Malaysia legislation

Section 10

of MONEY SERVICES BUSINESS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2024

Section 10

Section 86 of the principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection:

“(3)  For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c)—

(a)

“criminal conspiracy” has the same meaning assigned to it in section 120a of the Penal Code; and

(b)

“abet” has the same meaning assigned to it in section 107 of the Penal Code.

ILLUSTRATIONS

(a)

A, an employer, who knows B is not a licensee under this

Act invites B to provide remittance business services for

A’s employees. A abets the commission of an offence committed by B to carry out remittance business without a licence under this Act.

(b)

A, a remittance system provider, who knows B is not a licensee under this Act, continues to provide B with a system or application that supports B’s remittance business activity.

A abets the commission of an offence committed by B to carry out remittance business without a licence under this Act.

(c)

A, a landlord, who knows B is not a licensee under this Act, continues to rent out the premises to B although the Bank has informed A that B is carrying on currency exchange business without a licence. A abets the commission of an offence committed by B to carry out currency exchange business without a licence under this Act.”.

Money Services Business (Amendment)

9

New section 89a