Malaysia legislation

Section 73

of DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2015

Section 73

Section 85 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

in subsection (1)—

(i)

by substituting for the word “examiner” wherever appearing the word “Bank”;

(ii)

by substituting for the word “he” wherever appearing the words “the Bank”;

(iii)

in paragraph (a), by inserting after the words

“prescribed institution” the words “, its subsidiary”;

(iv)

in paragraph (b)—

(A)

in the national language text, by substituting for the word “pelanggan” the word “klien”;

and

(B)

by inserting after the words “prescribed i n s t i t u t i o n” the words “or its subsidiary”;

(v)

in paragraph (c), by inserting after the words

“prescribed institution” the words “or its subsidiary or a member of the Shariah committee”; and

(vi)

by substituting for the words “document or information” the words “document, information or explanation”;

Development Financial Institutions (Amendment)

(b)

by substituting for subsection (2) the following subsection:

“(2)  Any person who contravenes subsection (1)

commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding eight years or to a fine not exceeding twenty-five million ringgit or to both.”; and

(c)

by substituting for subsection (3) the following subsection:

“(3)  Any person falling under paragraph (1)(b), an auditor or a member of the Shariah committee referred to in paragraph (1)(c) shall not be liable for breach of a contract relating to, or duty of, confidentiality for giving a document, information or explanation under subsection (1).”.

Amendment of section 86