Malaysia legislation
Section 37B
Section 37B
Power to hold inquiries
(2)
The Registrar-General, the Superintendent-Registrar or the
Registrar may only for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of subsection (1)—
(a)
call upon any person to appear before him to answer any question on oath or otherwise which he may consider reasonably necessary to ask for such purpose;
(b)
administer any affirmation or statutory declaration and examine any person on affirmation. ; or
(c)
require any document to be produced which he may consider reasonably necessary.
(3)
The Registrar-General, the Superintendent-Registrar or the
Registrar may impound any document produced before him or otherwise received by him under paragraph (2)(c) if he has reason to doubt its genuineness or correctness or the validity of its issue.
(4)
Any person who fails or refuses—
(a)
to attend any inquiry;
(b)
to produce any document; or
(c)
to answer any question, when required to do so under this section shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit.
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Power to investigate