Section 9
Unauthorized publication and disclosure of information
of Election Commission Act 1957
No member of the Election Commission nor any other person shall, without the written permission of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, publish or disclose to any unauthorized person or otherwise than in the course of duty the contents or any part of the contents of any document, communication or information whatsoever which has come to his knowledge in the course of his duty as a member in respect of any matter relating to the exercise by the Commission of any of its functions, and any person who knowingly acts in contravention of this subsection shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.
(2)
If any person having possession of any information which to his knowledge has been disclosed in contravention of this section publishes or communicates the information to any person otherwise than for the purpose of a prosecution under this Act, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.
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