is a registered practitioner or that he is recognized by law as a registered practitioner;
(c)
use any form of diagnostic, investigative or therapeutic equipment or device to induce any person to believe that he is a registered practitioner; or
(d)
hold himself out, by advertisement or otherwise, as being qualified or authorized to practise as a registered practitioner.
30 Laws of Malaysia ACT 774
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both, and in the case of a continuing offence, shall be liable to a further fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.