Section 16
of Businesses, Professions and Trade Licensing Ordinance, 1955
Section 16
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(1)
Without prejudice to any regulations made under section 24, the Collector may, by notice in writing under his hand, require any applicant for a licence or any proprietor to furnish him, within a reasonable time, with any information relevant to the issue of the licence or, as the case may be, relevant to determining liability for, or the quantum of, tax.
(2)
Any person who fails to comply, within a reasonable time and without lawful excuse, with a requirement under subsection (1)
shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine of one thousand ringgit and the court may, in addition or in lieu of imposing a fine, make an order for the compliance, within a specified time, with such requirement.