112. Offences in relation to entries in documents

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(1)

No person shall—

(a)

make or cause to be made a false entry;

(b)

omit to make, or cause to be omitted, any entry; or

(c)

alter, extract, conceal or destroy, or cause to be altered, extracted, concealed or destroyed, any entry, in any book or record, or in any report, slip, statement or other document whatsoever, relating to the business, affairs, transactions, condition, property, assets, liabilities or accounts, of a credit provider or credit service provider.

(2)

No person shall alter, forge, destroy, mutilate, deface, conceal or remove any document to evade the provisions of this Act.

(3)

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five million ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.

Terms defined in s 4

credit provider
Defined · s 4
“credit provider” means a person who carries on a credit business where the person— (a) is licensed under Part V of this Act; (b) is permitted to do so under any other written law; (c) is subject to the Hire-Purchase Act 1967; or (d) is subject to the Consumer Protection Act 1999;
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credit service provider
Defined · s 4
“credit service provider” means a person who carries on a credit service business where the person— (a) is registered under Part V of this Act; (b) is registered to do so under the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007; or (c) is a permit holder under the Hire-Purchase Act 1967;
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document
Defined · s 4
“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;
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liabilities
Defined · s 4
“liabilities” includes debts or obligations of every kind, whether present or future, or whether vested or contingent;
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person
Defined · s 4
“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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property
Defined · s 4
“property” means— (a) assets of every kind, whether corporeal or incorporeal, moveable or immovable, tangible or intangible, however acquired; (b) legal documents or instruments in any form, including electronic or digital, evidencing title to, or interest in, such assets, including bank credits, traveller’s cheques, bank cheques, money orders, shares, securities, bonds, drafts and letters of credit; or (c) any right, interest, title, claim, chose in action, power or privilege, whether present or future, or whether vested or contingent, in relation to any property, or which is otherwise of value;
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this Act
Defined · s 4
“this Act” includes any subsidiary legislation, standard or guidelines and notification made under this Act;
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112. Offences in relation to entries in documents

Terms defined in s 4

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