Malaysia legislation

Section 10

of FIRE SERVICES (AMENDMENT) 2018

Section 10

The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 18

the following section:

“Power to obtain information 18a.  (1)  For the purpose of paragraph 5(1)(b), a Fire Officer may, by notice in writing served on a person, require the person—

(a)

to provide all information relating to the fire; and

(b)

to appear before a Fire Officer to give an oral statement and a Fire Officer shall, as soon as practicable, reduce the oral statement in writing.

(2)

Any person who fails to comply with subsection (1)

shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit.”.

Amendment of section 20