Consumer Credit Act 2025 · Updated to 31 Dec 2025 · Part VIII · Examination and Investigation
102. Surrender of travel documents
Feedback & supportNotwithstanding any written law to the contrary, an investigating officer may, by notice in writing, require any person who is the subject of an investigation for an offence under this Division, to surrender his travel documents including passport, certificate of identity or such other document in his possession, within such period as specified in the notice.
person
“person” includes an individual, any sole proprietorship, corporation, statutory body, local authority, society, trade union, co-operative society, partnership and any other body, organization, association or group of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate;
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credit
“credit” means any arrangement, agreement or facility as set out in subsection 5(2);
A notice under subsection (1) shall be served personally to the person to whom it is addressed in accordance with section 101.
A person to whom a notice under subsection (1) is served shall comply with such notice, failing which he may be arrested and taken before a magistrate.
Where a person is taken before a magistrate, unless such person complies with the notice under subsection (1) or satisfies the magistrate that he does not possess a travel document, the magistrate shall by warrant commit such person to prison—
document
“document” has the meaning assigned to it in section 3 of the Evidence Act 1950, and includes books as defined in the Companies Act 2016 and documents of title to assets;
until the expiry of a period of fourteen days from the date of his committal; or
until he complies with the notice under subsection (1), whichever occurs earlier.
For the purposes of subsection (4), a certificate signed by the Public Prosecutor to the effect that the person has complied with the written notice under subsection (1) shall be sufficient warrant for the Superintendent of Prison to discharge such person.
An investigating officer may, with the written approval of the relevant Regulatory and Supervisory Authority, by notice in writing issued to the Director General of Immigration, request that any person who is the subject of an investigation in respect of an offence under this Act be prevented from leaving Malaysia.
Subject to any order issued or made under any written law for the time being in force relating to banishment or immigration, the Director General of Immigration who receives a request under subsection (6) in respect of a person shall exercise all measures which may include the removal and the retention of any travel document in relation to that person as may be necessary to give effect to the request.
director
“director” has the meaning assigned to it in the Companies Act 2016, and includes a reference to a person occupying or acting in the position of a director of a corporation, by whatever name called and whether or not validly appointed to occupy, or duly authorized to act in, such position;
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