Malaysia legislation

Section 36

of *ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING, ANTI-TERRORISM FINANCING, ANTI-RESTRICTED ACTIVITY FINANCING AND PROCEEEDS OF UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES ACT 2001

Section 36

(2)

No person shall knowingly furnish a translation under subsection (1) which is not an accurate, faithful and true translation of the document.

(3)

Any person who fails to comply with the requirement in subsection (1) or contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding three million ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both, and, in the case of a continuing offence, shall in addition be liable to a fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit for each day or part thereof during which the offence continues to be committed.

(4)

Where the person required to furnish a translation under subsection (1) is not the person who is suspected to have committed the offence, the competent authority or the relevant enforcement agency, as the case may be, may pay him reasonable fees and reimburse him for such reasonable expenses as he may have incurred in furnishing the translation.

Delivery of property, document or information

Section 36 — ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING, ANTI-TERRORISM FINANCING, ANTI-RESTRICTED ACTIVITY FINANCING AND PROCEEEDS OF UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES ACT 2001